Early Warning System

Countries

Czech Republic
Slovakia

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

May 10, 2023

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

UNICREDIT BANK CZECH REPUBLIC AND SLOVAKIA AS

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 Type(s)

Loan

The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 49.03 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 45
Converted using 2023-07-06 exchange rate.

Project Cost (USD)

$ 544.76 million

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Jul 6, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Jun 30, 2023

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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 EBRD invested EUR 45 million (9% of the issuance amount) in the inaugural Green Covered Bond issued by UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia a.s. ("UCBCS"). The Bond was placed as a public international issuance, in total amount of EUR 500 million. This is the first Green Covered Bond to be issued by UCBCS and out of the Czech Republic. The Bond will have a maturity of 5 years and will be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

The Project delivers a strong contribution to the Bank's green agenda in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by expanding green lending in both countries. EBRD supported UCBCS in issuing their first Green Covered Bond, thus becoming the first issuer out of the Czech Republic to introduce this new green capital market instrument. In addition, the Project aims to support continued issuances of covered bonds in the Czech Republic, which provide medium to long-term sustainable funding for mortgage lending to the economy. Furthermore, the Project contributes to the resilience and enhanced funding profile of UCBCS, one of the systemic banks in the country.

Investment Description

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

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Private Actor 1	Private Actor 1 Role	Private Actor 1 Sector	Relation	Private Actor 2	Private Actor 2 Role	Private Actor 2 Sector
-	-	-	-	UNICREDIT BANK CZECH REPUBLIC AND SLOVAKIA AS	Client	-

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.

COMPANY CONTACT INFORMATION

Kryštof Wolf
krystof.wolf@unicreditgroup.cz
+420 727 982 978
https://www.unicreditbank.cz/en/o-bance.html
15251/1 Zeletavska Praha 4, Czech Republic

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