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Puratos Loan The proposed investment consists in a corporate facility of up to EUR 100 million to Puratos Group N.V. (Puratos or the Company) to finance the sustainable procurement of wet-dry cocoa beans under its Cacao-Trace program (Puratos proprietary sustainable sourcing program) in origins in Central and South America, Africa and Asia for the period of 2020-2025 and CAPEX for the construction of cocoa post-harvest centers and grinding lines, where and when necessary.      Puratos is an international group dedicated to developing, producing and delivering innovative ingredients and semi-finished products for artisans, industry, retailers and food service customers in the bakery, patisserie and chocolate sectors.      Headquarter in Belgium Puratos has local subsidiaries in 78 countries; products are manufactured in more than 63 plants spread over 46 countries and sold in over 100 countries. The project impacts will be centered on smallholder farmers supplying Puratos (Belcolade) under its sustainable cocoa sourcing program Cacao-Trace. Cocoa farmers will benefit from a reliable access to the market and increased income (including quality premiums and bonuses), through the implementation of a more sustainable and environmentally beneficial harvesting model leading to improved yields and the production of premium quality cocoa. The project is expected to generate more extensive market impacts by influencing the way similar companies addresses cocoa sustainability issues.
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         The proposed project is a $1.0 billion risk sharing portfolio in a trade finance facility supporting significant trade flows in Emerging Markets (EMs) through which IFC and Standard Chartered Bank (Standard Chartered) will share the risk of the portfolio on a 50-50% basis. The proposed project will augment trade limits supporting trade flows in and out of EMs at a time when the demand for trade financing far exceeds the limits offered by banks. The proposed project is expected to support continuous trade flows totaling about $4.0 billion of trade p.a. and reach over 500 companies in EMs where decreases in the level of financing is limiting trade flows.. The project will finance approximately $4.0bn of EM trade finance p.a. and expand trade finance credit to more than 500 companies across countries, over 50% in IDA. By promoting trade facilitation, the project will help to close the trade finance gap at a time when banks are exiting from the trade space and will help to sustains trade flows of critical goods in key sectors of EM economies. Market contribution arises from end-beneficiaries integration into global value chains. Productive networks created by the project between local firms and countries trading goods cross border will send an important market signal of supporting EM/IDA (>50%) trade networks, to achieve the competitive growth of local firms and economies. Furthermore, by integrating new investors into EM-focused trade finance, the project will help channel new sources of capital to support EM trade flows, allowing these co-investors to replicate similar investments in the future.
GMF 2 Project The project consists of a two stage investment in the Global Microfinance Facility (GMF), an existing project launched by IFC in 2004. The objective of the two-phased approach is to:   - Strengthen GMF (the Facility) in order to take a greater market role in sync with the increased demand for medium-term credit from microfinance institutions (MFIs); and  - Establish a partnership with a private bank so as to distribute investment paper issued by GMF to a wide market of investors. The project falls directly under IFCs priority to boost both investment volume and development impact, which is through promoting collective investment vehicles. - Significant Direct Contribution to Poverty Reduction:   The project will extend finance through MFIs to previously underserved groups: micro and small businesses who lack adequate sources of funding. IFCs new investment will increase the availability of financial services to this large underserved group. Supporting productive small businesses will in turn stimulate growth, employment generation and poverty reduction.  - Scaling Up Microfinance:   By supporting an institution sponsored by GMF, this project will help scale up over 30 microfinance institutions by providing them with commercial funding in order to expand operations. This model should attract other private and commercial investors to do the same, thereby promoting investments in the microfinance sector.  - Demonstration Effect:  The integration of a major private bank into a microfinance Facility will be one of the first of its kind. This will show the way for other private banks to enter the market and promote this asset class globally. In addition, this will allow the bank to massively distribute this investment product to its institutional clients.  - Facilitate the access of MFIs to commercial funding:  The current demand of credit by underserved micro enterprises in emerging markets far exceeds the funding provided by donors and commercial lenders.  In order to satisfy the demand and unleash the productive capacity of these micro enterprises, MFIs need to tap into commercial funding sources to support their expansion. The Facility enables MFIs to access capital from financial markets, which strengthens their balance sheets. The demonstration effect and the experience to be gained by commercial lenders to the MFI sector are expected to result in sustainable, commercial funding relationships.   - Increase Exposure in Africa:  Due to the increase in the facilitys size, shift in protection structure, and new incentive system, the project is expected to generate investment transactions in Africa than in the first GMF.
DCM REGIO Fund The project involves the establishment of a minimum US$750 million climate risk focused emerging markets fund, the HSBC Real Economy Green Investment Opportunity GEM Bond Fund (the Fund), managed by HSBC Global Asset Management (HSBC GAM). The Fund will help channel resources primarily from developed markets to finance climate related projects in developing countries. The Fund will achieve this goal by mobilizing capital from institutional investors, mostly, in developed countries and investing the capital in green bonds and to a lesser extent sustainability bonds issued by financial and real sector entities in developing countries. The issuing entities will in turn invest the proceeds of the bonds in eligible climate and social impact projects under a suitable framework Reduction of Green House Gas Emissions: The project will make a significant contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by financing eligible climate projects such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, green buildings, transport, and mobility.

