{"id":608414,"date":"2023-10-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/10\/19\/ebrd-to-lend-usd-50-mn-to-copper-manufacturer-umc\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T00:00:00","slug":"ebrd-to-lend-usd-50-mn-to-copper-manufacturer-umc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/10\/19\/ebrd-to-lend-usd-50-mn-to-copper-manufacturer-umc\/","title":{"rendered":"EBRD to lend USD 50 mn to copper manufacturer UMC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>El Sewedy copper unit lands EBRD loan:<\/strong> Elsewedy Electric subsidiary United Metals Company (UMC) will receive a USD 50 mn loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to finance its working capital, according to the lender\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ebrd.com\/news\/2023\/ebrd-supports-copper-cable-manufacturer-in-egypt.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>. The exact terms of the loan were not reported.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s all about FX:<\/strong> The loan will help UMC\u2019s hard-currency working capital needs, supporting its ability to import important raw materials like copper cathodes, amid the FX crunch and inflating global commodities prices, the ERBD said. Many local manufacturers have struggled with soaring inflation, a weaker EGP and a prolonged shortage of foreign currency squeezing margins and curbing access to key production inputs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The UMC and EBRD go way back: <\/strong>The EBRD has supported the copper rod maker\u2019s working capital needs several times in the past few years, having loaned out USD 25 mn facilities in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ebrd.com\/news\/2017\/ebrd-supports-egyptian-copper-cable-manufacturer-.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">2017<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ebrd.com\/news\/2019\/ebrd-supports-manufacturing-in-egypt-.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">2019<\/a>, and most recently in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/b2210dfe-664b-43bb-9672-5ea616137bde\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>International development banks have become an important source of FX for local<\/strong><strong> companies: <\/strong>The International Finance Corporation (IFC) lent local steel maker Kandil Steel <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/b810cee1-da35-48f4-aeb0-566eed36788d\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 25 mn<\/a> in September, to fund its working capital drained by rising raw material costs and reduced access to USD. Local pipes producer Egyptian German Industrial Corporation (EGIC) is also awaiting approval on a potential <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/06b6d76c-7d10-411b-b56d-9894dee81e6b\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 50 mn<\/a> EBRD facility for its operations and the Export Development Bank (EBank) is getting a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/cded12b1-aa45-4946-b80c-fde4714abb48\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 25<\/a> mn loan from the EBRD to provide FX liquidity to importers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The loan will fund UMC\u2019s FX liquidity for raw material 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