EBRD Credit Facilities for Small and Medium-Sized Companies


Updated June 1997

Bank for Foreign Trade of the Russian Federation (Rosvneshtorgbank - VTB)

Type of Facility: Stand-by credit facility.

Objective: To assist Rosvneshtorgbank in using its own short-term resources for medium-term lending to the private sector.

Contact:
Tatiana Pavlova, General Manager of Credit and Project Finance
Rosvneshtorgbank
Kouznetsky Most, 16
103031 Moscow, Russia
Tel.: 7 (095) 956-3394, or 246-5107
Fax: 7 (095) 956-3398

Belarus SME Credit Line

Type of Facility: EBRD loan with government support.

Objective: For on-lending to local commercial banks, to finance investment projects for small and medium-sized companies in the private sector.

Contact:
C. Bloomfield, Project Coordinator
Belarus SME Credit Line
c/o EBRD Minsk Resident Office
ul. Sovetskaya 7
220050 Minsk, Belarus
Tel.: 375 (172) 201-537, or 203-239
Fax: 375 (172) 207-668

Central Bank of Turkmenistan

Type of Facility: EBRD loan with government support.

Objective: The Central Bank of Turkmenistan will lend to participating banks, which will then on-lend to borrowers in Turkmenistan. The loans, which are made in hard currency, are geared towards entities in the private export-oriented sector.

Contact:
Credit Line Apex Unit
Central Bank of Turkmenistan
ul. Gogola 22
744000 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Tel.: 7 (3632) 256-131
Fax: 7 (3632) 256-730

Eurobank (Russia)

Type of Facility: Co-financing line with foreign bank (BCEN-Eurobank).

Objective: Loans to medium-sized private Russian project investments.

Contact:
Dmitry K. Novikov, Project Finance Officer
Evrofinance
Vspolny per. 5
103001 Moscow, Russia
Tel.: 7 (095) 290-4159
Fax: 7 (095) 291-1756

Boris Vik, Sous-Directeur
Banque Commerciale pour l'Europe du Nord - Eurobank
79-81 Blvd. Haussmann
75382 Paris Cedex 08, France
Tel.: 33 (0)1 40-06-43-21
Fax: 33 (0)1 40-06-43-15

First Ukrainian International Bank

Type of Facility: Bank-to-bank loan.

Objective: Medium- and long-term investments in agribusiness and related industries processing and distributing food products and beverages. Beneficiaries will be agribusiness and ancillary companies. Customers will mostly be private enterprises, although state-owned enterprises undergoing privatization are also eligible.

Contact:
Konstantin Seregin, Chief Expert
Credit Department
First Ukrainian International Bank
ul. Cheljuskintsev 107
34000 Donetsk, Ukraine
Tel.: 380 (44) 212-5842, or 380 (622) 931-297
Fax: 380 (622) 352-440

International Moscow Bank (Russia)

Type of Facility: Bank-to-bank loan.

Objective: For financing medium-sized investment projects of companies established and operating in Russia. Maximum loan size is $9 million.

Contact:
Dmitry Mercuriev, Manager
Investment Banking Department
International Moscow Bank
Prechistenskaya nab. 9
119034 Moscow, Russia
Satellite Tel.: 7 (501) 258-7328
Satellite Fax: 7 (501) 258-6521

MoldAgroIndBank (MAIB--Moldova)

Type of Facility: Bank-to-bank loan with sovereign guarantee.

Objective: Loans to projects in all sectors for a period of up to 5 years. Maximum loan size is $1 million. No minimum loan size.

Contact:
Natalia Vrabie, Chairwoman
Moldagroindbank (MAIB)
Blv. Renasterii 7
277006 Chisinau, Moldova
Tel.: 373 (2) 228-388
Fax: 373 (2) 242-454, or 232-706

National Bank of Ukraine

Type of Facility: EBRD loan with government support.

Objective: Medium-term investment credit and short-term trade financing provided through private banks to private small and medium-sized companies. Loans range from $50,000 to $2.5 million.

Contact:
Natalia Yakubenko, Head of PMU
National Bank of Ukraine, Project Monitoring Unit (PMU)
pr. Nauki 7-1001
252028 Kiev, Ukraine
Tel.: 380 (44) 267-3922
Fax: 380 (44) 267-3923

Savings Bank of the Russian Federation (SBERBANK)

Type of Facility: Bank-to-bank loan.

Objective: Loans to private-sector small and medium-sized companies. Maximum loan size is $5 million. No minimum loan size.

Contact:
Alexander Shmatov, Assistant Deputy Chairman
Savings Bank of the Russian Federation (Sberbank)
40 Selezveskaya
103473 Moscow, Russia
Tel.: 7 (095) 284-3032
Fax: 7 (095) 742-0643

Stolichny Bank of Savings (Russia)

Type of Facility: Bank-to-bank loan.

Objective: Loans to private-sector small and medium-sized companies. Maximum loan size $5 million. No minimum loan size.

Contact:
Aleksei Rasskazov, Department Director
Stolichny Bank of Savings
ul. Tverskaya-Yamskaya 16
125047 Moscow, Russia
Tel.: 7 (095) 250-8258
Fax: 7 (095) 232-3443

Uzbek Leasing International AO (Uzbekistan)

Type of Facility: EBRD equity investment.

Objective: Managed by Maybank, the largest bank in Malaysia, this facility will specialize in finance leases for small and medium-sized enterprises in the Uzbekistan market. Business will focus on companies with export earnings but will consider others with strong cash flow.

Contact:
Zubir Hj. Harun, Chief Executive Officer
Uzbek Leasing International AO
International Financial Centre
ul. Turaba Tuly 1, Etazh 6
700003 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tel./Fax: 7 (3712) 440-387, or 391-486
Fax: 7 (3712) 289-1563

Victoria Bank (Moldova)

Type of Facility: EBRD equity participation and bank-to-bank loan.

Objective: Loans to projects in all sectors for a period of up to 5 years. Maximum loan size is $500,000. No minimum loan size.

Contact:
Victor Turcanu, Chairman
Victoria Bank
Strada 31 August 141
277004 Chisinau, Moldova
Tel.: 373 (2) 233-065
Fax: 373 (2) 233-561, or 233-933

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