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Financing for Municipal Market Modernization

The objective of the proposed operation is to support the modernization of
municipal markets in El Salvador through financing and technical assistance for the
construction, remodeling, and upgrading of physical, technological, functional, and
business and administrative management infrastructure to improve the proposals
and the competitiveness and income of microentrepreneurs as well as sanitary and
environmental conditions for Salvadoran communities. To attain this objective, the
Opportunities for the Majority (OMJ) Sector proposes to grant a credit facility to
the Federation of Savings and Loan Associations and Workers¿ Banks
(Fedecrédito) for up to US$20 million, composed of an A loan for US$10 million
with resources from the OMJ Facility, subject to market conditions, and a B loan to
be syndicated to international lenders, for approximately US$10 million (or an
amount to be determined depending on market conditions). Fedecrédito, a secondtier financial institution, will channel the funds to member institutions in its
system 48 savings and loan associations and seven workers¿ banks¿and they, in
turn, will channel them through 115 agencies located around the country to the
municipalities that administer the markets. Specifically, for the purposes of the
project, the loans to finance the construction or upgrading of municipal markets will be granted based on need and the ability to pay of each municipality.

Project Detail

Country

El Salvador

Project Number

ES-L1038

Approval Date

December 3, 2010

Project Status

Closed

Project Type

Loan Operation

Sector

FINANCIAL MARKETS

Subsector

BANKING MARKET DEVELOPMENT

Lending Instrument

BID Invest

Lending Instrument Code

IIC

Modality

PSL (Private Sector Loan)

Facility Type

-

Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)

-

Total Cost

USD 16,000,000.00

Country Counterpart Financing

USD 0.00

Original Amount Approved

USD 10,000,000.00

Financial Information
Operation Number Lending Type Reporting Currency Reporting Date Signed Date Fund Financial Instrument
2478A/OC-ES Non-Sovereign Guaranteed USD - United States Dollar Ordinary Capital
2478B/OC-ES-2 Non-Sovereign Guaranteed USD - United States Dollar Ordinary Capital Participant Financing
Operation Number 2478A/OC-ES
  • Lending Type: Non-Sovereign Guaranteed
  • Reporting Currency: USD - United States Dollar
  • Reporting Date:
  • Signed Date:
  • Fund: Ordinary Capital
  • Financial Instrument:
Operation Number 2478B/OC-ES-2
  • Lending Type: Non-Sovereign Guaranteed
  • Reporting Currency: USD - United States Dollar
  • Reporting Date:
  • Signed Date:
  • Fund: Ordinary Capital
  • Financial Instrument: Participant Financing

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Preparation Phase
https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-1078898368-2
Environmental and Social Management Reports
Informe de Gestión Ambiental y Social (ES-L1038) [35428481].PDF
Dec. 31, 1999
Spanish
https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-1078898368-3
Project Profile
Estrategia Ambiental y Social (ESS) - Financiamiento para la Modernización de los Mercados Municipales en El Sal [35338160].PDF
Dec. 31, 1999
Spanish
https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-1078898368-4
Project Profile
Abstracto de Proyecto - Financiamiento para la Modernización de los Mercados Municipales en El Salvador [35338148].PDF
Dec. 31, 1999
Spanish

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