Summary of Proposed Investment
Project Number
8465
Company Name
ProCredit Bank JSC
Date SPI Disclosed
Apr 27, 1998
Country
Georgia
Industry
Financial Markets
Status
Completed
Sector
Commercial Banking - Microfinance and Small Business
Department
Global Industry, Financial Markets
Environmental Category
FI
Previous Events
Approved : Aug 10, 1998
Signed : Jun 1, 1999
Invested : Jun 2, 1999
Project Description
Summary Of Project Information (SPI)
| Project Name | Georgia: Georgia Microenterprise Bank |
| Region | Europe |
| Sector |
Projected Board DateJune 15, 1998
Company NameGeorgia Microenterprise Bank
Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders
Shareholders: IFC, Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KFW), the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO), four Georgian banks (TBC, Tbilcredit, Tbilcom and Intellectbank) and a technical partner (which is still to be selected, but is expected to be a company with considerable experience in managing microfinance institutions).
Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment
US$16 million; proposed IFC equity investment of US$0.8 million and a credit line of up to US$5 million.
Location of project and Description of site
Tbilisi, Georgia
Description of Company and Purpose of Project
The project involves introducing micro-lending techniques to Georgia, through the creation of a specialized financial institution, the Georgia Microenterprise Bank (GMB). GMB will lend to micro and small enterprises, a sector which is not currently being served by Georgia''s nascent banking sector. GMB is expected to provide loans for working capital and for equipment acquisition. The loans will have relatively short maturities and will be for amounts of up to US$35,000, with an expected average of US$10-15,000.
Environmental Category and Issues
This is an environmental review category FI project. GMB will be required to apply IFC''s microlending screen to all loan applications and require that each sub-project comply with applicable host country environmental, health and safety requirements.
| Date SPI sent to PIC | April 27, 1998 |
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