Summary of Proposed Investment
Project Number
7195
Company Name
Crescent Investment Bank
Date SPI Disclosed
Dec 22, 1995
Country
Pakistan
Industry
Financial Markets
Status
Completed
Sector
Commercial Banking - General
Department
Regional Industry FIG MCT
Environmental Category
FI
Previous Events
Approved : Mar 27, 1996
Signed : May 20, 1996
Invested : Oct 23, 1996
Project Description
Summary Of Project Information (SPI)
| Project Name | Pakistan:Convertible Line of Credit to Three Investment Banks |
| Region | Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa |
| Sector |
Projected Board DateJanuary 22, 1996
Company NameAtlas BOT Investment Bank Limited
First International Investment Bank Limited
Crescent Investment Bank Limited
Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders
N/A
Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment
The proposed project consists of an IFC-syndicated line of credit totaling US$43 million to three investment banks in Pakistan for financing small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs).
Location of project and Description of site
Pakistan
Description of Company and Purpose of Project
The project is central to IFC’s strategy of supporting SMEs which undertake the bulk of industrial activity in Pakistan. The project will also allow the Participating Investment Banks (PIBs) to expand their operations while maintaining a matched asset and liability structure. The overall financing would consist of convertible IFC A Loans for a total of US$30 million and B Loans (of about US$10 million). In addition, it is envisaged that a Risk Management Facility of US$1 million would be established with each PIB (for an aggregate IFC exposure amount of US$3 million), allowing the PIBs to hedge interest rate and currency risks and introduce innovative financial products to the local capital markets.
Environmental Category and Issues
This is an environmental review category FI project. PIBs will be required to undertake an environmental review of each sub-project. In addition, IFC will assess the PIBs’ capability to carry out environmental reviews.
| Date SPI sent to PIC | December 22, 1995 |
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