Afghanistan Rikweda Raisins (MIGA-3607)

Countries
  • Afghanistan
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Proposed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Dec 15, 2017
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Rikweda Trading DMCC
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Guarantee
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 7.80 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ MIGA website

Updated in EWS Oct 25, 2017

Disclosed by Bank Oct 18, 2017


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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.
Project Description This summary covers an investment by Rikweda Trading DMCC in Afghanistan. The investors have applied for MIGA guarantees of up to US$7.8 million for a period of up to 10 years against the risk of war and civil disturbance. The project involves the establishment and operation of a raisin producing and processing plant, Rikweda Fruit Process Company, located in Kabul, Afghanistan. The company will be funded through sponsors and an IFC revolving working capital facility. Environmental Categorization The project is a category B under MIGA's Policy on Social and Environmental Sustainability as it has potentially limited adverse social or environmental impacts that are largely reversible and readily addressed through mitigation measures. Key social and environmental risks and impacts are related to the development and implementation of management systems covering environment, health, safety, and food safety; workers' and community health and safety; and resource efficiency and pollution prevention (for example waste management, emissions controls, etc.). The client will prepare an Environmental Management Plan to manage the potential risks and impacts consistent with MIGA's Performance Standards. Development Impact Since 2014 the Afghan agri-business company specializes in the agricultural/horticultural development of Afghanistan's raisin production and processing sector. The company was developed to be the solution to gaining greater market coverage for Afghan raisins by improving the processing of Afghan raisins to the highest hygienic quality required. Their head of sales has been involved in the raisin sector 1986. The project is expected to create more than 300 new jobs, out of which 50% are for female. MIGA's support for this investment is aligned with the World Bank Group's Interim Strategy Note for Afghanistan, particularly with regard to providing domestic sources of growth and jobs. This project is also aligned with MIGA's objective of facilitating investments in conflict-affected environments as well as countries eligible for assistance from the International Development Association. The project would be underwritten through MIGA's Small Investment Program.
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