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Ukraine Road Corridors Provision of a sovereign loan of up to EUR 450 million to Ukraine to be on-lent  to the State Agency for Restoration and Development of Infrastructure of  Ukraine, formerly known as the State Road Agency of Ukraine Ukravtodor (the  "Agency" or the "Client"), consisting of three tranches (the "Project"):    * Tranche 1 of up to EUR 183 million to finance the capital repair of the  M-09 Ternopil - Lviv - Rava-Ruska road section between Lviv and Rava-Ruska;   * Tranche 2 of up to EUR 160 million to finance the construction of a  northern section of the bypass around the city of Lviv;   * Tranche 3 of up to EUR 107 million to finance the rehabilitation of the  M-05 Kyiv-Odesa road sections.  Tranche 1 will support the capital repair of the M-09 Ternopil - Lviv -  Rava-Ruska road section between Lviv and Rava-Ruska on the Polish-Ukrainian  border. The ongoing war on Ukraine has prompted a re-assessment of priorities  following the redirection of traffic to the land routes in western parts of  Ukraine connecting to the EU. There is an urgent need to improve the transport  and operational condition of the M-09 road, which is the main route connecting  Lviv to Warsaw and part of the TEN-T corridor network, by performing capital  repairs with critical road safety upgrades and climate adaptation measures. The  Project will address the immediate priorities of developing alternative  transport routes to facilitate export and import logistics (including for  agricultural exports and critical imports) in line with the Solidarity Lanes  initiative and in response to the war on Ukraine.  Tranches 2 and 3 will support the completion of the ring-road around the city  of Lviv, which is located at the intersection of TEN-T Corridors III and V, and  the rehabilitation of strategically important sections of the M-05 Kyiv - Odesa  road, which is part of Corridor IX.   The Project will also support legal and regulatory reform objectives aimed at  developing a competitive and transparent road construction and maintenance  sector.
NBG's senior preferred bonds On 20 March 2024, the EBRD invested EUR 16.3 million in benchmark EUR 500  million Tier 2 issuance by National Bank of Greece ("NBG"). The bonds mature in  11.25 years, with a call option commencing in 6.25 years, and are listed on the  Luxemburg Stock Exchange.  It follows EBRD's previous investments of (i) EUR 40 million in a benchmark  EUR 500 million senior preferred issuance by NBG in November 2022 with a  maturity of 5 years (call option on the fourth year) and listed on the  Luxembourg Stock Exchange, and (ii) EUR 50 million in a benchmark EUR 500  million issuance of senior preferred green bonds in October 2020 with 6-year  maturity (call option on the fifth year) and listed on the Luxembourg stock  exchange.  The Project supports the resilience and regulatory compliance of a systemic  bank in Greece and contributes to the capital market development by supporting  the issuance of new instruments by Greek banks. In addition, the Project  supports EBRD's Green Economy Transition ("GET") objectives in Greece through  (i) investments in Green Bonds, (ii) as well as NBG allocating 1.5x EBRD's  investment in bonds that are not issued in the Green or Sustainability Bond  format to finance GET eligible projects.
CEECAT Fund II Project The proposed transaction is an equity commitment of up to EUR 30 million to CCL  CEECAT Fund II SCSp (the "Fund").  The operation will enable the Fund to make equity and quasi-equity investments  primarily in small and medium sized companies across Turkey and Central and  South Eastern Europe, with the objective of achieving long-term capital  appreciation.
Aktobe District Heating The EBRD is providing a senior loan of up to KZT 2.5 billion to Joint Stock  Company "Transenergo" (the "Company"), a district heating company in the city  of Aktobe, in Kazakhstan, to support the rehabilitation and upgrade of the  district heating (DH) production facilities and distribution network in Aktobe.  The project aims to rehabilitate and modernise the district heating production  facilities and the main networks operated by the Company. This would resultin  enhanced energy efficiency, reduction in technical and commercial losses and  improvements in environmental standards.  Null Value
Odeabank SME Senior Loan The EBRD is providing a EUR 50 million financing facility for Odeabank A.S.  ("Odeabank"), a new EBRD partner bank. The financing facility will be provided  to Odeabank in up to two tranches.  The operation will enable Odeabank to increase its lending to micro, small,  and medium-sized entreprises ("MSMEs") operating in Turkey.  Null Value
ELEM Solar Project - Photovoltaic plant Provision of up to EUR 7 million long-term senior debt financing for the  construction of a 10MW PV plant, adjacent to the existing TPP Oslomej. The PV  plant will be constructed on the exhausted coal mine of the TPP Oslomej and the  electricity produced will be directly sold in the nearby grid.  The objective of ELEM is to make its first investment into PV plant, as part of  the Company's strategy to decarbonize and develop a portfolio of RES projects.  Furthermore, ELEM will take advantage of the proximity of the existing TPP  substation, and at the same time the Project is likely to offset ELEM's  obligation to invest in rehabilitating the site.
