PROJECT

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Summary of Proposed Investment

Project Number

8120

Company Name

BANCO INTERNACIONAL DEL PERU S.A.A.

Date SPI Disclosed

May 14, 1997

Country

Peru

Industry

Financial Markets

Status

Completed

Sector

Commercial Banking - General

Department

Global Industry, Financial Markets

Environmental Category

FI

Previous Events

Approved : Jun 30, 1997
Signed : Nov 25, 1997
Invested : Dec 2, 1997

Project Description

Summary Of Project Information (SPI)

Project NamePeru-Banco Internacional del Peru
     
RegionLatin America and the Caribbean
Sector
Project No008120
Projected Board Date     June 16, 1997
Company NameBanco Internacional del Peru
Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders

ING Bank as fronting bank for the Letter of Credit and Dresdner Bank as co-arranger of the Letter of Credit Syndication.

Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment

US$120 million

Location of project and Description of site

Lima, Peru

Description of Company and Purpose of Project

The project involves the structuring of an up to US$120 million facility in the form of an IFC A and B Loan for Interbank, the fourth largest Peruvian bank with US$1.3 billion in assets. The US$20 million IFC A Loan would have a term of eight years with a three year grace period. It would be used to provide term financing to private sector middle-market Peruvian companies, for projects involving consolidation, modernization, expansion, and export-related growth. The B Loan would be for the account of participants and would comprise the proceeds of a three-year structured US Commercial Paper program which is expected to be of up to US$100 million. It would be used to provide medium-term financing and develop Interbank’s local debt underwriting for private sector companies in Peru.

Environmental Category and Issues

This is an environmental review category FI project. Interbank will be required to undertake an environmental review of each subproject. IFC will assess Interbank’s capability to carry out environmental reviews.

Date SPI sent to PIC May 14, 1997

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