Early Warning System

Countries

North Macedonia

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

Mar 8, 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

SPARKASSE BANK MACEDONIJA AD SKOPJE

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 Amount (USD)

$ 1.63 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 1.5
Converted using 2023-01-31 exchange rate.

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Feb 2, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Jan 31, 2023

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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.

This project involves the provision of a senior unsecured loan of up to EUR 1.5 million to be provided in one tranche under the Western Balkans GEFF III - REpower Residential.

According to the EBRD website: The loan is intended to provide sub-loans to help finance investments in high-performance energy efficiency technologies, materials and solutions undertaken in or in relation to privately owned residential dwellings or buildings, construction of Green Economy Transition ("GET") - eligible High energy Performance Residential Buildings and eligible Energy Efficiency and/or Renewable Energy projects in the Public Sector.

EUR 1,500,000.00

ADDITIONALITY

Additionality is achieved by combining the necessary long-term financing with Technical Cooperation, targeted investment incentives and policy dialogue into a package that promotes residential green economy investments in North Macedonia.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SUMMARY

Categorised FI (ESP 2019). SBM is an existing client and its performance to date for existing exposures has been satisfactory. SBM will be required to continue to comply with PRs 2, 4 and 9, implement the EBRD's E&S Risk Management Procedures for Corporate, SME and Micro Loans including adherence to the expanded EBRD E&S Exclusion List and Referral List introduced with ESP 2019 and submit annual E&S reports to the Bank. Sub-borrowers financed through SBM's loan will be required to comply with national environmental, health, safety and labour (EHSL) requirements. As applicable, sub-loans under the GEFF III facility will need to comply with the E&S Eligibility Procedures for wind, hydro, solar, geothermal or biomass projects. In light of the recent reported forced labour concerns in the solar supply chain, solar PV technologies produced by high risk manufacturers will not be eligible for financing under this GEFF Facility until the Bank is satisfied with the integrity of those manufacturers. Any on-lending involving solar PV technologies will undergo screening through use of the Green Technology Selector ("GTS") from which suppliers and technologies with reported links to potential forced labour issues have been removed. If a supplier not listed in the GTS is proposed, further assessments of suitability of supply chain risk assessment and mitigation will be required.

TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND GRANT FINANCING

The project will be supported by a comprehensive technical assistance to SBM and sub-borrowers to facilitate the project preparation and successful implementation of the WB GEFF III programme.

The source for TC funds is the Japan-EBRD Cooperation Fund and other potential donors.

The source for non-TC funding is the Government of Switzerland via EBRD's Special Fund For The High Impact Partnership On Climate Action ("HIPCA") and other potential donors.

COMPANY CONTACT INFORMATION

Milka Ratajkoska - Joleskamilka.rataikoskajoleska@sparkasse.mk+389 2 3167714www.sparkasse.mkStr. Makedonija 34, 1000 Skopje

Investment Description

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

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

EBRD FINANCE SUMMARY

EUR 1,500,000.00

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.

SPARKASSE BANK MACEDONIJA AD (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.

SPARKASSE BANK MACEDONIJA AD SKOPJE

Sparkasse Bank Makedonija AD Skopje ("SBM")is a universal commercial bank and the 4th largest bank in North Macedonia, with 11.4% market share by total assets. It is 95.7% owned by Steiermarkische Bank und Sparkassen AG, Austria, which also acquired Ohridska Banka ("OB", another client of the Bank) from Societe Generale and merged it into SBM in July 2021. It is considered a systemiclly important bank by the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia.

Private Actor 1	Private Actor 1 Role	Private Actor 1 Sector	Relation	Private Actor 2	Private Actor 2 Role	Private Actor 2 Sector
-	-	-	-	SPARKASSE BANK MACEDONIJA AD	Client	-

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.

COMPANY

Milka Ratajkoska - Joleska
milka.rataikoskajoleska@sparkasse.mk
+389 2 3167714
www.sparkasse.mk
Str. Makedonija 34, 1000 Skopje

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