WASHINGTON: IFC, a member of the World Bank, Deutsche Bank and Bank AL Habib Limited Pakistan on Monday announced a new trade financing deal that will allow import of equipment for a new wind power plant to help boost Pakistan’s generation of clean energy.
IFC issued a guarantee to Deutsche Bank on behalf of Bank AL Habib, to back the letter of credit issued by Bank Al Habib for the deal. The guarantee will allow Yunus Energy to import a wind power turbine from Nordex Germany, according to a statement issued here.
“We have a long standing partnership with IFC. The guarantee provided by IFC demonstrates a high degree of confidence in the bank, and the growing potential of Pakistan’s financial and renewable energy sectors,” said Abbas D Habib, Chief Executive and Managing Director of Bank AL Habib.
The deals comes under the umbrella of IFC’s $5 billion Global Trade Finance Programme, which extends and complements the capacity of banks to deliver trade financing by providing risk mitigation in new or challenging markets.
In fiscal year 2015, IFC issued guarantees of more than $1 billion to secure trade transactions by partner banks across the Middle East and North Africa region.
“This transaction further underlines our commitment to assisting local financial institutions support Pakistan’s infrastructure development,” said Ahmer Hasan, Chief Country Officer for Deutsche Bank Pakistan.”Deutsche Bank is committed to supporting the strategically important renewable energy industry in addition to leveraging our global reach, servicing and processing skills in trade finance to be the bank of choice for financial institutions in Pakistan for cross-border trade.”
The deal is also part of World Bank Group strategy to mitigate climate change and focus on renewable sources of energy.
Mouayed Makhlouf, IFC Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said: “Supporting renewable energy and cross-border trade are strategic priorities for IFC in Pakistan and emerging markets, as they have a great impact on spurring economic growth and development.”
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