DCM PNB HFL Bond (IFC-40989)

Countries
  • India
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Active
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
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 22, 2018
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
PNB Housing Finance Limited
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)
$ 150.00 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 @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Mar 29, 2019

Disclosed by Bank Feb 15, 2018

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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 proposed project envisages a debt investment in PNB Housing Finance Limited. (“PNB HFL” or the “Company”) which is the 5th largest HFC (by loan assets) and 2nd largest HFC (by deposits) in India with asset under management (AUM) of ~US$9 billion as of December 2017. The investment proceeds from the proposed project by IFC is meant to be used to finance retail buyers/developers of affordable housing and developers of green buildings.



People Affected By This Project
People Affected By This Project refers to the communities of people likely to be affected positively or negatively by a project.

Support to the affordable housing market: India does not yet have a vibrant affordable housing market. While the demand is huge, availability of financing and supply of stock is relatively very low. The problem could severely hamper the realization of the GOI's goal of "Housing for All" by 2022. In this respect, this initiative is part of IFC's holistic approach to support both buyers of affordable housing as well as developers of such housing units as defined under the PMAY scheme.
Reducing carbon emissions: The proposed investment is expected to generate environmental and economic benefits through the development of energy efficient housing construction projects and would help establish a market and an ecosystem for green housing construction in India.

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

PNB HFL, a registered HFC with NHB,  is a listed entity currently, with PNB holding 32.96% stake in the Company, 37.3% held by Quality Investment Holdings (QIH) and rest by public shareholders.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - PNB Housing Finance Limited Client -

Contact Information
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PROJECT CONTACTS

PNB Housing Finance Limited 
Mr. Sanjaya Gupta 
Managing Director 
md@pnbhfl.com

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF IFC

The Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by an IFC or MIGA- financed project. If you submit a complaint to the CAO, they may assist you in resolving a dispute with the company and/or investigate to assess whether the IFC is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. If you want to submit a complaint electronically, you can email the CAO at CAO@worldbankgroup.org. You can learn more about the CAO and how to file a complaint at http://www.cao-ombudsman.org/

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