According to the statement, European lenders will disburse the loan in two portions. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide 35% of the loan facility for three years with the possibility of extending the term to four years.
A wide range of banks will syndicate the loan's second tranche, which will mature in two years. The EBRD, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft (Germany) and ING Bank N.V. (the Netherlands) will jointly manage the loan.
Rosbank, which is one of the country's top thirty banks on a list published by the Central Bank of Russia, will use the loan proceeds for general corporate goals, including its programs to develop small and medium business crediting and mortgage lending, the statement said.
Rosbank, owned by financial holding Interros, will close the deal in early March 2006.
