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Bank Republic to raise EBRD financing |
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| 23.06.2008 - Cbonds |
Bank Republic to raise EBRD financing |
Medium Sized Co-financing Facility (“MCFF”) of USD 20 million, of which a USD 10 million loan with the full recourse to Bank Republic and USD 10 million Bank’s risk participation in Bank Republic’s loans with maturity up to 8 years. The MCFF will be used to provide medium- to long-term financing to Georgian private companies, clients of Bank Republic, to meet their requirements for larger loans. The EBRD will finance sub-loans which cannot be financed by the bank due to internal or regulatory risk diversification guidelines or policies.
The MCFF facility will help BR to ensure its prudent portfolio concentration and risk diversification and will enable it to support the longer-term financing needs of its clients. It will contribute to build up expertise among the bank’s staff and sub-borrowers through training and project preparation. The facility will also help Bank Republic to apply higher requirements to clients’ corporate governance and business standards in line with the Bank’s policy and practice and send a signal to the local private sector that observing these standards will facilitate access to finance.
Bank Republic is a subsidiary of Societe Generale, one of the leading financial services companies in Europe. It is a universal commercial bank, ranking fourth in Georgia by total assets (USD 316 million as of 31 December 2007).
EBRD finance: Medium Sized Co-financing Facility of USD 20 million, of which a USD 10 million loan with the full recourse to Bank Republic and USD 10 million for the Bank’s risk participation in Bank Republic’s loans
Total project cost: USD 65 million.
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Issuer profile: Bank Respublika started its operations in 1992 and has become one of Azerbaijan’s leading banks over that period. The Bank’s shareholders include 2 largest financial institutions of Germany: Investment Company DEG, a member of KfW banking group, and SIDT, a member of Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, which have owned a “25%+1 share” stock of Bank Respublika since 2005.
Bank Respublika closely cooperates with international and foreign financial institutions. Under the different enterprise and trade finance lending programs Bank Respublika acquired lines of credit from European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) – 12.7 mln. USD, Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) – 12 mln. USD, German Investment Company DEG – 5 mln. USD, Bankgesellschaft Berlin – 5 mln. USD, Asian Development Bank – 4 mln. USD, Black Sea Trade and Development Bank – 2.3 mln. EUR, German-Azeri Fund – 2 mln. EUR, Raiffeisen – 2 mln. USD, Commerzbank – 1 mln. USD and others.
Bank Respublika’s important priorities include expansion of activities in corporate bond market. In the last year Bank Respublika 2 times issued its corporate securities for a total amount of 3 mln. manat (3.5 mln. USD), the buyers of which were two foreign companies. In an effort to strengthen activity in this direction, Bank Respublika is also a general sponsor of “Obligation Congress of CIS countries – 2007”, which will be organized by Informational Agency CBONDS and conducted on June 28 – 29 of this year in Baku, Azerbaijan.
One more achievement of Bank Respublika is receipt of ratings from Moody's International Service. On December, 2006, Bank Respublika received long-term B2 rating for deposits in national and foreign currency and short-term NP rating for deposits in national and foreign currency. All ratings carry “stable” outlook. Bank Respublika is one of the first banks of Azerbaijan to receive an international rating and the received ratings are the highest in the private bank sector of Azerbaijan.
Another sign of the Bank’s successful operation is the dynamic growth of financial performance indicators. As of February 1, 2007, the Bank’s total assets reached AZN 119.1 mln. (USD 137.0 mln.). Bank Respublika’s assets have increased by 91% in 2006. Thus, being one of Azerbaijan’s leading banks, Bank Respublika further strengthens its positions on the country’s bank market. Outstanding issues: 1 issue(s) outstanding worth USD 50 000 000
Issuer's rating:
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B2/Positive |
Int. Scale (foreign curr) |
05/04/2007 |
| Moody's |
B2/Positive |
Int. Scale (loc. curr.) |
05/04/2007 |
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