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5. Zakon o ratifikaciji Sporazuma o ustanovitvi večstranskega investicijskega sklada IV in Sporazuma o upravljanju večstranskega investicijskega sklada IV (MSUVIS)

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o razglasitvi Zakona o ratifikaciji Sporazuma o ustanovitvi Večstranskega investicijskega sklada IV in Sporazuma o upravljanju Večstranskega investicijskega sklada IV (MSUVIS)

Razglašam Zakon o ratifikaciji Sporazuma o ustanovitvi Večstranskega investicijskega sklada IV in Sporazuma o upravljanju Večstranskega investicijskega sklada IV (MSUVIS), ki ga je sprejel Državni zbor Republike Slovenije na seji dne 28. januarja 2026.

Št. 003-02-1/2026-18

Ljubljana, dne 5. februarja 2026

Nataša Pirc Musar predsednica Republike Slovenije

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O RATIFIKACIJI SPORAZUMA O USTANOVITVI VEČSTRANSKEGA INVESTICIJSKEGA SKLADA IV IN SPORAZUMA O UPRAVLJANJU VEČSTRANSKEGA INVESTICIJSKEGA SKLADA IV (MSUVIS)

1. člen

Ratificirata se Sporazum o ustanovitvi Večstranskega investicijskega sklada IV in Sporazum o upravljanju Večstranskega investicijskega sklada IV, sestavljena v Punta Cani v Dominikanski republiki 10. marca 2024.

2. člen

Sporazuma se v izvirniku v angleškem jeziku in prevodu v slovenskem jeziku glasita:

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND IV

WHEREAS, the Multilateral Investment Fund (the “MIF I”) was created by the Agreement Establishing the Multilateral Investment Fund, dated February 11, 1992, which was renewed until December 31, 2007;

WHEREAS, the Multilateral Investment Fund II (the “MIF II”) was created by the Agreement Establishing the Multilateral Investment Fund II, dated April 9, 2005 (the “MIF II Agreement”), which entered into force on March 13, 2007, at which time the MIF I terminated and the assets and liabilities of the MIF I were assumed by the MIF II;

WHEREAS, the MIF II Agreement was renewed until December 31, 2020, pursuant to Article V, Section 2 thereof;

WHEREAS, the Multilateral Investment Fund III (the “MIF III”) was established by the Agreement Establishing the Multilateral Investment Fund III, dated April 2, 2017 (the “MIF III Agreement”), which entered into force on March 12, 2019, at which time the assets and liabilities ofthe MIF II became governed by the MIF III; and

WHEREAS, the MIF III Agreement was renewed until March 12, 2026, pursuant to Article V, Section 2 thereof;

WHEREAS, in recognition of the vital role of entrepreneurial innovation in addressing development challenges, fostering opportunities for poor and vulnerable populations, catalyzing dynamic economic growth, mitigating climate change, and advancing gender equality and diversity in the Latin American and Caribbean region, the donors and prospective donors listed in Schedule A of this restated Agreement Establishing the Multilateral Investment Fund IV (the “MIF IV Agreement”) (each, a “Prospective Donor”) desire to provide for an enhanced value proposition for MIF III (the “MIF IV”) in the Inter-American Development Bank (the “Bank”), which shall govern the assets and liabilities of the MIF III, and support the continuation of its activities;

WHEREAS, a multisource funding model to enhance the sustainability of the Multilateral Investment Fund (the “Fund”) has been devised to provide a more diversified funding base where donor contributions may be complemented by Bank net profit distributions (the “Income Transfers”), and the Fund may implement measures to increase its self-generated income while boosting resource mobilization from third-party organizations; and

WHEREAS, the Prospective Donors intend for the Fund to continue to complement the work of the Bank, the Inter-American Investment Corporation (the “IIC”) and other partners pursuant to the terms contemplated herein, and the administration of the Fund by the Bank to continue pursuant to the Agreement for the Administration of the Multilateral Investment Fund IV (the “MIF IV Administration Agreement”),

NOW, THEREFORE, the Prospective Donors hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

GENERAL PURPOSE AND FUNCTIONS

Section 1. General Purpose.

The general purpose of the MIF IV is to promote sustainable and inclusive development through the private sector by identifying, supporting, testing and piloting scalable entrepreneurial innovations that address development challenges and seeking to create opportunities for the poor and vulnerable populations, stimulate economic growth and productivity, address climate change, and advance gender equality and diversity in the regional developing member countries of the Bank and the developing member countries of the Caribbean Development Bank (the “CDB”).

Section 2. Functions.

To implement its purpose, the MIF IV shall have the following functions:

(a) identify, test, promote and support private-sector driven innovation in the region seeking to create opportunities for poor and vulnerable populations;

(b) promote the adoption of high impact innovation in the region, through replication and scaling;

(c) seek to ensure that innovations that are replicated are effective and have significant development impact;

(d) mobilize resources and crowd-in partners for scale;

(e) promote knowledge creation and learning;

(f) operate in close alignment with the Bank and the IIC as a means to enhance effectiveness;

(g) address climate change, environment, genderequality and diversity, in the full range of its activities;

(h) enhance its development effectiveness through the establishment of specific goals and measurable results;

(i) seek to increase self-generated income in line with the objectives of enhancing long-term financial sustainability;

(j) adopt risk levels in accordance with its mandate to test the success and failure of innovative solutions;

(k) complement the work in the region of the Bank, the IIC and other partners; and

(l) strengthen synergies with the Bank and IIC.

ARTICLE II

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND

Section 1. Instruments of Acceptance and Contribution.

(a) As soon as reasonably possible after its ratification, acceptance or approval of this MIF IV Agreement, each Prospective Donor shall deposit with the Bank an instrument indicating that it has so ratified, accepted or approved this MIF IV Agreement (an “Instrument of Acceptance”), and also, or as soon as possible thereafter, an instrument in which it agrees to pay to the Fund (an “Instrument of Contribution”) the amount set forth next to its name in Schedule A of this MIF IV Agreement (“Schedule A”) (any such contribution a “Schedule A Contribution”), whereupon a Prospective Donor shall become a Donor under this MIF IV Agreement.

(b) Each Donor shall pay its Schedule A Contribution in four equal annual installments (an “Unqualified Contribution”) as indicated in its Instrument of Contribution. The first installment is due and payable within 60 days after the date this MIF IV Agreement enters into force, pursuant to Article V, Section 1 (the “MIF IV Effective Date”). Each Donor shall pay the second, third and fourth installments within 60 days of the one-, two- and three-yea rs’ anniversary of the MIF IV Effective Date, respectively. Donors may make advance payments. Any Donor that deposits an Instrument of Contribution more than 60 days after the MIF IV Effective Date shall within 60 days after its deposit of such instrument pay the first installment and any subsequent installment which has become due.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section regarding Unqualified Contributions, as an exceptional case, a Donor may provide in its Instrument of Contribution that payment of all installments is subject to subsequent budgetary appropriations, and in which it undertakes to seek to obtain the necessary appropriations to pay the full amount of each installment by the payment dates referred to in paragraph (b) (a “Qualified Contribution”). Payment of an installment due after any such date shall be made within 30 days after the requisite appropriations have been obtained.

(d) The Donors Committee may, by a vote of at least two-thirds of Donors representing not less than three-quarters of the total voting power of Donors, approve that the Fund accept contributions (in addition to initial Schedule A Contributions or Income Transfers) (“Individual Additional Contributions”) by Donors that are borrowing countries or by Founding Donors, on such terms as the Donors Committee may determine. Donors may pay in Individual Additional Contributions, in general, in accordance with Article II, Section 1, paragraph (b). If applicable, a Donor may exceptionally provide in its Instrument of Contribution pertaining to such Individual Additional Contributions that its new contribution is a Qualified Contribution as described in paragraph (c) of this Section 1.

(e) If the Instruments of Acceptance and Contribution corresponding to the Schedule A Contributions are not deposited within 3 years from the MIF IV Effective Date, then the Secretary of the Bank shall send a notification to the relevant Donors and/or Prospective Donors, advising that such deposit should be made within 12 months from the date of such notification. To the extent that the Instruments of Acceptance and Contribution are not deposited within the timeframe established in the referenced notification, the Donors Committee shall initiate a process to secure new contributions (‘Substitute Contributions’) from Donors that opt to participate to cover the relevant portion of the respective Schedule A Contributions as described in paragraph (f) below. The Donors Committee may exceptionally approve temporary exemptions from such Schedule A Contribution substitution in special and well-justified circumstances. Donors and/or Prospective Donors which have not deposited their respective Instruments of Acceptance and Contribution or are not current with the payments of their Schedule A Contributions shall not be eligible to make said Substitute Contributions.

