DFF - Bashan Extension (EBRD-56732)

Regions
  • Europe and Central Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Turkiye
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
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
Jul 15, 2025
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
Bashan Agro Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
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
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 15.50 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.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 15.50 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)
$ 15.50 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.
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Jul 16, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Jul 15, 2025

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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.

As stated by the EBRD, the project consists of the provision of a three-year US$ 15.5 million (EUR 13.2 million) senior secured loan (the Loan) to Turkiye based processor of pulses Bashan Agro Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

The Bank's financing will be used to finance working capital needs.

Under the Resilient quality, the additional financing provided in the context of this new project will allow the Borrower to further diversify their supply chain by adding fifteen new international suppliers of lentil, beans and chick-peas; and have long-term financing to compensate for the constantly growing raw materials prices. Under the Green quality, Bashan will purchase up to 8,855 tonnes of legumes, sourced from approximately 5,902 hectares of land resulting in nitrogen savings equivalent to 1.4m tons of CO2 emissions thanks to effect of legume production on nitrogen soil storage that reduces fertiliser application.

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.
Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

As stated by the EBRD, Bashan Agro Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., a private company organised in Turkiye, is one of the leading processors of pulses in Turkiye.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Bashan Tarimsal Urunleri Pazarlama Sanayi ve Dis Ticaret A.S. Client Agriculture and Forestry

Contact Information
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Client - Bashan Agro Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.:

Ulas Yurdakul
Email: ulas.yurdakul@bashan.com.tr
Phone: +90 324 221 41 41
Fax: +90 324 221 41 42
Website: https://www.bashan.com.tr
Address: Emek Mahallesi Atatürk Bulv. No: 18/A Karacailyas/Mersin TURKIYE

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can request information by emailing: accessinfo@ebrd.com or by using this electronic form: https://www.ebrd.com/eform/information-request

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF EBRD

The Project Complaint Mechanism (PCM) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the PCM, it may assess compliance with EBRD's own policies and procedures to prevent harm to the environment or communities or it may assist you in resolving the problem that led to the complaint through a dialogue with those implementing the project. Additionally, the PCM has the authority to recommend a project be suspended in the event that harm is imminent.

You can contact the PCM at: pcm@ebrd.com or you can submit a complaint online using an online form at: http://www.ebrd.com/eform/pcm/complaint_form?language=en

You can learn more about the PCM and how to file a complaint at: http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/project-finance/project-complaint-mechanism.html

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