Proceeds to fund over 2,000 loans to small businesses in the Philippines impacted by Covid-19
23 Jul 2021 |
Chito Santiago
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) on July 23 announced it is issuing its first social bond to assist micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) impacted by Covid-19, with an investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
A member of the World Bank group, IFC is investing US$150 million in the seven-year social bond, which will be issued under UnionBank’s new sustainable finance framework. It is IFC’s first Covid-19 response social bond investment in Asia and only the second social bond of its kind in the Philippines. It also marks UnionBank’s longest-term US dollar-denominated bond to date.
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