(f) Schedule A Contributions by borrowing countries may only be substituted by borrowing country Donors, except that if Substitute Contributions by borrowing country Donors are absent or insufficient to cover the relevant portion of Schedule A Contributions, Donors that contributed to MIF I ("Founding Donors’’) may make Substitute Contributions to cover any gap. Schedule A Contributions by non-borrowing countries may only be substituted by non-borrowing countries which are Founding Donors, except that if Substitute Contributions by non-borrowing Founding Donors are absent or insufficient to cover the relevant portion of Schedule A Contributions, any Founding Donor may make Substitute Contributions to cover any gap. If the total combined amounts of intended Substitute Contributions exceed the relevant portion of Schedule A Contributions, the relevant portion of Schedule A Contributions subject to substitution shall be allocated proportionally on a pro-rata basis with respect to the relevant Donor’s intended Substitute Contributions. All Substitute Contributions by the relevant Donors should be determined within 180 days following the 12-month period referenced in paragraph (e) above, or another period to be determined by the Donors Committee. If applicable, a Donor may exceptionally provide in its Instrument of Contribution pertaining to Substitute Contributions that the Substitute Contribution is a Qualified Contribution as described in paragraph (c) of this Section 1. The Donors Committee shall have the authority to approve and/or make any decisions necessary to implement the process described in paragraph (e) above and in this paragraph.

(g) The payment of any Schedule A Contribution shall be subject to the prior payment of remaining contributions toward MIF III ("Remaining MIF III Contributions”).

(h) Portions of any Remaining MIF III Contributions that are paid in on or after the MIF IV Effective Date shall not be considered for the purpose of calculation of voting power under Article IV, Section 4, paragraph (b).

(i) The Donors Committee may at such time as it deems appropriate in the light of the schedule of payments of the Schedule A Contributions and the Fund’s operations, review the adequacy of its resources and, if it deems it desirable, in consultation with the Boards of Governors of the Bank and the IIC, authorize a general increase in the Donor contributions (‘General Additional Contributions’) which shall entail new contributions from Donors that opt to participate, on such terms and conditions as the Donors Committee shall determine, by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Donors representing not less than three-quarters of the total voting power of the Donors, and following the pledging process approved to determine the amounts of Schedule A Contributions; provided that any deviation from such process shall require the approval of the Donors Committee. If applicable, a Donor may exceptionally provide in its Instrument of Contribution pertaining to such General Additional Contribution that its new contribution is a Qualified Contribution as described in paragraph (c) of this Section 1.

Section 2. Measures to incentivize timely payment.

(a) Any Donor which pays the full amount of its Schedule A Contribution within one year of the MIF IV Effective Date may reduce such payment by 5% of the total amount of its Schedule A Contribution. Such reduction shall be 3% if the total amount is received within two years of the MIF IV Effective Date. For the purpose of calculation of voting power under Article IV, Section 4, in the case of such advanced payments, voting power shall be calculated based on those amounts originally payable as of the date of each annual installment set forth in paragraph (b) of Section 1.

(b) Failure by a Donor to pay any portion of its respective Schedule A Contribution by the second anniversary from the MIF IV Effective Date shall result in the temporary inability of such Donor to have its representative fulfill the role of individual speaker or speaker of a country cluster (as applicable, pursuant to Article IV, Section 3, paragraph (b)) at Donors Committee meetings. In such case, the Secretary of the Bank shall send a notification to Donors indicating which Donors are subject to said measure as of the following Donors Committee meeting. Said measure shall be lifted by notice of the Secretary of the Bank once all pending payments have been made in full. If a Donor subject to this measure is part of a country cluster and would otherwise be fulfilling the role of speaker, such speaker role shall be fulfilled by another Donor from the respective cluster until the measure is lifted. Donors subject to this measure shall nevertheless retain all other rights as Donors, including the right to vote, the right to receive information, the right to attend meetings (without a voice) and the right to submit an individual written statement which shall be attached to the minutes of the respective Donors Committee meeting, if the relevant Donor so requests. This measure shall apply regardless of whether the relevant Donor has deposited its respective Instruments of Acceptance and Contribution.

(c) For the purpose of calculation of voting power pursuant to Article IV, Section 4, any Schedule A Contributions that are not paid in a timely manner shall be subject to an adjustment factor of 0.80 commencing after the second anniversary the MIF IV Effective Date, and 0.70 after the fifth anniversary of the MIF IV Effective Date. This adjustment factor shall be applied to the amount of Schedule A Contributions that is not paid on time, and the resulting amount shall be considered for the purpose of calculating the voting power of the relevant Donor during the term of this MIF IV Agreement. Schedule A Contributions paid on time shall not be subject to an adjustment factor and shall be considered at face value for the purpose of calculation of voting power. The application of the referenced adjustment factors shall be based on the payment schedule described in this MIF IV Agreement, regardless of when the relevant Donor deposits the corresponding Instruments of Acceptance and Contribution.

(d) From the second anniversary of the MIF IV Effective Date, non-reimbursable financing with MIF IV resources shall only be approved for Donors with no pending Schedule A Contribution payments, including for the purposes of regional operations. This restriction shall not apply to (i) operations for the generation of knowledge with regional benefits or (ii) to operations in fragile countries, as determined by the Donors Committee. This measure shall apply regardless of whether the relevant Donor has deposited its respective Instruments of Acceptance and Contribution.

Section 3. Payments.

(a) Payments due under this Article shall be made in any freely convertible currency or in a Special Drawing Rights (a “SDR") component currency or in non-negotiable non-interest-bearing promissory notes (or similar securities) denominated in such currency to be paid on demand to meet the four installment dates (a “Paid-in Contribution"). Payments to the Fund in a freely convertible currency, which are transferred from a trust fund of a Donor, shall be deemed to be paid towards the amount due from that Donor when transferred.

(b) Such payments shall be made to an account or accounts established specially for that purpose by the Bank, and such notes shall be deposited in that account or with the Bank, as the Bank shall determine.

(c) To determine amounts due for each Donor paying in a convertible currency other than the U.S. dollar, the U.S. dollar amount opposite its name in Schedule A shall be converted into the currency of payment at the IMF representative exchange rate for that currency calculated by averaging those rates on a daily basis during the six-month period ending on December 31, 2023.

ARTICLE III

OPERATIONS OF THE FUND

Section 1. General.

The Fund has a distinct role within its association with the Bank and the IIC and should complement and support their activities as directed by the Donors Committee. To carry out its purpose the Fund shall, where appropriate, draw on the strategies and policies of the Bank and the IIC, and the programs for the respective country.

Section 2. Operations.

To carry out its purpose, the Fund shall provide financing in the form of grants, loans, guarantees, quasi-equity and equity or any combination thereof; or other financial instruments, as the Fund may require in order to fulfill its purpose. The level of grants within the Fund’s program of operations will be determined by the Donors Committee, and the total amount of non-reimbursable financing approved in any given year shall not exceed the total amount of reimbursable financing that is approved in such year, in line with the goal of enhanced financial sustainability. The Fund may also provide advisory services, including fee-based advisory services. Financing and advisory services may be provided to private sector entities, as well as governments, government agencies, sub-national entities, non-governmental organizations, or others, to support operations that further the Fund’s purpose.

Section 3. Principles for Fund Operations.

(a) Financing from the Fund shall be provided under the terms and conditions of this MIF IV Agreement consistent with the rules set out in Articles III, IV and VI of the Agreement Establishing the Inter-American Development Bank (the “Charter”), and, where appropriate, the policies of the Bank and the IIC applicable to their own operations. All regional developing member countries of the Bank and the CDB are potentially eligible recipients of financing from the Fund to the extent that they are eligible beneficiaries of financing from the Bank.

(b) The Fund shall continue its practice of sharing the cost of operations with executing agencies, encouraging appropriate counterpart funding and adhering to the principle of not crowding out private sector activities.

(c) In deciding on providing grant funds, the Donors Committee shall pay particular attention to the commitment of specific member countries to the mandate established for the MIF IV, the potential to create opportunities for the poor and vulnerable populations, climate change and promotion of gender equality and diversity, and the implementation of the guiding principles for the Fund’s activities.

(d) Financing in the territories of countries which are members of the CDB, but not the Bank, shall be conducted in consultation and agreement with, or through, the CDB and under such conditions, consistent with the principles of this Section, as the Donors Committee shall decide.

(e) Fund resources shall not be used to finance or pay for project expenses which have been incurred prior to the date the Fund resources may be available.

(f) Grants may be made available on a basis which permits contingent recovery of funds disbursed in appropriate cases.

(g) The Fund shall not be used to finance any undertaking in the territory of a regional developing member country of the Bank if that member objects to such financing.

(h) Fund operations shall include specific goals and measurable results. The developmental impact of the Fund’s operations shall be measured in accordance with a results framework that takes into account the purpose and functions of the Fund as stated in Article I, and is to reflect best practices to the effect of:

i. The measurement of project-level and fund-level results and impacts, the Fund’s efficiency, the degree of innovation, and the success at scaling-up innovation, lesson learning and knowledge;

ii. a framework for evaluating project-level and portfolio results and impacts, and the appropriate measurement and evaluation tools; and

iii. public dissemination of results.

