GCF GEFF Regional - Jordan - HBTF (EBRD-54931)

Regions
  • Middle East and North Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Jordan
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
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
Nov 21, 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
Housing Bank for Trade and Finance
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
  • Finance
  • Technical Cooperation
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)
$ 11.25 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.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 11.25 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)
$ 15.00 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 Dec 20, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Nov 23, 2023

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Project Description
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As stated by the EBRD, the project consists of the provision of a senior unsecured loan to Housing Bank for Trade and Finance under the GCF-GEFF Jordan Programme of up to USD 15 million, of which up to USD 11.25 million is expected to be provided by EBRD. Envisaged tenor for the facility is 5 years including 2 years grace period for principal repayment.

The EBRD loan will enable Housing Bank for Trade and Finance to support on-lending to eligible private sector sub-borrowers for investments in high performance technologies and services in a gender-responsive manner supporting green economy transition. Also, HBTF will commit to develop a transition plan, as defined in the EBRD's Paris alignment methodology for indirect finance, as well as improve their ESG practices and prepare for upcoming climate related requirements.

The project supports the Green TI quality by facilitating the direction of funding towards climate mitigation and adaptation technologies and services that will drive the transition to environmentally sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient economies. The project offers a combination of longer-term financing and bespoke technical cooperation into a package that promotes targeted investment in sustainable energy in Jordan in a gender-responsive way. The Project's use of proceeds may include solar sub-projects.

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.

The EBRD categorized the project risk as FI.

Investment Description
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According to the EBRD, up to USD 3.75 million is expected to be co-financed by Green Climate Fund.

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.

As stated by the EBRD, the Housing Bank for Trade and Finance was established in 1973 as a public shareholding limited company headquartered in Amman. The bank is the second largest one in Jordan by total assets and is listed on the Amman Stock Exchange. HBTF is a universal bank offering banking services to retail, corporate, government and public sector and SME clients through its large branch network of 109 branches in Jordan and 57 branches distributed between the foreign branches and the subsidiaries.


Contact Information
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Financial Intermediary - Housing Bank for Trade and Finance:

Ali Al Mimi
Email: AAl-Mimi@hbtf.com.jo
Phone: +962 79 529 3270
Website: www.hbtf.com
Address: Housing Bank for Trade and Finance Jordan, Parliament Street, Amman, Abdali P. O. Box 7693, Amman, 11118 Jordan

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

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