August 19 (SeeNews) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said that it is investing 131.3 million lei ($27.3 million/26.9 million euro) in a senior non-preferred sustainability bond issue by Raiffeisen Bank Romania worth 500.9 million lei.
The investment contributes to the resilience of a systemic bank in Romania, facilitates capital market development in the country, expands access to finance for SMEs from underdeveloped regions, and supports the first ever sustainability bond framework launched by a Romanian bank, the EBRD said in a press release on Thursday.
Raiffeisen Bank announced on August 11 that it has raised 500.85 million lei through a bonds with five-year maturity and a fixed coupon rate of 8.92%. The issue was two times oversubscribed. The bonds are to be listed on the Luxembourg and Bucharest stock exchanges, Raiffeisen also said at the time.
Raiffeisen Bank is the fifth largest bank in Romania with a market share of 9.4% in terms of total assets as of year-end 2021. On a consolidated basis, Raiffeisen Bank reported total assets of 12.1 billion euro ($12.3 billion) and total equity of 1.1 billion euro as at the same period.
The bank is classified as an "other systemically important institution" and is rated Baa1 (Stable) by Moody's. Raiffeisen Bank International AG owns 99.92% of Raiffeisen Bank Romania.
(1 euro=4.8793 lei)
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