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The roundtable "Multilateral Development Banks in the Post- COVID Period: Old Challenges and New Opportunities" was held within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The event was held under the patronage of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, it was attended by representatives of international financial organizations, where Russia is a member state – the World Bank, the Eurasian Development Bank, the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the largest national development institute VEB.RF, and the largest Russian banks. The International Bank for Economic Co-operation was represented by its Chairman of the Management Board, Denis Ivanov, who acted as one of the key speakers.

Denis Ivanov, Chairman of the IBEC Board, and Alexander Mikhailov, General Director of Europlan Leasing Company, signed a Credit Agreement at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. In accordance with the document, the Bank will provide Europlan with 2 billion rubles for a period of up to 3 years. The funds will be used to lease vehicles to Russian small and medium-sized businesses.

On the sidelines of the SPIEF, a new promising project was drawn up – IBEC and Metpromstroy signed an Agreement of Intent on the provision of a guarantee. The document was signed by the Chairman of the IBEC Board Denis Ivanov and the President of Metpromstroy LLC Andrey Deineko.

The International Bank for Economic Co-operation opened its credit history on the European market. IBEC has successfully completed its debut BGN-denominated bond issuance on the Bulgarian capital market, raising a 3-year unsecured funding for BGN 68 million (approx. EUR 35 million). The issue has a coupon of 1.15% per annum and is due 2024; it is rated BBB by Fitch. The transaction, facilitated by the Joint Lead Managers and Bookrunners Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria) EAD and UniCredit Bulbank AD, attracted interest from diverse institutional investors in Bulgaria - credit institutions, pension funds, and asset managers.