ACCESS BANK RD CONGO SA (FMO-57264)

Countries
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Active
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
Dec 13, 2019
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
Access Bank DR Congo 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.
Ring Fence
  • Small & Medium Enterprises
A financial intermediary is a commercial bank or financial institution that receives funds from a development bank, sometimes for a specific lending purpose. A "ring fence" is another name for this specific purpose. These funds are then used for lending by the financial intermediary to client companies or individuals.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 5.00 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 @ FMO website

Updated in EWS Jul 23, 2020

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Project Description
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A USD 10 mln senior unsecured loan will facilitate the finance of Access Bank’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) portfolio in the DRC. The project has a strong emphasize on social and environmental safeguards, particularly on potential human rights impacts.

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.
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 Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
Access Bank Group Investor Finance invests in Bk Of Ind Ltd Parent Company Construction
Access Bank Group Investor Finance invests in EA Field New Wells Drilling Client Mining
Access Bank Group Investor Finance invests in Eni SpA Parent Company Mining
Access Bank Group Investor Finance invests in Federal Republic of Nigeria Parent Company Mining
Access Bank Group Investor Finance invests in Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas Client Mining
Access Bank Group Investor Finance invests in Nigeria LNG Complex Train 7 Client Mining
Access Bank Group Investor Finance invests in Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Parent Company Mining
Access Bank Group Investor Finance invests in Project Cheetah (Infill Client Mining
Access Bank Group Investor Finance invests in Royal Dutch Shell Parent Company Mining
Access Bank Group Investor Finance invests in Royal Dutch Shell plc Parent Company Mining
Access Bank Group Investor Finance invests in STOGG Eagle Funding Ltd Client Mining
Access Bank Group Investor Finance invests in total Parent Company Mining
Eni SpA Parent Company Mining owns Nigeria LNG Complex Train 7 Client Mining
Federal Republic of Nigeria Parent Company Mining owns Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas Client Mining
Federal Republic of Nigeria Parent Company Mining owns Project Cheetah (Infill Client Mining
Federal Republic of Nigeria Parent Company Mining owns STOGG Eagle Funding Ltd Client Mining
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Parent Company Mining owns Nigeria LNG Complex Train 7 Client Mining
Royal Dutch Shell Parent Company Mining owns Nigeria LNG Complex Train 7 Client Mining
Royal Dutch Shell plc Parent Company Mining owns EA Field New Wells Drilling Client Mining
total Parent Company Mining owns Nigeria LNG Complex Train 7 Client Mining

Contact Information
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No contact information provided at the time of disclosure

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