Early Warning System

Regions

Europe and Central Asia

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Countries

Greece

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Financial Institutions

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

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

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

Dec 16, 2020

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

EUROBANK ERGASIAS SERVICES AND HOLDINGS SA

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Finance

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 92.20 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.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported 87
Converted using 2022-12-16 exchange rate.

Project Cost (USD)

$ 1,377.72 million

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Jan 14, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Dec 8, 2022

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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.

The project involves an EUR 50 million (10% participation) investment in a senior preferred bond issued by Eurobank S.A. ('ERB') as a part of a public benchmark issuance of EUR 500 million listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. On 7 September 2021, the EBRD invested another EUR 27 million (5.4% participation) in the second senior preferred bond issuance of ERB under the same programme.

On 29 November 2022, under the same programme, the EBRD invested EUR 10 million (3.3% of the issuance amount) in subordinated ('Tier 2)' bonds issued by Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings S.A. ('ERB Group') as part of a public issuance of EUR 300 million to be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The bonds have a 10 year maturity with a call option on the fifth year (10NC5 structure).

The project supports the resilience and regulatory compliance of a systemically important institution in the country and contributes to the capital market development of Greece. The project also aims to support strong green targets with 150% of the EBRD's investment to be allocated to finance green projects in line with EBRD's Green Economy Transition ("GET") eligibility criteria.

Investment Description

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

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

Lydia Kekridou
FundingOrigination@eurobank.gr
+30 210 3718 771
https://www.eurobankholdings.gr/en
8, Othonos Str., 10557, Athens, Greece

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can request information by emailing: accessinfo@ebrd.com or by using this electronic form: https://www.ebrd.com/eform/information-request

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF EBRD

The Project Complaint Mechanism (PCM) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the PCM, it may assess compliance with EBRD's own policies and procedures to prevent harm to the environment or communities or it may assist you in resolving the problem that led to the complaint through a dialogue with those implementing the project. Additionally, the PCM has the authority to recommend a project be suspended in the event that harm is imminent.

You can contact the PCM at: pcm@ebrd.com or you can submit a complaint online using an online form at: http://www.ebrd.com/eform/pcm/complaint_form?language=en

You can learn more about the PCM and how to file a complaint at: http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/project-finance/project-complaint-mechanism.html