Project Description
The provision of a 3-year senior loan of up to US$ 20 million to Khan Bank LLC (KB) under the Central Asian Women in Business Programme (CA WiB), including US$ 5 million loan for eligible investments in digitalisation under the digital component of the programme.
Project Objectives
The operation will promote the competitiveness of the local economy and contribute to the financial inclusion of underserved female entrepreneurs.
Transition Impact
ETI score: 70
The project contributes to the objectives of the CA WiB Programme, supporting the Inclusive and Competitive TI qualities. The loan will support the transition objective of the CA WiB Programme, i.e. promotion of women-led businesses’ access to finance and, more broadly, women’s active participation in business, thus alleviating gender inclusion gaps in terms of “access to finance” and “employment and entrepreneurship”. Additionally, the new digitalisation component under the CA WiB Programme will support women-led MSMEs’ adaptation to digitalisation for services offered, assets owned and business processes implemented.
Client Information
KHAN BANK LLC
Khan Bank (KB) is the largest commercial bank in Mongolia, providing services to more than 82 per cent of the population through a network of 545 branches across the country. As of YE2022, the bank’s total assets reached US$ 4.3bn, with loan portfolio of US$ 2.3bn, and equity of US$ 439m. Despite historic focus on retail banking, KB’s current strategy is focused on a gradual increase of SME operations. KB is rated “B3/stable” by Moody’s and “B/stable” by Fitch.
EBRD Finance Summary
USD 20,000,000.00
A senior loan of up to US$ 20 million
Total Project Cost
USD 20,000,000.00
A senior loan of up to USD 20 million
Additionality
Financing structure – the EBRD offers a tenor, which is longer than available to the client in the market on reasonable terms and conditions.
Knowledge, innovation, and capacity building – the EBRD provides expertise, innovation, knowledge and/or capabilities that are material to the timely realisation of the project’s objectives, including support to strengthen the capacity of the client.
Environmental and Social Summary
Categorised FI (ESP 2019). KB is an existing client of the Bank and has adopted an Environmental Policy and Environmental and Social Procedures that satisfy the requirements of Performance Requirements 2, 4 and 9. KB will be required to continue to comply with their environmental and social procedures to all sub-loans funded out of the EBRD funds, and ensure that sub-borrowers comply with national requirements for environment, health and safety and labour standards. The client will apply procedures in line with the EBRD’s E&S Procedures for Corporate, SME and Micro-loans; the Environmental and Social Exclusion List and adhere to the Referral List within PR9. KB will need to ensure an ongoing compliance with PRs 2, 4 and 9 and submit satisfactory annual environmental and social reports.
Technical Cooperation and Grant Financing
- Technical cooperation (TC)
The CA WiB TC Programme includes two linked TC components:
(i) Tailored capacity-building for partner financial institutions (“PFIs”): a TC Programme of up to US$ 8 million, established for PFIs capacity building and programme support (around US$ 300-400 thousand per participating financial institution – PFI). The TC programme will help PFIs individually develop financial products and lending practices that meet the specific needs of women-led MSMEs and support implementation of the programme including through training of PFI staff and marketing support, as well as a risk sharing mechanism to stimulate lending to this group on a sustainable basis by contributing to addressing identified market failures. The TC will also support PFIs to promote and assess digitalisation investments for their women-led SME clients and support the implementation of the incentive payments under the new digital component of the programme.
Funding source: Women Entrepreneurs Financing Initiative (We-Fi)
Amount/currency: US$ 5.25 million at the CA WiB Programme level
Funding status: Confirmed
Client contribution: In line with the EBRD Client Contribution Policy (BDS20-119/Rev 1) and guidelines, KB will be required to contribute up to US$ 28,000 in parallel in support of the TC. This parallel client contribution can be made in connection with seminars, events and marketing activities, and materials, which may be used for training and promotion of WiB-related products.
(ii) capacity-building for women-led MSMEs via the Advice for Small Businesses (“ASB”) team.
Funding source: We-Fi
Amount/currency: US$ 5.7 million at the CA WiB Programme level
Funding status: Confirmed
B. Co-investment grants / Concessional Finance (Non-TC)
(i) First Loss Risk Cover (“FLRC”) of up to 10 per cent of the WiB II loan (limited to 70 per cent per a single sub-loan). The FLRC will compensate for credit losses of KB, if any, as a result of its participation in the programme.
Funding source: We-Fi and SBIF
Amount/currency: US$ 7.2 million at the CA WiB Programme level
Funding status: Confirmed
(ii) Financial incentive payments to sub-borrowers – at the lowest of 10 per cent of the disbursed sub-loan amount or US$ 30,000 under the digital component.
Funding source: We-Fi
Amount/currency: US$ 3 million at the CA WiB Programme level
Funding status: Confirmed
Company Contact Information
Bolortuya B., Director of International Banking Department
bolortuya.b@khanbank.com
+976 11 332 333
+976 70 117 023
www.khanbank.com
Khan Bank LLC
Khan Bank Tower,
Chinggis Avenue-6, Stadium Orgil-1,
Khan-Uul District,
Ulaanbaatar 17010
Mongolia
Implementation summary
PSD last updated
11 Apr 2023
Understanding Transition
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Environmental and Social Policy (ESP)
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Independent Project Accountability Mechanism (IPAM)
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