FIF - Vakifbank - Refugee Response Initiative (EBRD-48635)

Regions
  • Europe and Central Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Turkiye
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
Canceled
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
Jul 20, 2016
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
TURKIYE VAKIFLAR BANKASI T.A.O.
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)
$ 54.00 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.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported EUR 50,000,000.00
Converted using 2016-07-20 exchange rate.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 54.00 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)
$ 54.00 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.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Jun 18, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Jul 27, 2016

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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.

The EBRD has approved EUR 50 million (or its USD or TRY equivalent) financing to Turkish lender Vakifbank under the Refugee Crisis Response Facility to finance MSMEs operating in the primary and secondary target regions including those MSMEs owned and/or led by people displaced by the conflict in Syria. The project can be funded through a range of financing instruments, including but not limited to senior notes issued under the company's existing Diversified Payment Rights programme or residential mortgage covered bonds. Vakifbank is the first participating financial institution to receive approval for financing under the Refugee Crisis Response Facility.

The Refugee Crisis Response Facility is supported by inter-linked technical cooperation and first loss risk cover to participating financial institutions to increase local availability of MSME finance in impacted regions, including for those owned and/or led by refugees and for those employing refugees. The EBRD's Board of Directors approved EUR 5 million of first loss risk cover under the Shareholder Special Fund Community Resilience sub-account.

 

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The EBRD categorized the project risk as 'FI'.

Investment Description
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Financial Intermediary
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Private Actors Description
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As stated by the EBRD, TURKIYE VAKIFLAR BANKASI T.A.O., listed on Borsa Istanbul, is a full-service commercial and retail bank in Turkey with a wide regional network. The company is a quasi-state-owned entity as it is indirectly majority-owned (58.5%) by the General Directorate of Foundations, a governmental institution. 16.1% are owned by the employees' pension fund and another 25.2% are publicly traded on Borsa Istanbul. Vakifbank is the seventh largest commercial bank by assets and the third largest state-controlled bank in Turkey and is currently rated Baa3 by Moody's and BBB- by Fitch.


Contact Information
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Mr. Mustafa Turan, Senior Vice President
Mustafa.TURAN@vakifbank.com.tr
+90 212 316 7500
+90 212 316 7126
http://www.vakifbank.com.tr/
Camlik Caddesi, Cayir Cimen Sok. No:2 Kat:6 1.Levent 34330, Istanbul, Turkey

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