FIF - Fortuna Business MFO - MSME loan (EBRD-54823)

Countries
  • Uzbekistan
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
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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
Apr 2, 2024
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
Fortuna Biznes Mikromoliya Tashkiloti LLC
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)
$ 4.00 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.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 4.00 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 @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS May 3, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Apr 4, 2024

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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 project consists of the provision of a senior loan of up to US$ 4 million equivalent in the local currency (MSME loan) in favor of the Fortuna Biznes Mikromoliya Tashkiloti (Fortuna Business MFO) to support individual entrepreneurs and private micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Uzbekistan.

The MSME loan will allow Fortuna Business to diversify its funding base and expand lending to private MSMEs with a focus on attracting new clients and reaching borrowers in the regions of Uzbekistan. Up to 35 per cent of the loan will finance businesses led by women and up to 65 per cent of the loan will finance businesses outside of the capital.

The loan will be comprised of two equal tranches of US$ 2 million each. Tranche 1 will be committed upon signing the loan while Tranche 2 will be uncommitted and will be made available at the sole discretion of the Bank, delegated to the management and processed via the Banking Services circulation.

Investment Description
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EBRD Finance Summary: USD 4,000,000.00

A two-and-a-half-year senior unsecured loan, with 12-month grace period, of up to US$ 4 million equivalent under the Financial Intermediaries Framework (FIF). The loan will be provided in two equal tranches (US$ 2 million each) in the synthetic local currency (Uzbek Sum).

Total Project Cost: USD 4,000,000.00

Financial Intermediary
A financial intermediary is a bank or financial institution that receives funds from a development bank. A financial intermediary then lends these funds to their clients (private actors) in the form of loans, bonds, guarantees and equity shares. Financial intermediaries include insurance, pension and equity funds. The direct financial relationship is between the development bank and the financial intermediary.
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.

Fortuna Business is a privately-owned microfinance organisation (MFO) established in Fergana city, Fergana Region and operating since 2018. The MFO provides loans to local entrepreneurs and MSMEs and operates through eleven branches in six regions of Uzbekistan.  


Contact Information
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COMPANY CONTACT INFORMATION

Elyorbek Mamatazizov
e.mamatazizov@fortunabiznes.uz
+998 73 244-40-00
https://fortunabiznes.uz
Fortuna Biznes Mikrokredit Tashkiloti LLC Fergana City, B. Marginoniy Street, Building 12, Zip Code: 150100

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