ATH Pacific (IFC-50067)

Regions
  • East Asia and Pacific
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Kiribati
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
  • Vanuatu
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Sep 10, 2025
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Limited
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Communications
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 80.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Oct 25, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Aug 11, 2025

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, the proposed investment is a debt financing package of up to US$80 million in equivalent local currencies to four subsidiaries of Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Limited (“ATH”), a leading integrated Mobile Network Operator (MNO) offering telecommunication services across the Pacific region. The debt facilities will be extended to ATH’s subsidiaries in Vanuatu, Samoa, Kiribati and Papua New Guinea (PNG), with majority of the funds directed to infrastructure upgrades and building network resiliency. The Project is expected to be supported by the IDA PSW Local Currency Facility (IDA PSW LCF) as described in the Blended Finance Section.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

This is a Category B project according to IFC's Policy on Environment and Social Sustainability (2012), since it is expected to have limited adverse E&S impacts that are site-specific, reversible, and readily addressed through existing mitigation measures and Good International Industry Practices (“GIIP”).

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

IFC’s proposed investment is a US$80 million senior, unsecured debt financing package directed towards (i) capital expenditure to ATH's subsidiaries in Vanuatu, Kiribati, Samoa and PNG and (ii) refinancing of existing debt at ATH.

Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Limited - ATH is an integrated MNO holding company based in Fiji and, through its subsidiaries, provides a broad range of telecommunication and related services across 7 pacific island countries.

Listed on the South Pacific Stock Exchange in Fiji, the Company is currently majority owned by Fiji National Provident Fund (72.25%), followed by the Government of Fiji (15.25%) and rest by other shareholders and individuals. For the proposed borrowing subsidiaries, ATH owns 100% in Vanuatu and Kiribati, 75% in Samoa and 35% in PNG.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Limited Client -

Contact Information
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Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Limited
Mr. Ivan Fong
Chief Executive Officer
+679 330 8700
enquiries@ath.com.fj
2nd Floor Harbour Front Building Rodwell Road, Suva, Fiji Islands
www.ath.com.fj

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF IFC/MIGA

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