Early Warning System

Regions

Europe and Central Asia

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Countries

Ukraine

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

May 14, 2026

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

UKRSIBBANK JSC

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

Sectors

Energy
Finance

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

Investment Type(s)

Guarantee

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

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 60.63 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 52
Converted using 2026-04-08 exchange rate.

Project Cost (USD)

$ 121.25 million

Bank Documents

PSD Translation (Ukrainian)

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS May 7, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Apr 8, 2026

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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 an unfunded risk-sharing instrument covering 50% of the credit risk in newly originated sub-loans with the total value of EUR 104 million equivalent (the "Covered Portfolio") to be originated by UKRSIBBANK JSC in Ukraine.

The Project will include three sub-limits with the Covered Portfolio made up of: (i) EUR 80 million under the Resilience and Livelihoods Guarantee product, (ii) EUR 4 million under EBRD's Energy Security Support Facility (assigned with a separate EBRD project number 57334) and (iii) EUR 20 million under the EU4Business-EBRD Credit Line with Incentives (assigned with a separate EBRD project number 57335).

Under the Resilience and Livelihoods Guarantee product, sub-Loans will finance broad working capital and investment needs of Ukrainian private businesses across key economic sectors, helping sustain their operations and livelihoods.

Under the Energy Security Support Facility, sub-loans will support key sectors vital to the country's energy security, prioritizing homeowners and homeowners' associations investing in residential renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in Ukraine.

Under the EU4Business-EBRD Credit Line with Incentives, the EBRD and the EU support investment projects of local small and medium-sized enterprises ("SMEs"). The EBRD enables financing of long-term capital investments of SMEs to upgrade their technologies and equipment to EU standards, including investments in sustainable and green technologies (at least 70% of the sub-limit), thereby enhancing businesses' competitiveness. Eligible sub-borrowers will also receive technical assistance funded by the EU and grant support in the form of investment incentives upon the completion of their investment projects.

The facility will be used to support lending to Ukrainian sub-borrowers in sectors critical to safeguarding the country's resilience and essential for the country's energy security.

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.

Categorised FI (ESP 2024). UKRSIBBANK is an existing client of the Bank and has demonstrated satisfactory environmental and social (E&S) performance under its current exposure.

Investment Description

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

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

An unfunded risk-sharing instrument covering 50% of the credit risk in newly originated sub-loans with the total value of EUR 104 million equivalent to be originated by the client in Ukraine.

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.

JSC Ukrsibbank (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.

UKRSIBBANK JSC is an existing EBRD client and is a systemically important bank in Ukraine, ranked 8th with a 4.7% market share as of YE2025. It is a universal bank that provides a wide range of banking services to its corporate, SME, and retail clients.

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.

Trade Finance Center
fi@ukrsibbank.com
https://ukrsibbank.com/
2/12 Andriivska street, Kyiv 04070, Ukraine

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