(i) Fund operations shall aim to achieve specific results and contribute to broader impacts across the region, aiming to address poverty and vulnerability, support gender equality and diversity, and/or climate and environment objectives, and adopt corresponding operational targets for these objectives. Likewise, Fund operations shall aim to generate benefits such as better access to quality essential services, education and health, through the creation of new or better-quality jobs, through the expansion of financial services, and/or through better technology and climate resilience, with a target for people benefitted. Fund operations shall also aim to benefit firms in the micro, small and medium enterprise and startup segments, for example by improving their productivity, business performance, and resilience to climate change, with a target for firms benefitted. In addition, Fund operations shall aim to scale the reach of their impact with a target for scaled projects.

(j) Fund operations shall be designed and executed in order to maximize efficiency and development impact. The Donors Committee may approve partnering with local entities for project preparation and execution.

ARTICLE IV

THE DONORS COMMITTEE

Section 1. Composition.

Each Donor may participate in and appoint a representative to meetings of the Donors Committee.

Section 2. Responsibilities.

The Donors Committee shall be responsible for the provision of high-level strategic guidance, operational direction and comprehensive oversight across all Fund affairs, and the approval of proposals for operations of the Fund and shall seek to maximize the Fund’s comparativeadvantage through operations with high developmental benefits, efficiency, innovation, and impact in accordance with the functions of the Fund as specified in Article I, Section 2. The Donors Committee shall consider operations that follow such functions and decline to consider, or phase out, those that do not. In the fulfilling of its responsibilities, the Donors Committee shall strive for efficiencies and focus its attention on strategic matters, which could involve delegating authority for the approval of certain operations under a threshold to be defined by Donors.

Section 3. Meetings.

(a) The Donors Committee shall meet at the principal office of the Bank as often as the business of the Fund requires. The Secretary of the Bank (serving as Secretary of the Committee) or any Donors Committee Representative may call a meeting. As necessary the Donors Committee shall determine its organization, rules of operation and procedures. A quorum for any meeting of the Donors Committee shall be a majority of the total number of representatives representing not less than three-fourths of the total voting power of the Donors. Prospective Donors may attend meetings of the Donors Committee as observers.

(b) The 3 borrowing Donors with the largest share of voting power in the Fund may each designate an individual speaker for the purposes of Donors Committee meetings. Similarly, the 3 non-borrowing Donors with the largest share of voting power in the Fund may each designate an individual speaker for the purposes of Donors Committee meetings. For the purpose of designation of each of the 6 individual speakers, should two or more Donors have the same voting power, the sum of each such Donor’s contributions to MIF I, MIF II and MIF III (as applicable) shall be considered. The other Donors may designate up to 7 speakers which shall each represent a country cluster for the purposes of Donors Committee meetings. Any Donor country that is part of a cluster and whose representative is not the designated country cluster speaker may submit individual written statements on any matter addressed in a Donors Committee meeting, which shall be attached to the respective minutes if the relevant Donor so requests. Representatives who are not speakers may attend meetings and may exceptionally make an oral statement during a meeting. Voting on all issues shall be exercised by individual Donor countries based on corresponding voting power pursuant to Section 4 of this Article IV. The establishment of country clusters shall be a collaborative effort among Donors, with a focus on achieving a balanced representation of both borrowing and non-borrowing donors, as well Donors with relative larger and smaller shares of contributions.

(c) Upon the MIF IV Effective Date, the Donors Committee shall be organized with individual and cluster speakers as described in paragraph (b) above. For the purpose of designation of individual speakers, voting power shall be calculated using the formula described in Section 4 of this Article IV, except that the definition of “B” shall be understood as one fourth of the total amount of Schedule A Contributions and the definition of “C” shall be understood as one seventh of the expected total amount of Income Transfers. Only Donors that have paid in full any Remaining MIF III Contributions shall be eligible to designate an individual or cluster speaker at this instance. Upon the third anniversary of the MIF IV Effective Date, the Donors Committee shall be reorganized as follows: for the purpose of designation of individual speakers, voting power shall be calculated using the formula described in Section 4 of this Article IV, except that the definition of “B” shall be understood as the total amount of Schedule A Contributions with Instruments of Acceptance deposited, and the definition of “C” shall be understood as the amount of Income Transfers then already effected. Upon the sixth anniversary of the MIF IV Effective Date, the Donors Committee shall be reorganized as follows: for the purpose of designation of individual speakers, voting power shall be calculated using the formula described in Section 4 of this Article IV, except that the definition of “B” shall be understood as the amount of Schedule A Contributions that has been paid in, and the definition of “C” shall be understood as the amount of Income Transfers effected.

Section 4. Voting.

(a) The Donors Committee shall attempt to reach decisions by consensus. In cases where a decision cannot be reached by consensus after reasonable efforts, and unless otherwise specified in this MIF IV Agreement, the Donors Committee shall reach decisions by a two-thirds majority of the total voting power.

(b) The total voting power of each Donor shall consist of:

(i) An amount equal to (A) the sum of MIF Ill’s “Estimated Fund Balance and Net Present Value Methodology” as of the last day of the MIF III Agreement, multiplied by the Donor’s MIF III Voting Power (as defined below), plus (B) such Donor’s paid-in Schedule A Contribution, plus (C) the total of Income Transfers made, multiplied by such Donor’s proportional share thereof. This sum is to be divided by:

The sum of MIF Ill’s “Estimated Fund Balance and Net Present Value Methodology" as of the last day of the MIF III Agreement, plus the total paid in Schedule A Contributions, plus Income Transfers made.

(ii) “MIF III Voting Power” is the sum of the Donor’s proportional contribution to MIF I and MIF II multiplied by $120,600,000, plus such Donor’s paid-in contributions to MIF III. This sum is to be divided by:

The Donor’s total paid-in contributions to MIF III as of the last day of the MIF III Agreement, plus $120,600,000.

(iii) Voting power shall be adjusted quarterly as of the MIF IV Effective Date.

(iv) Voting power shall be subject to an adjustment factor pursuant to Article II, Section 2, paragraph (c), if applicable.

Section 5. Reporting and Evaluation.

When approved by the Donors Committee, the annual information statement submitted under Article V, Section 2(a) of the MIF IV Administration Agreement shall be forwarded to the Bank’s Board of Executive Directors. The Donors Committee may request that an independent evaluation by the Bank’s Office of Evaluation and Oversight or by another evaluator as deemed appropriate by the Donors Committee be carried out no later than the fourth anniversary of the MIF IV Effective Date, and at least every five years thereafter, payable with resources of the Fund, to review Fund results in light of the purpose and functions of this MIF IV Agreement; this evaluation shall continue to include an assessment of the results of project groups, based on benchmarks and indicators, for aspects such as relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, innovation, sustainability and additionality, and progress, with regard to the implementation of recommendations approved by the Donors Committee. Donors shall meet to discuss each such independent evaluation no later than the following annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Bank.

ARTICLE V

TERM OF THE MIF IV AGREEMENT

Section 1. Entry into Force.

This MIF IV Agreement shall enter into force on any date on which Prospective Donors representing at least 60% of the total new contribution amounts to the MIF IV set forth in Schedule A Contributions have deposited their Instruments of Acceptance and Contribution, whereupon the MIF III Agreement shall be restated as this MIF IV Agreement and all assets and liabilities of the MIF III shall be governed by MIF IV.

Section 2. Term of this MIF IV Agreement.

This MIF IV Agreement shall remain in force for a period of seven years as of the Effective Date, and may be renewed for additional periods of up to seven years. Prior to the end of the initial period or any renewal period, the Donors Committee shall consult with the Bank about the advisability of extending the operations of the Fund for the renewal period. At that time, the Donors Committee, acting by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Donors representing not less than three- quarters of the total voting power of the Donors, may extend this MIF IV Agreement for the agreed upon renewal period. The renewal of the MIF IV period would not represent an extension of the schedule of Income Transfers.

Section 3. Termination by the Bank or the Donors Committee.

This MIF IV Agreement shall terminate in the event that the Bank suspends or terminates its own operations under Article X of the Charter. This MIF IV Agreement shall also terminate in the event that the Bank terminates the MIF IV Administration Agreement under Article VI, Section 3 thereof. The Donors Committee may decide to terminate this MIF IV Agreement at any time by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Donors representing not less than three-quarters of the total voting power of the Donors.

Section 4. Distribution of Fund Assets.

Upon termination of this MIF IV Agreement, the Donors Committee may direct the Bank to make a distribution of assets to Donors after all the liabilities of the Fund are discharged or provided for. Any such distribution of remaining assets shall be made in proportion to each Donor’s voting power under Article IV, Section 4. Balances remaining in any notes or similar securities shall be canceled to the extent payment thereunder is not required to meet Fund liabilities. Alternatively, the Donors Committee may, in consultation with the Board of Governors of the Bank, decide to reallocate assets for alternative purposes consistent with the purpose of the Fund.

ARTICLE VI

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1. Adherence of new Donors to this MIF IV Agreement.

(a) This MIF IV Agreement may be adhered to by any member of the Bank which is not listed on Schedule A. Any such country may adhere to this MIF IV Agreement and become a Donor by (i) depositing an Instrument of Acceptance and an Instrument of Contribution in an amount, and on dates and conditions, approved by the Donors Committee, which shall reach decision by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Donors representing not less than three-quarters of the total voting power of the Donors, or (ii) depositing a letter of adhesion to the MIF IV Agreements associated with Income Transfers.

