Early Warning System

Countries

Tunisia

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

Proposed

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

Jul 20, 2022

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

Government of Tunisia

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

Sectors

Agriculture and Forestry

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

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 158.69 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 EUR 150,000,000.00
Converted using 2022-05-19 exchange rate.

Project Cost (USD)

$ 158.69 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.

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Jun 7, 2022

Disclosed by Bank May 19, 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.

According to the bank provided information, the investment involves the provision of up to EUR 150 million sovereign loan (the "Loan") for the benefit of Office des Cereales ("ODC" or the "Company"). ODC is a Tunisian state owned office in charge of international and national procurement, storage, and sales and distribution of durum wheat, wheat, and barley in Tunisia. The Loan will finance ODC's working capital needs related to their international purchase of grains.

In light of the ongoing war on Ukraine and the disruption caused in international grain supply and record high prices, the bank aims to support the Tunisian government through the provision of a loan to ensure availability of liquidity for ODC's international grain purchases, and hence contribute to the country's food security. In parallel to financing, the Bank will also seek to mobilise a technical cooperation ("TC") package to (i) support ODC to increase the efficiency of its operations and adoption of best business and governance standards; and (ii) conduct a review of the Tunisian grain value chain and develop subsequently some recommendations addressing structural weaknesses in the Tunisian grain sector.

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.

Bechir Kthiri
bechir.kthiri@oc.com.tn
+216 70 557 300
+216 70 557 401
www.oc.com.tn
30 Rue Alain Savary, Tunis 1002, Tunisia

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