ESM Energy Crisis Liquidity Support Up to EUR 100m sovereign Guaranteed loan in favor of JSC Elektrani na Severna  Makedonija ("ESM", "Borrower" or the "Company") to support the Company's  liquidity needs in the midst of the energy crises affecting North Macedonia.  The proposed loan addresses an emergency liquidity gap, by providing financial  support to ESM and policy dialogue to the Energy Sector to address structural  issues in the local energy market. It provides vital liquidity support to  continue to endorse ESM's decarbonisation strategy following the successful  commissioning of its first solar plant Oslomej ("Oslomej", DTM 50415) with a  capacity of 10MW and the upcoming signing of an additional 30MW solar PV plant  in Oslomej (10MW extension) and Bitola (20MW) (DTM 52320). Successful RES  deployment will be key in helping the country meet its sustainability and  energy security targets.
Uzbekistan Water Supply Energy Efficiency Project The provision of a sovereign loan of up to US$ 199.96 million (€188.5 million)  to the Republic of Uzbekistan ("RoU") to finance the modernisation of pumping  stations used for irrigation water conveyance ("IWC") and other related  infrastructure across three regions of Fergana valley (the "Project").  The Project is expected to enhance the resilience to climate change by  improving energy and water efficiency in the national IWC system.
Entek - Menzelet &amp;amp; Kilavuzlu HPPs A senior loan of up to USD 100 million to a special purpose vehicle, fully  owned by Entek Elektrik Uretimi A.S., for the acquisition from the  Privatization Administration of Turkey of the operating rights for two hydro  power plants (HPPs): Menzelet with 124 MW capacity and  Kilavuzlu with 54 MW.  The financing package of about 1.5 billion Turkish lira (TL) (equivalent of USD  375 million) will be provided partly in TL and partly in USD by the EBRD and  commercial banks.  Ongoing privatisation of state-owned assets, including hydropower plants is a  key part of the Turkish government's strategy to liberalise the country's  energy sector. The project is an important step towards the future goal of all  electricity being generated by private suppliers.
Ak Bulut Liquidity Support The provision of US$ 0.5 million loan to finance working capital needs of  Turkmenin Rysgaly, one of the leading producers of hygienic products in  Turkmenistan  The Project will help the Borrower to:    * Reduce the negative impact of the supply chain disruptions caused by the  pandemic;   * Arrange advance payments for new suppliers.
EaP SMEC - Eximbank A EUR 5 million senior loan, comprising two equal tranches with Tranche  A committed and Tranche B uncomitted, to Eximbank under the SME Competitiveness  Programme in the Eastern Partnership for on-lending to eligible  micro, small  and medium enterprises (MSMEs). In addition to long-term financing, eligible  sub-borrowers will receive technical assistance funded by the European Union  (EU) and investment incentives.  The SME Competitiveness Programme in the Eastern Partnership is a follow-on  facility of the existing FI DCFTA Blended Finance Programme (DCFTA), designed  for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, to support  upgrades in MSMEs to EU standards. The proposed project will enable Eximbank to  extend investment loans to local MSMEs, financing upgrades of technology and  equipment necessary to meet EU standards in terms of product quality, health  and safety measures and environmental preservation and thus will help  businesses to become greener and more competitive. At least 70 percent of all  financed sub-loans are expected to be compliant with EBRD Green Economy  Transition (GET) approach.
