CIB SL & Subdebt (IFC-47310)

Countries
  • Egypt
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
A
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
Jun 2, 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
Commercial International Bank SAE
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Construction
  • Finance
  • Industry and Trade
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.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 250.00 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)
$ 250.00 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 Oct 18, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Jul 6, 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.

As stated on the project disclosure page, IFC's proposed project consists of an investment package of up to US$250 million to Commercial International Bank (CIB), the third largest bank in Egypt and the leading private sector bank by total assets, in the form of: (i) a senior loan of up to US$100 million with a tenor of 5 or 7 year to finance its growing climate finance business, and (ii) a Basel II compliant Tier II subordinated loan of up to US$150 million to support the Bank’s capital position as well as its expansion of its operations. CIB is a longstanding IFC client and will use the funding and capital support to grow its climate and MSME finance operations. CIB's continued growth in these segments will play a catalytical role in driving their development. The project is expected to be supported by the Market Accelerator for Green Construction Program as described in the Blended Finance Section.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

The IFC categorized the project as FI-1.

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.

As stated by the IFC, CIB is listed on the Egyptian Exchange and has a free float of 74.9%. The two largest shareholders, through direct and indirect holdings, are Alpha Oryx Ltd. – a subsidiary of ADQ-, with a shareholding of 18.59%, and Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd, holding 6.5% through several wholly-owned subsidiaries. Alpha Oryx Ltd. acquired its ownership in CIB in April 2022 and has two Board representations in CIB’s Board of Directors. Fairfax is a financial service holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and investment management.

CIB has a Global Depository Receipts program listed on London Stock Exchange, and level 1 American Depository Receipts program that is traded on OTCQX International Premier.


Contact Information
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General IFC Inquiries - IFC Communications:

Address: 2121 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20433
Telephone: +1 202-473-3800
Fax: +1 202-974-4384

Financial Intermediary - Commercial International Bank SAE:

Mrs. Heba Abdel Latif - Head of Financial Institutions Group
Phone: +202-37472747
Email: heba.abdellatif@cibeg.com
Address: 21/23 Charles De Gaulle St., Giza - P.O. Box 2430, Cairo
Website: www.cibeg.com

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