(b) Adherence to this MIF IV Agreement by non-members of the Bank shall be subject to such other conditions as the Donors Committee may establish, including, without limitation, with respect to participation in the Donors Committee and appointment of a representative.

Section 2. Amendment.

(a) This MIF IV Agreement may be amended by the Donors Committee, which shall reach decision by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Donors representing not less than three-quarters of the total voting power of the Donors. The approval of all Donors shall be required for an amendment to this Section, to the provisions of Section 3 of this Article which limit the liabilities of Donors, or an amendment which increases the financial or other obligation of Donors, or an amendment to Article V, Section 3.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this Section, any amendment which increases the existing obligations of the Donors under this MIF IV Agreement or involves new obligations of the Donors shall take effect for each Donor which has notified its acceptance in writing to the Bank.

Section 3. Limitations on Liability.

In the operations of the Fund, the financial liability of the Bank shall be limited to the resources and reserves (if any) of the Fund, and the liability of Donors as Donors shall be limited to the unpaid portion of their respective contributions that has become due and payable.

Section 4. Withdrawal.

(a) After full payment under a Qualified Contribution or an Unqualified Contribution, any Donor may withdraw from this MIF IV Agreement by delivering to the Bank at its principal office written notice of its intention to do so. Such withdrawal shall become finally effective on the date specified in the notice but in no event less than 6 months after the notice is delivered to the Bank. However, at any time before the withdrawal becomes finally effective, the Donor may notify the Bank in writing of the cancellation of its notice of intention to withdraw.

(b) When a Donor has withdrawn from this MIF IV Agreement, it shall remain liable for all its obligations under this MIF IV Agreement, which shall have been in effect before the effective date of its notice of withdrawal.

(c) Arrangements for settling respective claims and obligations, entered into by the Bank and a Donor pursuant to Article VII, Section 7 of the MIF IV Administration Agreement, shall be subject to approval by the Donors Committee.

Section 5. Donors in Schedule A.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this MIF IV Agreement, all countries listed on Schedule A shall have the treatment afforded to “Donors” under this MIF IV Agreement immediately upon the MIF IV Effective Date.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this MIF IV Agreement is done in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish texts which are equally authentic and which shall be deposited in the archives of the Bank, and the Bank shall transmit a duly certified copy to each of the Prospective Donors listed in Schedule A of this MIF IV Agreement.

Done in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on the 10^th day of March, 2024.

SCHEDULE A **

CONTRIBUTION QUOTAS OF PROSPECTIVE DONORS TO THE MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND IV¹

Country

U.S. Dollar Equivalent

of Contribution²

Argentina	$	12,450,592.89	*
Bahamas	$	2,075,098.81
Barbados	$	2,075,098.81
Belize	$	691,699.60	*
Bolivia	$	2,075,098.81	*
Brazil	$	12,450,592.89	*
Canada	$	2,218,124.44
Chile	$	6,916,996.05
China	$	8,700,000.00	*
Colombia	$	7,608,695.65
Costa Rica	$	2,766,798.42	*
Dominican Republic	$	4,150,197.63	*
Ecuador	$	4,150,197.63
El Salvador	$	2,766,798.42	*
France	$	-
Guatemala	$	2,766,798.42	*
Guyana	$	691,699.60
Haiti	$	138,339.92
Honduras	$	3,458,498.02
Israel	$	3,000,000.00
Italy	$	-
Jamaica	$	1,383,399.21	*
Japan	$	40,000,000.00	*
Korea	$	4,000,000.00	*
Mexico	$	12,450,592.89	*
Netherlands	$	-
Nicaragua	$	-
Panama	$	5,533,596.84
Paraguay	$	4,565,217.39	*
Peru	$	6,916,996.05	*
Portugal	$	-
Spain	$	34,331,875.56
Suriname	$	691,699.60
Sweden	$	3,350,000.00	*
Switzerland	$	2,400,000.00	*
Trinidad and Tobago	$	2,075,098.81	*
United Kingdom	$	-
United States of America	$	-
Uruguay	$	4,150,197.63	*
Venezuela	$	-
Total:	$	203,000,000.00

** If additional pledging of contributions takes place prior to the MIF IV Effective Date (per Annex 1 of document AB-3399 and CII/AB-1685) or Individual Additional Contributions are made on or after the MIF IV Effective Date (per Article 2, Section 1(d)), this Schedule A shall be updated to reflect the referred additional pledging of contributions and distributed to the Donors Committee and to the Bank and the IIC Boards of Governors for information following the MIF IV Effective Date. In such case, the referenced updated version shall be considered the final version of Schedule A.

¹ For the avoidance of doubt and as set out in the recitals to this Agreement, this Schedule A includes Donors that adhered to the MIF III Agreement and who retain their status as "Donors" pursuant to Article VI, Section 5 of this Agreement.

² In the case of pledges made in currencies other than U.S. dollars, calculated at IMF representative exchange rates arrived at by averaging rates on a daily basis during the six- month period ending on December 31, 2023.

* The Prospective Donor has indicated the expectation of a Qualified Contribution in accordance with Article II, Section 1 (c) of the MIF IV Agreement.

AGREEMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND IV

WHEREAS, the Multilateral Investment Fund (the “MIF I") was created by the Agreement Establishing the Multilateral Investment Fund, dated February 11, 1992, which was renewed until December 31, 2007;

WHEREAS, the Multilateral Investment Fund II (the “MIF II”) was created by the Agreement Establishing the Multilateral Investment Fund II, dated April 9, 2005 (the “MIF II Agreement”), which entered into force on March 13, 2007, at which time the MIF I terminated and the assets and liabilities of the MIF I were assumed by the MIF II;

WHEREAS, the MIF II Agreement was renewed until December 31, 2020, pursuant to Article V, Section 2 thereof, and was restated by the Agreement Establishing the Multilateral Investment Fund III, dated April 2, 2017, which entered into force on March 12, 2019 (the “MIF III Agreement”);

WHEREAS the Multilateral Investment Fund (the “Fund”) is administered by the Inter-American Development Bank (the “Bank”) pursuant to the Agreement for the Administration of the Multilateral Investment Fund II dated as of April 9, 2005, as restated by the Agreement for the Administration of the Multilateral Investment Fund III dated as of April 2, 2017 which entered into force on March 12, 2019 (the “MIF III Administration Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the MIF III Agreement has been renewed until March 12, 2026 pursuant to Article V, Section 2 thereof, and the MIF III Administration Agreement was concurrently renewed, and shall remain in force as long as the MIF III Agreement remains in force, as contemplated in Article VI, Section 2 thereof;

WHEREAS, as of the date of its entry into force, the Agreement Establishing the Multilateral Investment Fund IV (the “MIF IV Agreement”) will have been adopted by the donors and the prospective donors listed in Schedule A to the MIF IV Agreement (each, a “Prospective Donor” and, upon adherence thereto as contemplated in Article II, Section 1(a) thereof or pursuant to Article VI, Section 5 thereof, a “Donor”), to provide for a renewed MIF (the “Fund") in the Bank and ensure the continuation of its activities beyond March 12, 2026;

WHEREAS, the Donors also wish to amend and restate the MIF III Agreement and adopt this Agreement for the Administration of the Multilateral Investment Fund IV (the “MIF IV Administration Agreement”), which, upon the entry into force of the MIF IV Agreement, shall replace the MIF III Administration Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Fund can continue to complement the work of the Bank, the InterAmerican Investment Corporation (the “IIC”) and other partners pursuant to the terms of the MIF IV Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Bank, to fulfill its purposes and in pursuit of its objectives, has agreed to continue to administer the Fund pursuant to and in accordance with the MIF IV Agreement,

NOW, THEREFORE, the Bank and the Donors hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND

The Bank shall continue to be the administrator of the Fund. The Bank shall administer the Fund and carry out its operations in accordance with the MIF IV Agreement and provide depositary and other services in connection therewith. In the administration of the Fund, the Bank shall endeavor to seek synergies and promote efficiencies among the Bank, the IIC and the Fund. The Bank shall maintain the Office of the Multilateral Investment Fund as the office within the Bank organization entrusted with administering and carrying out Fund operations and programs as contemplated in this MIF IV Administration Agreement.

ARTICLE II

OPERATIONS OF THE FUND

Section 1. Operations.

(a) In administering the Fund and carrying out its operations, the Bank shall undertake the following duties:

(i) to identify, develop, prepare and propose, or arrange for the identification, development and preparation of, operations to be financed with the resources of the Fund according to its purpose and functions as established in the MIF IV Agreement, Article I, Sections 1 and 2, and taking into consideration the risk profile of operations to be financed with the resources of the Fund and the activities of the Bank and the IIC;

(ii) to prepare, or make available, memoranda or information requested by the Donors Committee, to be transmitted or made available to the Board of Executive Directors of the Bank not less than every quarter for its information;

(iii) to present proposals for specific operations to the Donors Committee for final approval;

(iv) to identify and present areas of strategic focus, consistent with the MIF IV Agreement, for consideration by the Donors Committee;

(v) to execute and oversee, or arrange for the execution and oversight, of all operations approved by the Donors Committee and others under the Fund’s administration;

(vi) to implement a system for measuring results of operations based on the criteria contemplated in Article III, Section 3(h) of the MIF IV Agreement;

(vii) to administer the accounts of the Fund, including investment of the funds as specified in Article IV, Section 1(c) hereof;

(viii) to disseminate lessons learned from Fund operations and activities for the purposes of furthering the sharing of knowledge, improving project design, building the capacity of private-sector partners and engaging the private sector in the development process; and

(ix) to mobilize third-party resources that will help boost the Fund’s operations and their overall impact.

