PROJECT

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Summary of Proposed Investment

Project Number

4760

Company Name

RBS NB Uzbekistan

Date SPI Disclosed

Aug 28, 1995

Country

Uzbekistan

Industry

Financial Markets

Status

Completed

Sector

Commercial Banking - General

Department

Global Industry, Financial Markets

Environmental Category

C - No Impact

Previous Events

Approved : Apr 9, 1996
Signed : Jun 12, 1996
Invested : Dec 13, 1996

Project Description

Summary Of Project Information (SPI)

Project NameUzbekistan-ABN-Amro Bank Uzbekistan Limited
RegionCentral Asia, Middle East and North Africa
Sector
Project No004760
Projected Board DateSeptember 29, 1995
Company NameABN Amro Bank Uzbekistan Limited
Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders

Technical partner - ABN-Amro N.V. - 50%; Local partner - National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity - 30%; EBRD - 10%; IFC - 10%

Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment

The Bank will be capitalized at US$10 million, of which IFC will invest approximately US$1 million.

Location of project and Description of site

Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan

Description of Company and Purpose of Project

The project will consist of the establishment of the first major international joint-venture bank in the Republic of Uzbekistan that is expected to provide essential banking services to Uzbek private sector enterprises.

Environmental Category and Issues

This is a category “C” project. No further environmental review is therefore required.

The is from the Public Information Center.

Date SPI sent to PIC August 28, 1995

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