GTFP IIB (IFC-49118)

Countries
  • Iraq
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
Feb 27, 2026
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
Iraqi Islamic Bank for Investment and Development
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)
Guarantee
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 7.00 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 Jul 8, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Jan 28, 2026

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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 bank provided information, the proposed project is a US$30 million uncommitted trade finance guarantee facility under IFC’s Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) to Iraqi Islamic Bank (“IIB” or “the Bank”) for a tenor of up to 12 months. The purpose of the proposed IFC trade line is to enable IIB to expand its international trade business and support trade in lieu of challenging macroeconomic conditions in Iraq.                                                                                            

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

 

The Project consists of up to US$30 million trade finance guarantee facility under the Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) for transactions with tenor up to one year.  

GTFP offers confirming banks partial or full guarantees covering payment risk of issuing banks in emerging markets for trade related transactions.

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.

IIB is one of the leading private Islamic banks in Iraq, commanding 11.8% and 4.1% market share of private banks’ Islamic total assets and deposits. IIB’s largest institutional shareholders are Safwa Islamic Bank and Bank al Etihad, which jointly hold 10% of the Bank’s capital. Among corporate shareholders, Nahdet Al-Asimaa for General Trading and Contracting is the largest with an 8.84% stake, while the largest individual shareholder is Abdulsalam Murad Juwaied with 8.83%. The remaining ownership is distributed across a mix of corporate entities and individual investors, each holding less than 10%.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Iraqi Islamic Bank for Investment and Development Client Finance

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.

 

For Inquiries About the Project, Contact

Iraqi Islamic Bank
Issa Faraj
Head of Financial Institutions
+964-7859-396616
Issa.faraj@iraqiislamicb.iq
Baghdad – 14 Ramadan Street – Al Mansour District. Building 67 Post Box. 6003, Al-Mansour
https://www.iraqiislamicb.iq

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF IFC/MIGA

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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