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Summary of Proposed Investment

Project Number

5105

Company Name

Trscanska Stedionica Banka d.d.

Date SPI Disclosed

Oct 20, 1995

Country

Croatia

Industry

Financial Markets

Status

Completed

Sector

Commercial Banking - General

Department

Global Industry, Financial Markets

Environmental Category

C - No Impact

Previous Events

Approved : Dec 21, 1995
Signed : Sep 30, 1997
Invested : Mar 10, 1998

Project Description

Summary Of Project Information (SPI)

Project NameCroatia-Joint Venture Bank
     
RegionEurope

Sector
Project No005105
Projected Board DateNovember 30, 1995
Company NameTrscanska Stedionica Banka D.D. (T.S. Banka D.D.)
Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders

Technical partner and majority shareholder is Cassa di Risparmio di Trieste Banca S.P.A., Italy (51%). Other Italian shareholders are Simest (7.5%) and Finest (7.5%). The main local shareholders are Croatia Banka (4%), Transadria Company (5%), and Istarska Banka (2%). The remaining 9% are held by nine other Croatian investors. IFC will have a 14% share.

Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment

The Company will have DM15 million (US$10.7 million) equivalent in paid-in capital, of which IFC will subscribe to up to DM2.1 million (US$1.5 million) equivalent.

Location of project and Description of site

Zagreb, Croatia

Description of Company and Purpose of Project

The project involves the establishment of a joint-venture commercial bank in Croatia. The Bank will mobilize resources in both local and foreign currencies and will provide corporate and retail banking services. This would be IFC''s first investment in Croatia since independence.

Environmental Category and Issues

This is a category C project according to IFC’s environmental review procedure and as such requires no further environmental evaluation.

Date SPI sent to PIC October 20, 1995

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