Ipak Yuli Bank

In brief

Ipak Yuli is a privately owned bank in Uzbekistan focusing on SME lending. Ipak Yuli has consistently grown, and to expand its loan book further, it invited Finnfund to provide a loan for on-lending to its clients. Ipak Yuli’s strategy is to increase the share of microcredit clients in its lending portfolio to above 30%.

Main development impact

Uzbekistan is a lower-middle-income country. The most important development impacts are employment generation and reduction of poverty enabled by the financing of entrepreneurs, including people in the informal sector of the economy.

Investment details

Name: Ipak Yuli Bank
Project number: 80000413
Region: Europe and Central Asia
Country: Uzbekistan
Sector: Financial institution
Signing date (month/year): August 2023
Currency: USD
Finnfund's financing (commitment): 15,000,000
Instrument: Loan
Size of the project financing: USD 15,000,000
Share of Finnfund's financing (%): 100 %
Status: Active
Website: www.ipakyulibank.uz

Please note, that in principle, this information is given at the time of signature according to Finnfund's disclosure policy. However, in the case of investment funds, the share of Finnfund’s financing (%) is disclosed after the fund’s final closing, and information on the portfolio companies financed by the fund is updated at least once a year.

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Key facts

Name:

Ipak Yuli Bank

Sector:

Financial institution

Region:

Europe and Central Asia

Country:

Uzbekistan

Currency:

USD

Finnfund's financing (commitment):

15,000,000

Signing date (month/year):

August 2023

Last update:

November 2023