Mozambique - Line of Credit to "Banco Comercial E De Investimentos S.A. (BCI)" (AFDB-P-MZ-HAB-004)

Countries
  • Mozambique
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • African Development Bank (AFDB)
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
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Voting Date
Jul 15, 2019
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
Banco Comercial e de Investimentos S.A.
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Finance
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 30.00 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.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ AFDB website

Updated in EWS Sep 11, 2020

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Project Description
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According to bank documents, the proposed project is for a thematic Line of Credit (LOC) of up to USD 30 million to Banco Comercial e de Investimentos S.A. (BCI) in Mozambique to support industrialization and agriculture business projects as well as Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and women-owned as well as youth enterprises in Mozambique to stimulate inclusive economic growth of the country. BCI is one of the most-established and largest financial institutions in Mozambique with a domestic market share of 29.3% in terms of loans and advances at the end of December 2018. It was established in 1996 as an investment and corporate bank and expanded successfully in Mozambique. As the largest bank in the country, it plays a leading role to help key sectors and SMEs. The Bank's support provides considerable financial additionality to improve the BCI's balance sheet structure, which also enhances stability of the financial sector. This project is also complimentary to other Bank's projects in the public sector including infrastructure and agriculture projects. As part of the package, the Affirmative Finance for Women in Africa (AFAWA) Initiative will provide technical assistance to support capacity building, business development and lending by BCI to women-empowered enterprises.

The Bank's long-term funding will support BCI's loan portfolio growth in key sectors such as industries (light manufacturing, construction materials, transport/logistics) and agriculture businesses to promote industrialization in Mozambique. The proposed project will support export oriented sectors (sugar, palm oil, etc.) as well as import-substitution sectors (e.g. processed food) which will improve the shortage of USD liquidity in the economy.

Investment Description
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Financial Intermediary
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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF AfDB

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