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China Eximbank participates in Facility A of $300 million syndicated loan to Development Bank of Mongolia for on-lending purposes (Linked to Record ID#72879)

$67.5M USD

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Trade and Development Bank of Mongolia
Country	Mongolia
Start Date	Dec 11, 2014
End Date	Jun 27, 2026
Duration	4,216 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`66227`

Grant Description

China Eximbank contributions to USD 300 million syndicated loan with Development Bank of Mongolia for on-lending purposes On August 29, 2014, the Development Bank of Mongolia (DBM) signed a $300 million loan agreement with Credit Suisse AG to finance energy production and energy transfer infrastructure, manufacturing, infrastructure and mining projects.

The original terms of the loan agreement divided the loan into two facilities: Facility A ($185 million over a term of five years) and Facility B ($15.0 million over a term of three years). The agreement also included a $100.0 million ‘greenshoe option’.

Pursuant to a syndication and amendment agreement on December 11, 2014, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Seoul Branch, the Export-Import Bank of China, and the Export-Import Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) joined the agreement as additional lenders and increased the size of Facility A to $270.0 million and Facility B to $30.0 million.

Facility A carried an interest rate of LIBOR plus a 4.375% margin and maturity of 5-years. It was scheduled to begin amortizing after 30 months from the facility agreement date. Facility A had fully disbursed as of December 31, 2014.

Facility B carried an interest rate of LIBOR (0.330% in August 2014) plus a 4.250% margin and it had a bullet repayment schedule. Facility B had fully disbursed as of December 31, 2014.

Record ID#66227 captures China Eximbank’s estimated contribution to Facility A, while Record ID#72879 captures China Eximbank’s estimated contribution to Facility B.

The Government of Mongolia’s Ministry of Finance provided a sovereign guarantee for this loan (including Facility A and Facility B).

On August 19, 2016, S&P lowered Mongolia’s long-term sovereign rating from “B” to “B-.” Under the terms of the August 29, 2014, the lenders had the right upon 10 business days prior notice to accelerate all outstanding loan amounts, together with accrued interest.

The lenders also had the right to immediately accelerate payments if the Government of Mongolia ceased to own, legally and beneficially (whether directly or indirectly), 100.0% of DBM’s issued share capital.

📋 Staff Comments

For loan and debt rescheduling records with variable interest rates, AidData calculates the all-in interest rate at T0 based on the reference rate (such as LIBOR or EURIBOR) on the loan start date, plus any known margin. Please see the methodology for additional details.
In a syndicated loan transaction with a greenshoe option, the option is granted to and allows the borrower to upsize their facility with the syndication of lenders. The purpose of the green-shoe may be to protect the borrower from the surge of the interest rate and reduce the cost of amendment or restructuring of the facility during its lifetime. In the meantime, the lenders will not have to arrange additional deals to extend new facilities or retain the services to amend the agreements. The borrower may exercise the option by delivering an increase request to the facility agent, and the facility agent's acceptance of the confirmations from increased lenders, the borrower then can raise the original total commitment committed by the lenders.
The exact size of China Eximbank’s contribution to Facility A is unknown. For the time being, AidData assumes that all 4 members of the lending syndicate contributed equally ($67.5 million) to the $270 million loan tranche. The exact size of China Eximbank’s contribution to Facility B is unknown. For the time being, AidData assumes that all 4 members of the lending syndicate contributed equally ($7.5 million) to the $30 million loan tranche.

📚 Sources & References

Mongolia Economic Update, 2017 Government of Mongolia Bond Prospectus.pdf
International Financial Reporting Standards December 2016
Development Bank of Mongolia closes a landmark syndication loan
OFFER TO EXCHANGE GOVERNMENT OF MONGOLIA NOTES DUE FOR ANY AND ALL OF THE US$580 MILLION OF DEVELOPMENT BANK OF MONGOLIA LLC’s OUTSTANDING 5.75% GUARANTEED NOTES DUE 2017
IMPORTANT NOTICE Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.