(b) Subject to approval of the Donors Committee, the Bank may request that the IIC administer or execute operations or individual programs when those operations and programs fall within the capabilities and expertise of the IIC.

Section 2. Chairman and Secretary.

The President of the Bank shall be the Chairman ex officio of the Donors Committee. The Secretary of the Bank shall be secretary of the Donors Committee and shall provide secretarial services, facilities and other support services to facilitate the work of the Donors Committee. In that capacity the Secretary shall also call meetings of the Donors Committee, and at a minimum of 14 days prior to a meeting shall distribute the principal documents for the meeting and an agenda to the representative of each Donor designated pursuant to Article IV, Section 1 of the MIF IV Agreement.

ARTICLE III

DEPOSITARY FUNCTIONS

Section 1. Depositary for Agreements and Documents.

The Bank shall be depositary for this MIF IV Administration Agreement, the MIF IV Agreement, the Instruments of Acceptance and Contribution (as defined in Article II, Section 1(a) of the MIF IV Agreement) and all other Fund-related documents.

Section 2. Establishment of Accounts.

The Bank shall establish an account or accounts of the Bank as administrator of the Fund, to receive payments from Donors pursuant to Article II, Section 2 of the MIF IV Agreement. The Bank shall administer such accounts in accordance with this MIF IV Administration Agreement.

ARTICLE IV

AUTHORITY OF THE BANK AND OTHER MATTERS

Section 1. Basic Authority.

(a) The Bank represents that it has authority under Article VII, Section 1(v) of the Agreement Establishing the Inter-American Development Bank (the “Charter”) to carry out the provisions of this MIF IV Administration Agreement and that the activities undertaken pursuant hereto will help fulfill the purposes of the Bank.

(b) Except as provided otherwise in this MIF IV Administration Agreement, the Bank shall have the authority to perform all acts and enter into all contracts necessary to carry out its functions hereunder.

(c) The Bank shall invest monies of the Fund, not needed in its operations, in the same type of securities in which it invests its own funds under its investment authority.

Section 2. Standard of Care.

The Bank shall exercise the same care in the discharge of its functions under this MIF IV Administration Agreement as it exercises with respect to the administration and management of its own affairs.

Section 3. Expenses.

(a) The Bank, the IIC and the Fund shall each bear the expenses of their own activities and shall reimburse each other, as appropriate, when undertaking activities on behalf of another.

(b) The Bank shall be reimbursed from the Fund for both direct and indirect costs for its activities related to the Fund and those of the IIC, including costs identified in service level agreements with the Bank or the IIC, remuneration of the staff of the Bank or the IIC for the time actually dedicated to the administration of the Fund, travel, per diem, communication expenses and other similar, directly-identifiable expenses, calculated and recorded separately as expenses of administering the Fund and carrying out its operations.

(c) The procedure for determining and calculating the expenses to be reimbursed to the Bank, and the criteria governing reimbursement of the costs described in this Section is to be agreed by the Bank and the Donors Committee and may be reviewed from time to time at the proposal of the Bank or the Donors Committee, and the application of any changes resulting from such review shall require agreement of the Bank and the Donors Committee.

Section 4. Cooperation with National and International Organizations.

In the administration of the Fund, the Bank may consult and cooperate with national and international organizations, both public and private, operating in the fields of social and sustainable economic development, when that would help achieve the purpose of the Fund or maximize efficiency in the use of the resources of the Fund.

Section 5. Project Evaluation.

In addition to the evaluations requested by the Donors Committee, the Bank shall evaluate the portfolio of operations it has undertaken under this MIF IV Administration Agreement, with project, thematic and portfolio reviews, and will report on the results of these reviews to the Donors Committee.

ARTICLE V

ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING

Section 1. Separation of Accounts.

The Bank shall account for the resources and operations of the Fund in such a way as to permit the identification of the assets, liabilities, income, costs and expenses pertaining to the Fund separate and independent of all other operations of the Bank. The accounting system used shall also permit the identification and recording of the origin of the various resources received by virtue of this MIF IV Administration Agreement and the funds generated by them, as well as their application. The books of the Fund shall be kept in dollars of the United States of America, for which purpose translations between currencies shall be made at the rate of exchange in effect and used by the Bank at the time of each transaction.

Section 2. Reporting.

(a) As long as the present MIF IV Administration Agreement shall remain in force, the Administration of the Bank shall present the following information each year in an annual information statement to the Donors Committee within 180 days after the close of its fiscal year:

(i) a statement of assets and liabilities of the Fund, a statement of cumulative receipts and expenditures to the Fund and a statement of the origin and use of resources of the Fund, with such explanatory notes as may be pertinent;

(ii) information on the progress and results of the projects, programs and other operations of the Fund and on the status of applications presented to the Fund; and

(iii) information on the results of Fund operations based on the criteria contemplated in Article III, Section 3(i) of the MIF IV Agreement.

(b) The statements referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section shall be prepared according to the accounting principles used by the Bank in its own operations or any accounting principles approved by the Donors Committee, and shall be presented together with an opinion issued by the same independent firm of public accountants as designated by the Board of Governors of the Bank for the auditing of the financial statements of the Bank. The fees of the independent firm of accountants shall be charged to the resources of the Fund.

(c) The Bank shall produce an annual report and quarterly reports containing information with respect to the receipts and disbursement of, and balances in, the Fund.

(d) The Donors Committee may also require the Bank, or the firm of public accountants referred to in paragraph (b), to provide other reasonable information concerning the operations of the Fund and the audit statements presented.

ARTICLE VI

TERM OF THE MIF IV ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

Section 1. Entry into Force.

This MIF IV Administration Agreement shall enter into force on the date the MIF IV Agreement enters into force.

Section 2. Duration.

(a) This MIF IV Administration Agreement shall remain in force as long as the MIF IV Agreement remains in force. Upon termination of the MIF IV Agreement, or upon termination of this MIF IV Administration Agreement under Section 3 of this Article, this MIF IV Administration Agreement nevertheless shall remain in force until the Bank completes duties relating to the winding up of Fund operations or the settlement of accounts pursuant to Article VI, Section 4(a) of the MIF IV Agreement.

(b) Prior to the end of the initial period contemplated in Article V, Section 2 of the MIF IV Agreement, the Bank shall consult with the Donors Committee about the advisability of extending the operations of the Fund for the renewal period specified thereunder.

Section 3. Termination by the Bank.

The Bank shall terminate this MIF IV Administration Agreement in the event that it suspends its own operations under Article X of its Charter, or in the event that it terminates its operations under that Article of its Charter. The Bank shall terminate this MIF IV Administration Agreement in the event the MIF IV Agreement is amended so as to require the Bank, in fulfilling the obligations of this MIF IV Administration Agreement, to act in contravention of its Charter.

Section 4. Winding up of Fund Operations.

Upon termination of the MIF IV Agreement the Bank shall cease all operations under this MIF IV Administration Agreement, except those incidents to the orderly realization, conservation and preservation of assets and the settlement of obligations. After all relevant liabilities of the Fund are discharged or provided for, the Bank shall make such allocations or distributions of remaining assets as directed by the Donors Committee under Article V, Section 4 of the MIF IV Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1. Contracts and Documents of the Bank on behalf of the Fund.

In the contracts it signs in administering the resources of the Fund and carrying out its operations, and in all other Fund-related documents, the Bank shall indicate clearly that it is acting as the administrator of the Fund.

Section 2. Responsibilities of the Bank and the Donors.

The earnings, profits or benefits arising from financing, investment and other operations carried out with the resources of the Fund shall in no case benefit the Bank. No financing, investment or operation of any kind carried out with the resources of the Fund shall involve the financial obligation or responsibility of the Bank to the Donors, and accordingly, any loss or deficit that may arise as a result of an operation shall not entitle the Donors to claim indemnification from the Bank, except in cases in which the Bank has departed from the written instructions of the Donors Committee or has failed to act with the same care as it takes in the management of its own resources.

Section 3. Adherence to this MIF IV Administration Agreement.

Any member of the Bank which is not listed on Schedule A of the MIF IV Agreement or any nonmember of the Bank may adhere to this MIF IV Administration Agreement after adhering to the MIF IV Agreement. Adherence to this MIF IV Administration Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions established by the Donors Committee.

Section 4. Amendment.

This MIF IV Administration Agreement may be amended only by agreement between the Bank and the Donors Committee, which shall reach decision by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Donors representing three-quarters of the total voting power of the Donors. The approval of all Donors shall be required for an amendment to this Section or which involves any financial or other obligations of Donors.

