FIF-CA WiB Programme- Arvand Bank (EBRD-52720)

Countries
  • Tajikistan
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
FI
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Voting Date
Mar 2, 2021
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
Arvand Bank
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Finance
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 2.00 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)
$ 2.00 million
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Bank Documents
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Mar 7, 2021

Disclosed by Bank Mar 5, 2021

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Project Description
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Under this project EBRD provide  a senior loan to Arvand Bank under the Financial Intermediary Framework-Central Asian Women in Business (FIF - CA WiB) programme for on-lending to women-led micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). 

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

The project objective is to promote and support women entrepreneurship in Tajikistan. 

This support is mostly focused on:

Women's participation in business by assisting women-led MSMEs to access finance,

Know-how and advice, particularly in the regions of the country. 

 

 

Investment Description
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Private Actors Description
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Arvand was transformed from an MFI into bank in September 2019 and currently operates as a fully-fledged universal commercial bank, offering a full range of banking services, primarily to retail segment. As of end 2020 Arvand Bank was the seventh-largest bank by assets and fifth in terms of loan book in Tajikistan. Arvand bank is a longstanding EBRD partner bank serving around 39,000 borrowers and 49,000 deposit customers through 8 branches and 63 customer service outlets across Tajikistan as of end 2020. The relationship between EBRD and Arvand began in 2006, and since then comprised 11 projects in the total amount of USD 13.5m. 

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
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Contact Information
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COMPANY CONTACT INFORMATION

Gulnora Yakubovagulnora.yakubova@arvand.tj+992 44 600 14 00www.arvand.tjCJSC Bank Arvand
1A Somoni Avenue
Khujand, 735700,
Republic of Tajikistan

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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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