Norfund Grants US$30 Million Convertible Loan to SeABank
Norfund Grants US$30 Million Convertible Loan to SeABank
HANOI, Vietnam, June 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfund, the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries, has decided to invest US$30 million to Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank, stock code: SSB) in form of a convertible loan. The loan can be converted into common shares of SeABank within 4-year term, aiming at providing additional capital to support retail banking customers, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and micro-enterprises in Vietnam.
挪威發展中國家投資基金Norfund決定以可轉換貸款形式向東南亞商業銀行(股票代碼:SSB)投資3,000萬美元。該貸款可以在4年期內轉換爲東南亞商業銀行的普通股,旨在爲越南的零售銀行客戶、中小企業(SMEs)和微型企業提供額外資本支持。
Norfund grants US$30 million convertible loan to SeABank
Norfund向SeABank授予3,000萬美元的可轉換貸款
Norfund is an investment fund owned and funded by Norwegian Government that works to create jobs and improve lives by investing in businesses in developing countries that drive sustainable development. Norfund is fully funded by the Norwegian International Development Assistance budget - Government's most important tool for strengthening the private sector in developing countries and for reducing poverty.
Norfund是挪威政府擁有和資助的投資基金,旨在通過投資發展中國家的企業來創造就業和改善生活,推動可持續發展。Norfund完全由挪威國際發展援助預算資助,是政府加強發展中國家私營部門和減少貧困的最重要工具。
Ms. Le Thu Thuy – Vice Chairwoman of the BOD, SeABank shares: "The partnership shares our joint purpose of impacting Vietnamese economy growth in general, while enhancing financial access for SeABank's SMEs and retail banking customers in particular. The loan also supports the Bank's sustainable development strategy to the utmost in the upcoming period."
SeABank董事會副主席李秋蕾女士表示:“該合作旨在總體上促進越南經濟增長,同時特別是增強SeABank的中小企業和零售銀行客戶的金融准入能力。貸款還將最大限度地支持銀行在未來時期的可持續發展戰略。”合作伙伴共同致力於促進越南經濟增長,特別是加強SeABank的中小企業和零售銀行客戶的金融准入能力。貸款還將最大限度地支持銀行在未來時期的可持續發展戰略。
Ms. Fay Chetnakarnkul – Regional Director (Asia), Norfund said: "Financial inclusion is Norfund's core mandate and is aligned with SeABank's strong commitment to finance and support retail banking customers and SMEs in Vietnam. The partnership will look to be a catalyst to help uplift the unbanked and underbanked in the country."
Norfund的亞洲區域總監Fay Chetnakarnkul女士表示:“金融包容是Norfund的核心任務,並與SeABank的強烈承諾一致,即爲越南的零售銀行客戶和中小企業提供融資和支持。該合作伙伴將成爲幫助提高該國未受銀行和受銀行影響較小的人們地位的催化劑。”Norfund的核心任務是促進金融包容,與SeABank的強烈承諾一致,即爲越南的零售銀行客戶和中小企業提供融資和支持。該合作伙伴將成爲幫助提高該國未受銀行和受銀行影響較小的人們地位的催化劑。
The cooperation aims to provide SMEs with additional financial sources to fulfill their long-term capital demands. The Bank also has additional capital for retail lending, considering the increasing financial needs of this group.
合作旨在爲中小企業提供額外的資金來源以滿足其長期資本需求。鑑於這一群體的不斷增長的金融需求,該銀行還有額外的資本用於零售貸款。
Previously, SeABank has continuously received foreign investments totaling nearly US$600 million from prestigious institutions like IFC, DFC, etc. These aim to accelerate the Bank's sustainable development strategies focusing on: SMEs financial access improvements, ESG practices application, and climate change mitigation. International funding, together with available capacity, has enabled SeABank to deliver flexible financial solutions and strongly support SMEs, especially women-owned SMEs, in capital use optimization. Besides, SeABank prioritizes disbursements for green credit and climate change mitigation projects as well as green mortgages for individual customers buying houses with green-building certificates, thereby posing positive impacts on the socio-economy and environment.
此前,SeABank已經連續收到來自IFC、DFC等知名機構的外國投資,總額近6億美元。這些投資旨在加速銀行的可持續發展戰略,重點放在:中小企業金融准入的提高、ESG實踐的應用、氣候變化的緩解。國際資金以及現有能力,使SeABank能夠提供靈活的金融解決方案,並強烈支持中小企業,特別是女性擁有的中小企業,在資本使用優化方面。此外,SeABank優先安排放貸以支持購買具有綠色建築認證房屋的個人客戶的綠色信貸和氣候變化緩解項目,這對社會經濟和環境產生了積極影響。
Norfund's investment has demonstrated the increasing trust, affirming SeABank's reputation, operational efficiency, and capital utilization efficiency. This also helps SeABank's corporate customers improve capacity and promote key business areas effectively.
Norfund的投資表明了不斷增長的信任,確認了SeABank的聲譽、運營效率和資本利用效率。這也有助於SeABank的公司客戶提高能力並有效地推廣關鍵業務領域。