Section 5. Settlement of Disputes.

Any disputes arising under this MIF IV Administration Agreement between the Bank and the Donors Committee, which are not resolved by consultation, shall be settled by arbitration pursuant to Annex A hereof. Any arbitral award shall be final and shall be implemented by a Donor, Donors, orthe Bank in accordance with its or their constitutional procedures or the Charter, respectively.

Section 6. Limitations on Liability.

In the operations of the Fund, the financial liability of the Bank shall be limited to the resources and reserves (if any) of the Fund, and the liability of Donors as Donors shall be limited to the unpaid portion of their respective contributions that has become due and payable under the MIF IV Agreement.

Section 7. Withdrawal of a Donor from the MIF IV Agreement.

On the date its notice of withdrawal has become effective under Article VI, Section 4(a) of the MIF IV Agreement, a Donor submitting such a notice shall be deemed to have withdrawn from this MIF IV Administration Agreement. Without prejudice to Article VI, Section 4(b) of the MIF IV Agreement, the Bank, subject to the approval of the Donors Committee, shall enter into an arrangement with such a Donor for the settlement of their respective claims and obligations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this MIF IV Administration Agreement is done in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish texts which are equally authentic and which shall be deposited in the archives of the Bank, and the Bank shall transmit a duly certified copy to each of the Prospective Donors listed in Schedule A of the Agreement Establishing the Multilateral Investment Fund IV.

Done in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on the 10^th day of March, 2024.

ANNEX A

ARBITRATION PROCEDURES

ARTICLE I

COMPOSITION OF THE TRIBUNAL

The Arbitration Tribunal to resolve disputes under Article VII, Section 5 of the Agreement for the Administration of the Multilateral Investment Fund IV (the “MIF IV Administration Agreement”) shall be composed of three members to be appointed in the following manner: one by the Bank, another by the Donors Committee, and a third, hereinafter called the “Referee”, by direct agreement between the parties or through their respective arbitrators. If the parties or the arbitrators fail to agree on who shall be the Referee, or if one of the parties should not designate an arbitrator, the Referee shall be appointed, at the request of either party, by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States. If either of the parties fails to appoint an arbitrator, one shall be appointed by the Referee. If either of the appointed arbitrators or Referee is unwilling or unable to act or continue to act, a successor shall be appointed in the same manner as for the original appointment. The successor shall have the same functions and faculties as the predecessor.

ARTICLE II

INITIATION OF THE PROCEDURE

In order to submit the dispute to arbitration, the claimant shall address to the other party a written communication setting forth the nature of the claim, the satisfaction or compensation which it seeks, and the name of the arbitrator it appoints. The party receiving such communication shall, within 45 days, notify the adverse party of the name of the person it appoints as arbitrator. If within 30 days after delivery of such notification to the claimant, the parties have not agreed as to the person who is to act as Referee, either party may request the Secretary General of the Organization of American States to make the appointment.

ARTICLE III

CONVENING OF THE TRIBUNAL

The Arbitration Tribunal shall be convened in Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, on the date designated by the Referee, and, once convened, shall meet on the dates which the Tribunal itself shall establish.

ARTICLE IV

PROCEDURE

(a) The tribunal shall be competent to hear only the matters in dispute. It shall adopt its own procedures (which may be the procedures of a renowned arbitration association) and may on its own initiative designate whichever experts it considers necessary. In any case, it shall give the parties the opportunity to make oral presentations.

(b) The Tribunal shall proceed ex aequo et bono, basing itself on the terms of the MIF IV Administration Agreement, and shall issue an award even if either party should fail to appear or present its case.

(c) The award shall be in writing and shall be adopted with the concurrent vote of at least two members of the Tribunal. It shall be handed down within approximately 60 days from the date on which the Referee has been appointed, unless the Tribunal determines that, due to special and unforeseen circumstances, such period should be extended. The award shall be notified to the parties by means of a communication signed by at least two members of the Tribunal.

ARTICLE V

COSTS

The fees of each arbitrator shall be paid by the party which appointed such arbitrator and the fees of the Referee shall be paid by both parties in equal proportion. Prior to the convening of the Tribunal, the parties shall agree on the remuneration of the other persons who by mutual agreement they deem should take part in the arbitration proceedings. If such agreement is not reached in a timely manner, the Tribunal itself shall determine the compensation which may be reasonable for such persons under the circumstances. Each party shall defray its own expenses in the arbitration proceedings, but the expenses of the Tribunal shall be borne equally by the parties. Any doubt regarding the division of costs or the manner in which they are to be paid shall be determined, without appeal, by the Tribunal. Any fees or expenses due from the Donors Committee under this Article shall be paid from the Fund administered under the MIF IV Administration Agreement.

SPORAZUM O USTANOVITVI VEČSTRANSKEGA INVESTICIJSKEGA SKLADA IV

KER je bil Večstranski investicijski sklad (v nadaljnjem besedilu: VIS I) vzpostavljen s Sporazumom o ustanovitvi Večstranskega investicijskega sklada z dne 11. februarja 1992, ki je bil podaljšan do 31. decembra 2007;

KER je bil Večstranski investicijski sklad II (v nadaljnjem besedilu: VIS II) vzpostavljen s Sporazumom o ustanovitvi Večstranskega investicijskega sklada II z dne 9. aprila 2005 (v nadaljnjem besedilu: sporazum o VIS II), ki je začel veljati 13. marca 2007, ko je VIS I prenehal ter je njegova sredstva in obveznosti prevzel VIS II;

KER je bil sporazum o VIS II podaljšan do 31. decembra 2020 na podlagi 2. razdelka svojega V. člena;

KER je bil Večstranski investicijski sklad III (v nadaljnjem besedilu: VIS III) ustanovljen s Sporazumom o ustanovitvi Večstranskega investicijskega sklada III z dne 2. aprila 2017 (v nadaljnjem besedilu: sporazum o VIS III), ki je začel veljati 12. marca 2019, ko je VIS III začel upravljati sredstva in obveznosti VIS II, in

KER je bil sporazum o VIS III podaljšan do 12. marca 2026 na podlagi 2. razdelka svojega V. člena;

KER ob priznavanju ključne vloge podjetniške inovativnosti pri spoprijemanju z razvojnimi izzivi, pri ustvarjanju priložnosti za revne in ranljive skupine prebivalstva, pri spodbujanju dinamične gospodarske rasti, blaženju podnebnih sprememb ter uveljavljanju enakosti spolov in raznolikosti v latinskoameriški in karibski regiji donatorji in morebitni donatorji iz priloge A tega prenovljenega Sporazuma o ustanovitvi Večstranskega investicijskega sklada IV (v nadaljnjem besedilu: sporazum o VIS IV) (v nadaljnjem besedilu posamezno: morebitni donator) želijo omogočiti predlagani dvig vrednosti za VIS III (v nadaljnjem besedilu: VIS IV) v Medameriški razvojni banki (v nadaljnjem besedilu: banka), ki upravlja sredstva in obveznosti VIS III ter podpira nadaljevanje njegovih dejavnosti;

KER je bil zasnovan model financiranja iz več virov za večjo vzdržnost Večstranskega investicijskega sklada (v nadaljnjem besedilu: sklad), da se zagotovijo bolj raznovrstni viri financiranja, pri katerih se prispevki donatorjev lahko dopolnjujejo z delitvijo čistega dobička banke (v nadaljnjem besedilu: prenosi prihodka), in sklad lahko izvede ukrepe za povečanje lastnega prihodka ob krepitvi privabljanja virov tretjih organizacij, in

KER je namen morebitnih donatorjev, da sklad še naprej dopolnjuje delo banke, Medameriške investicijske korporacije (v nadaljnjem besedilu: MIK) in drugih partnerjev pod pogoji, predvidenimi v tem sporazumu, ter da banka še naprej upravlja sklad na podlagi Sporazuma o upravljanju Večstranskega investicijskega sklada IV (v nadaljnjem besedilu: sporazum o upravljanju VIS IV),

SE morebitni donatorji dogovorijo:

I. ČLEN

SPLOŠNI NAMEN IN NALOGE

1. razdelek: Splošni namen

Splošni namen VIS IV je prek zasebnega sektorja spodbujati trajnostni in vključujoči razvoj s prepoznavanjem, podpiranjem, preizkušanjem in poskusnim izvajanjem razširljivih podjetniških inovacij, ki rešujejo razvojne izzive, ter si prizadevati ustvarjati priložnosti za revne in ranljive skupine prebivalstva, spodbujati gospodarsko rast in produktivnost, se spoprijemati s podnebnimi spremembami ter podpirati enakost spolov in raznolikost v državah v razvoju v regiji, ki so članice banke, in državah v razvoju, ki so članice Karibske razvojne banke (v nadaljnjem besedilu: KRB).

