OREANDA-NEWS. July 14, 2009. Joint Stock Company The State Export–Import Bank of Ukraine has successfully raised USD 134.5 million on the international capital markets through an A/B Loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), reported the press-centre of Ukreximbank.

The transaction is significant as it is the first market transaction for a Ukrainian bank since the beginning of the crisis, signalling a return of foreign investors’ confidence in the Ukrainian banking sector.

The Loan comprises a 2-year USD 50 million A-Loan for the account of the EBRD and 364-day USD 84.5 million B-Loan for the account of commercial banks. The B-Loan initial amount of USD 50 million was 69% oversubscribed, confirming Ukreximbank reputation in the international financial markets as a leading bank in Ukraine and the willingness of foreign investors to allocate financing to high-quality Ukrainian institutions despite the ongoing credit crunch as a result of world financial crisis.

Standard Bank acted as the B-Loan bookrunner and a participant in the B-Loan together with long-standing Ukrexim partner banks, such as Calyon, Citibank N.A. (London Branch), UniCredit Bank Austria AG and Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG.

The transaction underlines JSC Ukreximbank status as a leading force in a select group of largest locally-owned financial institutions in Ukraine, actively servicing and supporting real economy and thereby playing an anchor stabilizing role in the Ukrainian banking system.

The transaction closely follows USD 250 million Subordinated Loan between the EBRD and JSC Ukreximbank dated May 2009, highlighting sound partner relations between the two institutions and emphasizing the EBRD commitment to Ukraine in general and to JSC Ukreximbank in particular.