Astarta FMO loan (IFC-38157)

Countries
  • Ukraine
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Active
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
May 31, 2016
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
ASTARTA-KYIV,TOV
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Industry and Trade
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 10.00 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.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 25.00 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 @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Aug 8, 2017

Disclosed by Bank Apr 28, 2016

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Project Description
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This project provides financing to Astarta to procure procure farming inputs before harvest and purchase crops from local farmers at the time of harvest for further processing or export. No expansion of existing facilities or launch of new business will be conducted by the company as a part of this project.
Investment Description
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Astarta is a leading primary agriculture producer in Ukraine. Astarta’s principal activities include (i) production of sugar beet and high quality white sugar, (ii) production of other crops including wheat, barley, corn, sunflower, and soya, (iii) soybean processing, and (iv) cattle farming. The Company owns and operates 9 sugar plants, soybean processing plant, bioenergy complex, and chain of grain silos and supporting infrastructure facilities in 4 operational regions in Ukraine. 37.80% of Astarta is owned by Viktor Ivanchyk and 25.99 % by Valery Korotkov, 2.38% of interest is held by Astarta as treasury shares, and the remaining 33.83 % is floated on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

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Mr. Viktor Gladky, Chief Financial Officer, LLC Firm “Astarta-Kyiv” Phone: 380 44 593 11 05 Fax: 380 44 593 11 32 Email: mailto:gladky@astarta.ua ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF IFC/MIGA The Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by an IFC or MIGA- financed project. If you submit a complaint to the CAO, they may assist you in resolving a dispute with the company and/or investigate to assess whether the IFC is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. If you want to submit a complaint electronically, you can email the CAO at CAO@worldbankgroup.org. You can learn more about the CAO and how to file a complaint at http://www.cao-ombudsman.org/

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