2. razdelek: Naloge

VIS IV za izpolnjevanje svojega namena opravlja te naloge:

(a)

prepoznava, preizkuša, spodbuja in podpira inovacije zasebnega sektorja v regiji z namenom ustvarjati priložnosti za revne in ranljive skupine prebivalstva;

(b)

spodbuja sprejemanje inovacij, ki imajo velik vpliv v regiji, z njihovim reproduciranjem in razširjanjem;

(c)

prizadeva si zagotoviti, da so inovacije, ki se reproducirajo, učinkovite in pomembno vplivajo na razvoj;

(d)

privablja vire in partnerje za povečevanje obsega;

(e)

spodbuja ustvarjanje znanja in učenje;

(f)

deluje v tesnem sodelovanju z banko in MIK za večjo učinkovitost;

(g)

pri vseh svojih dejavnostih obravnava podnebne spremembe, okolje, enakost spolov in raznolikost;

(h)

krepi svojo razvojno učinkovitost z določanjem izrecnih ciljev in merljivih rezultatov;

(i)

prizadeva si povečati lastni prihodek v skladu s ciljem okrepiti dolgoročno finančno vzdržnost;

(j)

prevzema stopnje tveganja v skladu s svojo nalogo preizkušati uspešnost in neuspešnost inovativnih rešitev;

(k)

dopolnjuje delo, ki ga v regiji opravljajo banka, MIK in drugi partnerji, ter

(l)

krepi sodelovanje z banko in MIK.

II. ČLEN

PRISPEVKI V SKLAD

1. razdelek: Listine o sprejetju in o prispevku

(a)

Vsak morebitni donator po ratifikaciji, sprejetju ali odobritvi tega sporazuma o VIS IV, takoj ko je razumno mogoče, pri banki deponira listino, ki potrjuje, da je ratificiral, sprejel ali odobril ta sporazum o VIS IV (v nadaljnjem besedilu: listina o sprejetju), ter čim prej po tem tudi listino, s katero soglaša, da bo v sklad vplačal (v nadaljnjem besedilu: listina o prispevku) znesek, naveden ob njegovem imenu v prilogi A tega sporazuma o VIS IV (v nadaljnjem besedilu: priloga A) (vsak tak prispevek v nadaljnjem besedilu: prispevek iz priloge A), s čimer morebitni donator postane donator po tem sporazumu o VIS IV.

(b)

Vsak donator svoj prispevek iz priloge A plača v štirih enakih letnih obrokih (v nadaljnjem besedilu: prispevek brez pridržka), kot je navedeno v njegovi listini o prispevku. Prvi obrok je treba plačati v 60 dneh od dne, ko začne veljati ta sporazum o VIS IV v skladu s 1. razdelkom V. člena (v nadaljnjem besedilu: začetek veljavnosti VIS IV). Vsak donator plača drugi, tretji in četrti obrok v 60 dneh od prve, druge oziroma tretje obletnice začetka veljavnosti VIS IV. Donatorji lahko vplačajo predplačila. Donator, ki deponira listino o prispevku več kot 60 dni po začetku veljavnosti VIS IV, plača prvi obrok in morebitne zapadle nadaljnje obroke v 60 dneh od deponiranja te listine.

(c)

Ne glede na določbe odstavka (b) tega razdelka o prispevkih brez pridržka donator lahko izjemoma v svoji listini o prispevku določi, da je plačilo vseh obrokov odvisno od pozneje odobrenih proračunskih sredstev, in se zaveže, da si bo prizadeval pridobiti potrebna odobrena sredstva za plačilo celotnega zneska vsakega obroka do dneva plačila, navedenega v odstavku (b) (v nadaljnjem besedilu: prispevek s pridržkom). Plačilo zapadlega obroka po tem dnevu se izvede v 30 dneh od pridobitve potrebnih odobrenih sredstev.

(d)

Odbor donatorjev lahko z glasovi vsaj dveh tretjin donatorjev, ki predstavljajo najmanj tri četrtine vseh glasovalnih pravic donatorjev, odobri, da sklad (poleg začetnih prispevkov iz priloge A ali prenosov prihodka) sprejme prispevke (v nadaljnjem besedilu: posamezni dodatni prispevki) donatorjev, ki so države posojilojemalke, ali donatorjev ustanoviteljev, pod morebitnimi pogoji, ki jih določi odbor donatorjev. Donatorji na splošno lahko plačajo posamezne dodatne prispevke v skladu z odstavkom (b) 1. razdelka II. člena. Po potrebi pa donator lahko izjemoma v svoji listini o prispevku, ki se nanaša na posamezne dodatne prispevke, določi, da je njegov novi prispevek prispevek s pridržkom, kot je opisan v odstavku (c) tega razdelka.

(e)

Če se listine o sprejetju in o prispevku, ki se nanašajo na prispevke iz priloge A, ne deponirajo v treh letih od začetka veljavnosti VIS IV, sekretar banke pošlje uradno obvestilo zadevnim donatorjem in/ali morebitnim donatorjem z opozorilom, da bi bilo treba listine deponirati v 12 mesecih od datuma tega uradnega obvestila. Če listine o sprejetju in o prispevku niso deponirane v roku, določenem v navedenem uradnem obvestilu, odbor donatorjev začne postopek za zagotovitev novih prispevkov (v nadaljnjem besedilu: nadomestni prispevki) od donatorjev, ki se odločijo sodelovati, da se pokrije ustrezni delež prispevkov iz priloge A, kot je opisano v odstavku (f) spodaj. Odbor donatorjev lahko izjemoma odobri začasne izjeme pri taki nadomestitvi prispevkov iz priloge A v posebnih in zares upravičenih okoliščinah. Donatorji in/ali morebitni donatorji, ki niso deponirali svojih listin o sprejetju in o prispevku ali niso plačali vseh svojih zapadlih prispevkov iz priloge A, niso upravičeni do plačila navedenih nadomestnih prispevkov.

(f)

Prispevke iz priloge A držav posojilojemalk lahko nadomestijo le donatorji, ki so države posojilojemalke; če nadomestnih prispevkov donatorjev, ki so države posojilojemalke, ni ali ti ne zadoščajo za kritje ustreznega deleža prispevkov iz priloge A, pa nadomestne prispevke za kritje morebitne razlike lahko plačajo donatorji, ki so prispevali v VIS I (v nadaljnjem besedilu: donatorji ustanovitelji). Prispevke iz priloge A držav, ki niso posojilojemalke, lahko nadomestijo le države, ki niso posojilojemalke in so donatorji ustanovitelji; če nadomestnih prispevkov donatorjev ustanoviteljev, ki niso posojilojemalci, ni ali ti ne zadoščajo za kritje ustreznega deleža prispevkov iz priloge A, pa nadomestne prispevke za kritje morebitne razlike lahko plača kateri koli donator ustanovitelj. Če skupni znesek predvidenih nadomestnih prispevkov preseže ustrezni delež prispevkov iz priloge A, se ustrezni delež prispevkov iz priloge A, ki se nadomešča, dodeli sorazmerno glede na predvidene nadomestne prispevke zadevnega donatorja. Vsi nadomestni prispevki zadevnih donatorjev bi se morali določiti v 180 dneh po 12-mesečnem obdobju iz odstavka (e) zgoraj ali v drugem obdobju, ki ga določi odbor donatorjev. Po potrebi pa donator lahko izjemoma v svoji listini o prispevku, ki se nanaša na nadomestne prispevke, določi, da je nadomestni prispevek prispevek s pridržkom, kot je opisan v odstavku (c) tega razdelka. Odbor donatorjev je pristojen, da odobri in/ali sprejme vse odločitve, potrebne za izvedbo postopka, opisanega v odstavku (e) zgoraj in tem odstavku.

(g)

Pogoj za plačilo prispevka iz priloge A je predhodno plačilo preostalih prispevkov v VIS III (v nadaljnjem besedilu: preostali prispevki VIS III).

(h)

Deleži preostalih prispevkov VIS III, ki se plačajo ob začetku veljavnosti VIS IV ali po njem, se ne upoštevajo pri izračunu števila glasovalnih pravic po odstavku (b) 4. razdelka IV. člena.

(i)

Odbor donatorjev lahko, ko se mu zdi primerno glede na razpored plačil prispevkov iz priloge A in dejavnosti sklada, pregleda ustreznost sredstev sklada ter, če se mu zdi zaželeno, ob posvetovanju z odboroma guvernerjev banke in MIK dovoli splošno povečanje prispevkov donatorjev (v nadaljnjem besedilu: splošni dodatni prispevki), ki vključujejo nove prispevke donatorjev, ki se odločijo sodelovati, pod pogoji, ki jih določi odbor donatorjev z glasovi vsaj dveh tretjin donatorjev, ki predstavljajo najmanj tri četrtine vseh glasovalnih pravic donatorjev, ter po opravljenem postopku dajanja zavez, odobrenem za določitev zneskov prispevkov iz priloge A; pod pogojem, da je za vsako odstopanje od tega postopka potrebna odobritev odbora donatorjev. Po potrebi pa donator lahko izjemoma v svoji listini o prispevku, ki se nanaša na splošni dodatni prispevek, določi, da je njegov novi prispevek prispevek s pridržkom, kot je opisan v odstavku (c) tega razdelka.