Talimarjan Power Project The EBRD is providing financing for the construction of an additional 900 MWe  of Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) generation capacity at the existing  Talimarjan Power Plant ("TPP" or the "Project"), located in the Southern  Kashkadarya region. The Project will be implemented by the Unitary Enterprise  Talimarjan TPP, a 100% subsidiary of JSC "Uzbekenergo", a state-owned  vertically integrated power utility.  The Project will improve the energy efficiency and reliability of the power  supply in Uzbekistan and contribute to the Government of Uzbekistan's  initiative to modernise the country's power generation capacity. Overall, the  proposed Project forms part of an ambitious power sector reform initiative in  Uzbekistan and has a positive impact in securing the energy supply that is  critical to achieving the country's development objectives.
Faurecia GET Project The participation of up to EUR 50 million in a six-year tranche of a leading  automotive technology company Faurecia S.E.'s environmental, social and  governance - ESG linked Schuldschein issuance, a privately placed unsecured  debt governed by the German law, to finance Faurecia investments in the Czech  Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Turkey.  The project will contribute to the decarbonisation of the automotive supply  chain and Faurecia's objective to achieve climate targets formulated in line  with the Science-Based Targets Initiative, to become CO2 neutral for its  internal emissions across all of its sites by 2025 (Scopes 1&amp;amp;2). The project  will also finance growth capex in Faurecia's manufacturing sites in Slovakia  and Turkey.
OTP Leasing Ukraine - Senior Loan The provision of a 3-year hryvnia loan to LLC "OTP Leasing" ("OTPL") in the  amount equivalent to US$ 20 million for financing leasing transactions with  private Ukrainian companies, including small and medium-sized enterprises  (SMEs) under EBRD's SME Local Currency Programme.  The project will support OTPL's balance sheet optimisation and promote  expansion of lease financing in local currency.
City of Bucharest bond issuance The EBRD invested EUR 5.5 million (RON 27.33 million) in the City of  Bucharest's (the "City") EUR 112 million (RON 555 million) bond issuance.  The  bond has a 10-year maturity and was launched to refinance the City's 7-year  bond tranche, maturing on 4 May 2022. It is part of the City's Bond Programme  in which the EBRD is an existing investor.  As part of the Bank's decision to invest, the Bank will mobilise technical  assistance to support the City of Bucharest in developing a Green City Action  Plan ("GCAP") as set forth in a Framework Agreement. The GCAP will articulate  the City's vision, strategic objectives and priority actions and investments to  address its priority environmental challenges.  The bonds will be listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange by the end of April  2022.  Null Value
ESIF: Rousse Water Subproject A loan of up to EUR 8.7 million to Rousse Water Supply and Sanitation Company,  51 per cent state / 49 per cent municipal-owned company, sole provider of water  supply, waste water collection and treatment services in Rousse region.  The proceeds of the loan are used for co-financing priority investments in  water supply and sanitation infrastructure, jointly with investment grants  under Operational Programme Environment 2014-2020, or the EU Investment  Project, as well as for funding a project for rehabilitation of a water supply  main, or the Rehabilitation Project.  The EU Investment Project is financed  with the EBRD's own capital recourse and funds from the European Structural and  Investment Funds and the national budget of the Republic of Bulgaria (jointly  referred to as ESIF contributions), while the Rehabilitation Project is fully  funded by the Bank.  The main objectives of both projects are: (a) reduction of non-revenue water  and provision of constant water supply to all end users, hence fulfilling  requirements of EU Directives 98/83/EC (Drinking Water Directive) and (b)  connecting additional population to waste water services and treatment  infrastructure, thus reaching compliance with EU Directive 91/271/EEC (EU Waste  Water Treatment Directive).
MCS Coca-Cola Extension The EBRD is providing a senior secured long-term loan of up to USD 30 million  to MCS Coca-Cola (the 'Company' or 'MCS CC')  financing of the Company's capex program including investments in glass and hot  fill bottling lines as well as restructuring the Company's balance sheet.
CTP Green Bond Project EBRD subscribed to a EUR 42.5 million investment as part of the EUR 500 million  Green Eurobond placement by CTP N.V. (the "issuer"). CTP is one of the largest  European full service industrial and logistics property owner and developer,  listed on Euronext Amsterdam. The bond has a maturity of 8 years and is listed  on Euronext Dublin.  The proceeds from the EBRD's investment will be used to finance the development  and acquisition of sustainable industrial parks in Romania, Slovak Republic,  Hungary, Serbia and Poland.
