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Summary of Advisory Services Project Information

Project Number

608395

Primary Business Area

Financial Institutions Group

Disclosure Date

Jul 31, 2025

Country

Samoa

Region

East Asia and the Pacific

IFC Approval Date

Nov 23, 2023

Status

Active

Estimated Total Budget

$841,000.00
(Project budget includes all project-funded activities)

Last Updated Date

Aug 13, 2025

Project Estimated Start Date

Nov 1, 2023

Project Estimated End Date

Jun 30, 2026

Client Legal Name

NATIONAL. BANK SAMOA LIMITED

Project Description

Established in 1995, National Bank of Samoa (NBS) is a locally owned and operated commercial trading bank with four branches offering a full range of financial services. Its shareholders are largely domiciled in Samoa and comprise a combination of high net wealth individuals and prominent families. This project is designed to drive financial inclusion in Samoa (an IFC IDA country) by two mechanisms: by building NBS' gender financing capacity and risk management to effectively implement IFC’s SLGP to finance SMEs and WSMES. The project, therefore, is made up of two components: 1) gender finance advisory; 2) building NBS's credit risk and risk governance capacity.

Development Results

E&S Risks / Impacts and Mitigation