XacBank Syn 2022 (IFC-47455)

Countries
  • Mongolia
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
Approved
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
FI
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 19, 2022
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
XACBANK LLC
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • 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.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 40.00 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)
$ 130.00 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 Jan 12, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Nov 18, 2022

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the proposed investment is an up to US $130mn senior loan syndication to XacBank LLC, an existing IFC partner and the fifth largest bank in Mongolia, consisting of up to US$40 million for IFC’s own account and mobilization of up to US$90 million from international lenders. The loan aims to support XacBank to grow its lending portfolio in two key priority sectors - climate and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) finance, including women-owned MSMEs in Mongolia and is expected to be supported by the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) and the Women Entrepreneurs Opportunity Facility (WEOF).

Investment Description
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Financial Intermediary
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XacBank
Erdenebayar Ganzorig
CFO
+976 7577-1888 ext.826
erdenebayar.g@xacbank.mn
XacBank HQ Bldg, Ulaanbaatar-14200, Post Branch 20A, PO Box-72, Mongolia.
https://www.xacbank.mn/

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