Alfa Solar Binban PV Long-term senior debt financing of up to USD 29 million (EUR 26.8 million  equivalent) to finance the construction of 50 MW solar photovoltaic plant  located in the proposed 1.8 GW Benban solar complex in the Aswan province of  Egypt (the "Project"). The Project will be one of the first utility scale solar  plants in Egypt and will support the country in increasing its renewable energy  capacity.  The Project will be developed under the programme implemented by the Egyptian  government offering feed-in tariffs to projects of up to 50 MW capacity to  stimulate private investment in over 4 GW of wind and solar power. This scheme  aims to support Egypt to move to a more environmentally sustainable and diverse  electricity sector by exploiting the country's vast renewable energy potential.  It is expected to improve the environmental characteristics of Egypt's power  sector by reducing emissions of local pollutants and CO2, as well as water  consumption.
Western Balkans - AFK II A senior unsecured loan of up to EUR 2 million provided in two equal  tranches under the Western Balkans Green Economy Financing Facility (WB GEFF).  The second tranche is uncommitted and its commitment will be at EBRD's sole  discretion.  The transaction supports investments in high-performance energy efficiency  technologies, materials and solutions undertaken in, or in relation to,  privately-owned residential dwellings or buildings ("sub-projects") in Kosovo.  Sub-projects are selected according to technical and financial eligibility  criteria set forth in the policy statement for WB GEFF. 100% of the use of  proceeds will be related to Green Economy Transition investments.
RLF - Ukreximbank 2022 EUR 50m loan A senior unsecured loan of up to EUR 50 million under the Resilience and  Livelihoods Framework in favour of JSC "The State Export-Import Bank of  Ukraine" ("Ukreximbank", the "bank") for financing private corporate clients  and municipalities in Ukraine affected by the war. This project was approved in  the context of the Bank's response to the Russian-led invasion of Ukrainian  territory in February 2022. To avoid delays to the delivery of this project,  the Bank's President granted a deviation from the ordinary timelines for PSD  disclosure, as contemplated by Section V of the Directive on Access to  Information. Details of this deviation, and the Bank's response to this  situation, can be found on our website.  The facility will provide much-needed medium-term financing to Ukreximbank  during the wartime and enable the bank to support its private corporate clients  and municipalities leveraging on its strategic focus, proven expertise in  corporate lending to critical sectors, and strong regional presence.
ESM solar PV Transition Provision of a senior loan of up to EUR 25 million to public electricity  generation utility JSC Elektrani na Severna Makedonija ("ESM") for implementing  a 30 MW solar photovoltaic ("PV") project consisting of: (i) a 10MW "Oslomej"  expansion (currently under construction) on the exhausted coal mine of TPP  Oslomej, and (ii) a 20MW "Bitola" expansion adjacent to TPP Bitola (together  the "Project").  The project is part of a broad partnership with the North Macedonian  authorities and ESM to promote a just and green transition, encompassing  investment in new green capacity for ESM, adding clean renewable energy  generation to a region and country with serious capacity shortages and high  reliance on lignite mining.
RLF - Cersanit Ukraine and Poland Provision of long term funding in the amount of EUR 42 million to Cersanit S.A.  (the "Company") to complete multiple investments both in Ukraine and Poland as  well as actively manage working capital needs (the "Project").   The Project is approved under € 2bn Resilience and Livelihoods Framework  ("RLF") with ultimate aim of helping citizens, companies and countries affected  by the war on Ukraine. Further details can be found here:  https://www.ebrd.com/news/2022/ebrd-unveils-2-billion-resilience-package-in-response-to-the-war-on-ukraine-.html  This project was approved in the context of the Bank's response to the  Russian-led invasion of Ukrainian territory in February 2022. To avoid delays  to the delivery of this project, the Bank's President granted a deviation from  the ordinary timelines for PSD disclosure, as contemplated by Section V of the  Directive on Access to Information. Details of this deviation, and the Bank's  response to this situation, can be found on our website.  The project represents EBRD support to a leading ceramic tile and sanitaryware  manufacturer that is expected to play an instrumental role in the  reconstruction of damaged infrastructure in Ukraine. In addition the project  will address the adversities faced by the Company through expansion and  reconstruction of assets ultimately aimed at compensating the impact of (i) the  divestment of the Russian operations, (ii) the war on Ukraine and (iii) a fire  at one of its key facilities in Poland that have affected the company's  operations, liquidity and its human capital resilience.