2. razdelek: Ukrepi za spodbujanje pravočasnih plačil

(a)

Donator, ki plača celotni znesek svojega prispevka iz priloge A v enem letu od začetka veljavnosti VIS IV, lahko plačilo zmanjša za 5% skupnega zneska svojega prispevka iz priloge A. Če se celotni znesek prejme v dveh letih od začetka veljavnosti VIS IV, tako zmanjšanje znaša 3%. V primeru takih vnaprejšnjih plačil se pri izračunu števila glasovalnih pravic po odstavku (b) 4. razdelka IV. člena število glasovalnih pravic izračuna na podlagi prvotnih zneskov, zapadlih na dan vsakega letnega obroka, določenega v odstavku (b) 1. razdelka.

(b)

Če donator ne plača deleža svojega prispevka iz priloge A do druge obletnice začetka veljavnosti VIS IV, začasno ne bo imel možnosti, da njegov predstavnik opravlja vlogo posameznega govorca ali govorca skupine držav (kot velja na podlagi odstavka (b) 3. razdelka IV. člena) na sejah odbora donatorjev. V takem primeru sekretar banke pošlje uradno obvestilo donatorjem, v katerem navede, za katere donatorje od naslednje seje odbora donatorjev velja navedeni ukrep. Navedeni ukrep se odpravi z obvestilom sekretarja banke, ko so vsa zapadla plačila v celoti izvedena. Če je donator, za katerega velja ta ukrep, del skupine držav in bi drugače opravljal vlogo govorca, to vlogo do odprave ukrepa opravlja drug donator iz te skupine. Donatorji, za katere velja ta ukrep, kljub vsemu ohranijo vse druge pravice donatorjev, tudi pravico do glasovanja, pravico prejemati informacije, pravico udeleževati se sej (brez oglašanja) in pravico predložiti posamezno pisno izjavo, ki se na zahtevo donatorja predlagatelja izjave priloži zapisniku ustrezne seje odbora donatorjev. Ukrep se uporabi ne glede na to, ali je donator deponiral svoji listini o sprejetju in o prispevku.

(c)

Pri izračunu števila glasovalnih pravic na podlagi 4. razdelka IV. člena se za vse prispevke iz priloge A, ki niso plačani pravočasno, po drugi obletnici začetka veljavnosti VIS IV uporabi prilagoditveni faktor 0,80, po peti obletnici začetka veljavnosti VIS IV pa prilagoditveni faktor 0,70. Prilagoditveni faktor se uporabi za znesek prispevka iz priloge A, ki ni plačan pravočasno, tako izračunani znesek pa se upošteva pri izračunu števila glasovalnih pravic tega donatorja v času veljavnosti tega sporazuma o VIS IV. Prilagoditveni faktor se ne uporablja za pravočasno plačane prispevke iz priloge A, ki se pri izračunu števila glasovalnih pravic upoštevajo taki, kot so navedeni. Uporaba navedenih prilagoditvenih faktorjev temelji na razporedu plačil, opisanem v tem sporazumu o VIS IV, ne glede na to, kdaj donator deponira svoji listni o sprejetju in o prispevku.

(d)

Od druge obletnice začetka veljavnosti VIS IV se nepovratno financiranje s sredstvi VIS IV odobri le donatorjem brez neplačanih zapadlih prispevkov iz priloge A, tudi za namene regionalnih dejavnosti. Ta omejitev se ne uporablja za (i) dejavnosti za ustvarjanje znanja, koristnega za regijo, ali (ii) dejavnosti v nestabilnih državah, kot določi odbor donatorjev. Ukrep se uporabi ne glede na to, ali je donator deponiral svoji listini o sprejetju in o prispevku.

3. razdelek: Plačila

(a)

Plačila, zapadla po tem členu, se izvedejo v kateri koli prosto zamenljivi valuti ali sestavljeni valuti posebne pravice črpanja (SDR) ali v netržnih neobrestovanih zadolžnicah (ali podobnih vrednostnih papirjih) v taki valuti, ki se plačajo na zahtevo za izpolnitev štirih obročnih rokov (v nadaljnjem besedilu: vplačani prispevek). Šteje se, da je s plačili v sklad v prosto zamenljivi valuti, ki se prenesejo iz skrbniškega sklada donatorja, plačan del dolgovanega zneska donatorja, ko so plačila prenesena.

(b)

Taka plačila se izvedejo na račun ali račune, ki jih banka odpre posebej za ta namen, zadolžnice pa se deponirajo na isti račun oziroma pri banki, kot določi banka.

(c)

Za določitev dolgovanih zneskov vsakega donatorja, ki plačuje v zamenljivi valuti, ki ni ameriški dolar, se znesek v ameriških dolarjih ob njegovem imenu v prilogi A pretvori v valuto plačila po povprečju dnevnih reprezentativnih menjalnih tečajev Mednarodnega denarnega sklada za to valuto v šestmesečnem obdobju, ki se je končalo 31. decembra 2023.

III. ČLEN

DEJAVNOSTI SKLADA

1. razdelek: Splošno

Sklad ima posebno vlogo pri sodelovanju z banko in MIK ter bi moral dopolnjevati in podpirati njune dejavnosti po navodilih odbora donatorjev. Sklad se za izpolnjevanje svojega namena po potrebi opira na strategije in politike banke in MIK ter programe za posamezne države.

2. razdelek: Dejavnosti

Sklad za izpolnjevanje svojega namena zagotovi financiranje v obliki nepovratnih sredstev, posojil, poroštva, nepravega lastniškega kapitala in lastniškega kapitala ali kombinacije teh oblik ali druge finančne instrumente, kot je potrebno za izpolnitev namena sklada. Raven nepovratnih sredstev v programu dejavnosti sklada določi odbor donatorjev, skupni znesek nepovratnega financiranja, odobrenega v posameznem letu, pa ne sme presegati skupnega zneska povratnega financiranja, odobrenega za isto leto, v skladu s ciljem okrepljene finančne vzdržnosti. Sklad lahko zagotavlja tudi svetovalne storitve, vključno s plačljivimi svetovalnimi storitvami. Storitve financiranja in svetovanja se lahko zagotavljajo zasebnim subjektom ter vladam, vladnim agencijam, poddržavnim subjektom, nevladnim organizacijam ali drugim, da se podprejo dejavnosti, ki prispevajo k izpolnjevanju namena sklada.

3. razdelek: Načela dejavnosti sklada

(a)

Sklad zagotavlja financiranje pod pogoji iz tega sporazuma o VIS IV v skladu s pravili iz III., IV. in VI. člena Sporazuma o ustanovitvi Medameriške razvojne banke (v nadaljnjem besedilu: statut) ter po potrebi v skladu s politikami banke in MIK, ki veljajo za njune dejavnosti. Vse države v razvoju v regiji, ki so članice banke in KRB, so možne upravičenke do financiranja iz sklada, če so upravičene, da jih financira banka.

(b)

Sklad si še naprej deli stroške dejavnosti z izvršnimi agencijami ob spodbujanju ustreznega partnerskega financiranja in upoštevanju načela neizrinjanja dejavnosti zasebnega sektorja.

(c)

Odbor donatorjev je pri odločanju o zagotavljanju nepovratnih sredstev posebej pozoren na zavezanost posameznih držav članic nalogi, določeni za VIS IV, možnosti za ustvarjanje priložnosti za revne in ranljive skupine prebivalstva, na podnebne spremembe, spodbujanje enakosti spolov in raznolikosti ter upoštevanje vodilnih načel za dejavnosti sklada.

(d)

Financiranje na ozemljih držav, ki so članice KRB, a niso članice banke, se opravi ob posvetovanju s KRB in z njenim soglasjem ali po KRB ter pod pogoji, skladnimi z načeli tega razdelka, kot odloči odbor donatorjev.

(e)

Sredstva sklada se ne uporabljajo za financiranje ali plačevanje projektnih stroškov, ki so nastali pred datumom razpoložljivosti sredstev sklada.

(f)

Nepovratna sredstva so lahko na voljo na podlagi, ki omogoča pogojno povrnitev izplačanih sredstev v ustreznih primerih.

(g)

Sklad se ne uporablja za financiranje dejavnosti na ozemlju države v razvoju v regiji, ki je članica banke, če ta članica financiranju nasprotuje.

(h)

Dejavnosti sklada morajo vključevati izrecne cilje in merljive rezultate. Razvojni vpliv dejavnosti sklada se meri v skladu z okvirom rezultatov, ki upošteva namen in naloge sklada iz I. člena ter mora odražati najboljše prakse, in sicer z:

i.

meritvijo rezultatov in vplivov na ravni projekta in na ravni sklada, učinkovitosti sklada, stopnje inovativnosti ter uspeha pri razširjanju inovacij, učenja in znanja;

ii.

okvirom za ocenjevanje rezultatov in vplivov na ravni projekta in portfelja ter ustreznimi merilnimi in ocenjevalnimi orodji;

iii.

seznanjanjem javnosti z rezultati.

O predpisu

Citati

Zakon o ratifikaciji Sporazuma o ustanovitvi večstranskega investicijskega sklada IV in Sporazuma o upravljanju večstranskega investicijskega sklada IV (MSUVIS)