Early Warning System

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

Dec 4, 2024

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

OSCHADBANK JSC (STATE SAVINGS BANK OF UKRAINE)

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

Sectors

Energy
Finance
Industry and Trade
Law and Government

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)

$ 43.54 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 40
Converted using 2024-10-31 exchange rate.

Project Cost (USD)

$ 108.84 million

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Nov 6, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Oct 31, 2024

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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 partially covering the credit risk in newly originated sub-loans of Oschadbank in Ukraine with the total value of EUR 100 million equivalent (the "Covered Portfolio").

The Project is provided under the EBRD's Energy Security Support Facility ("ESSF"), a programme under the Resilience and Livelihood Framework, to finance energy generation, energy storage and energy efficiency sub-projects, including GET-eligible sub-projects (70% of the facility), to Ukrainian private businesses, regional municipalities, state-owned enterprises, and households. Technical assistance under ESSF will strengthen the capacity of Oschadbank and its sub-borrowers to implement the facility in a streamlined manner, while adhering to the EBRD eligibility criteria. Eligible small and medium enterprises ("SMEs") and residential sub-borrowers will additionally receive grant support in form of investment incentives upon the completion of their eligible investment projects.

Up to EUR 20 million of risk shared sub-loans will finance SMEs' long-term investments under the EU4Business-EBRD Credit Line with Incentives (within a dedicated sub-limit assigned with a separate EBRD project number 55850). This will enable 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 competitiveness of businesses. 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 Project aims to channel urgently needed investments into additional energy generation and storage capacity, as well as energy efficiency enhancements, thereby preserving energy security across all sectors in Ukraine.

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 partially covering the credit risk in newly originated sub-loans of Oschadbank in Ukraine with the total value of EUR 100 million equivalent.

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 Oschadbank (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.

State-owned Oschadbank is the Ukrainian successor to Soviet-era Savings Bank, ranking the second largest by assets (EUR 8.7 billion, 12.6% market share) and retail deposits (17.4% market share) as of end-August 2024. Oschadbank is a universal bank that gives priority to expanding its retail and MSME segments, while retaining a firm position in corporate business. Despite its state ownership the bank operates on commercial principles.

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 CONTACT INFORMATION

Micro, Small and Medium Business: Vitalii Synenko
SynenkoVA@oschadbank.ua
044 247 84 38
https://www.oschadbank.ua/
12 Hospitalna Street, Kyiv city

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