Dniprovska Agri The EBRD is providing a US$ 5 million loan to Dniprovska Agri Group for the  construction of a biomass boiler, which will improve the company's operational  and environmental performance.  The new biomass boiler will use poultry manure from the company's farms and  help optimize its energy-supply mix as well as reduce its operating costs.
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy balance sheet restructuring The EBRD is providing a senior loan of up to KZT 37.2 billion (EUR 185 million  equivalent) to restructure balance sheet of JSC National Company "Kazakhstan  Temir Zholy", Kazakhstan's National Railways Company (KTZ). Funding will be  used to repay maturing in May 2016 Eurobonds. The loan will be provided in  local currency, assisting KTZ with creating natural currency hedge, aligning  currency of its credit portfolio and revenue streams.  Null Value
Green Loan to Romania Unicredit Consumer Financing A senior unsecured loan of up to RON 100 million (approximately EUR 20 million  equivalent) to UniCredit Consumer Financing IFN SA ("UCFin" or the  "Company"), a non-banking financial institution based in Romania, to  support green consumer financing solutions.  The transaction will allow UCFin to continue extending green consumer financing  solutions to its clients. Sub-project eligibility will be confimed by EBRD's  Green Technology Selector and 100% of the proceeds will be financing green  projects in line with EBRD's Green Economy Transition ("GET") eligibility  criteria.
Isbank Project This project was approved as part of the Bank's response to the Covid-19  pandemic. To avoid delays to the delivery of this project, the Bank's President  granted a deviation from the ordinary timelines for PSD disclosure, as  contemplated by Section V of the Directive on Access to Information. Details of  the Bank's response to Covid-19, and this deviation, can be found on our  website.  Financing is comprised of a senior loan of up to EUR 50 million (or its  equivalent in USD) in favour of Turkiye Is Bankasi A.S. The proceeds of the  loan will be channelled by IsBank predominantly to small and medium-sized  enterprises (SMEs) operating in Turkey.  The operations will enable the company to increase the availability of  short-term financing predominantly to SMEs in Turkey facing liquidity stress  due to the Covid-19 crisis.
Ceska sporitelna (Bail-in-able programme) On the 29th June 2022, the EBRD invested CZK 1.323 billion (EUR 53.5 million  equivalent or 22% of the issuance amount) in a Senior Non-Preferred ("SNP")  bond issued by Ceska sporitelna, as part of a local issuance of CZK 6 billion,  listed on the Prague Stock Exchange. This Bond is eligible to meet the  regulatory minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL)  and has a maturity of 5 years, with a call option after 4 years.  On the 24th August 2023, the EBRD participated with EUR 15 million (or 3% of  the issuance amount) to the international Green SNP issuance by Ceska  sporitelna - in total amount of EUR 500 million. The Green SNP bond is listed  on Vienna Stock Exchange, eligible to meet the regulatory minimum requirements  for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) and has a maturity of 4.5 years,  with a call option after 3.5 years.  The Project contributes to a green economic recovery in the Czech Republic,  helps the resilience of a systemically important bank in Czech Republic, and  promotes the development of the local capital market.  The Project strongly supports the green agenda in Czech Republic by investing  in issuances of Green Bonds i demonstrating support for the development of this  still novel instrument on the local market, whilst for Bank's investments in  bonds that are not in the Green Bond format, Ceska sporitelna will commit to  allocate 120% of EBRD's participation to financing green projects in line with  EBRD's Green Economy Transition ("GET") requirements.
Marathon Venture Capital Fund II An equity commitment of up to EUR 10 million in favour of Marathon Venture  Capital Mutual Fund II (the "Fund"). The project will form part of the Bank's  Early-Stage Innovation Facility, a EUR 100 million facility through which the  EBRD selectively invests in early-stage venture capital funds.  The Fund will make equity and equity-related investments in early-stage  technology companies operating in Greece.