Promotion of green bonds best practice in emerging markets
MPN Project The project involves a combined equity and debt investment of up to $10 million in Marco Polo Network Inc. (MPN), a Delaware Corporation, providing an automated trading platform to institutional investors and brokers trading emerging market securities.  MPN operates a network that electronically links brokers around the world to facilitate cross-border trading, mainly into emerging market countries, which can enhance emerging market liquidity and overall market development.    The IFC investment will help MPN to grow its operations by:    - expanding its operating system and sales team and support personnel to meet existing client demand and add new functionalities; - expanding MPNs coverage to a universe of frontier emerging market countries, which are not currently substantial destinations for global investors but have the potential to attract larger allocations of investor flows in the future. By enhancing cross-border and flows into emerging securities markets, the project should generate a number of development impacts:     - increase capital inflows into emerging market countries and improve the ability of local borrowers and investor to obtain long term, local currency funding and investment products;    - help enhance the liquidity and efficiency of emerging securities market;    - facilitate south-south capital flows that further enhance domestic market liquidity and provide investors with a broader range of investment products.
First ANZ International Modaraba Summary Of Project Information (SPI)       Project Name    Regional-First ANZ International Modaraba Limited (FAIM)              Region    Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa        Sector       Project No008259   Projected Board DateMay 15, 1997   Company NameFirst ANZ International Modaraba Limited   Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders    	Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ)    Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment    	US$50-100 million (including an IFC equity investment of US$5 million)    Location of project and Description of site    	Fund domiciled in Guernsey and listed in Bahrain    Description of Company and Purpose of Project    	The project consists of establishing the first listed Islamic closed-end leasing-oriented fund for emerging markets. The Fund would provide medium-term asset finance, including leasing, for projects primarily in the emerging markets of the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, Pakistan and Southeast Asia. The investment objective of the Fund is to achieve a high income return to investors by investing in the financing of productive assets (such as plant, equipment, and machinery). The Fund would seek a listing on the Bahrain Stock Exchange and would serve as a specialized investment vehicle for investors. The fund management company, ANZ Management Company (Guernsey) Limited, will be assisted by ANZ as its Investment Advisor.    Environmental Category and Issues    	This is a Financial Intermediary (FI) category project according to IFC''s environmental review procedure. For relevant operations, FAIM will be required to implement an environmental management system consistent with host country requirements and World Bank policies and guidelines. In addition, IFC will assess FAIMs capability to implement the system.       Date SPI sent to PIC     April 3, 1997      For Additional Information contact:  Corporate Relations Unit -   telephone: (202) 473-7711   facsimile: (202) 676-0365
Altobridge Project Altobridge Limited (Altobridge or Company) is a leading provider of GSM mobile telecommunications solutions for remote communities.

The Company specialises in developing technology that cuts the cost of delivering mobile telecommunications connectivity to remote communities in developing and emerging markets.

Central to this, is its satellite backhauled, solar powered, Altobridge lite-site solution which enables mobile network operators to cost effectively extend their networks, into remote communities, at low cost.

Meeting the needs of 100 to 1,500 size subscriber communities, the Altobridge lite-site has been specifically designed to optimise satellite bandwidth and minimise power consumption.

At the heart of the Companys offering lie a series of patented and patent-pending technologies namely; Data at the Edge (data optimisation in wireless networks), Local Connectivity (local voice switching) and Split ArchitectureTM (transmission and power optimisation), all of which  individually and combined - drive down communications delivery costs for mobile network operators, by reducing backhaul and power consumption costs.

With headquarters in Ireland and facilities in Malaysia, USA, Indonesia and China, Altobridge was founded in 2002, by a group of GSM industry specialists who recognized that mobile operators and their traditional equipment suppliers were focused on urban network expansion. As such, Altobridge set about developing a unique solar powered solution with the lowest operationally efficient solution in the industry that would enable mobile network operators to deliver connectivity to the 1.6 billion adults who live in unconnected, off-grid communities.

Since then, the Altobridge solution has been deployed on land, air and sea by mobile network operators worldwide. Moving forward however, the company will exclusively focus on refining, honing, improving and developing the Altobridge lite-site solution for land based, remote enterprise and remote village communities in developing and emerging markets. The project aims to achieve the following development impacts:
I. Provide Voice & Mobile Internet Connectivity to Remote Communities
-Mobile Operators have been commercially constrained from extending their networks into remote regions in emerging markets due to the costs involved of rolling out traditional network infrastructure, e.g. towers, microwave links, power etc. The low operating and capital costs of the Altobridge lite-site reduces the barriers to rural and remote network expansion, namely, expensive satellite backhaul, power source and truck-roll costs.
-The Company's Data at the Edge solution and other products will provide reliable and affordable mobile broadband connectivity to schools, homes and enterprises in areas that currently lack such access to the internet.
II. Assist in the creation of direct and indirect employment in emerging markets
III. Promote energy efficiency through the reliance of Altobridge products on renewable power sources
Accion FI Fund The project entails an equity commitment of up to US$15 million in Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund LP (the Fund) a private equity fund that seeks to make equity or equity-equivalent investments in early- and growth-stage companies that develop or provide products, services or technology to expand the financial inclusion of the under and unbanked population in Africa, Asia and Latin America. i) The Fund will facilitate industry knowledge management and transfer which is crucial for the development of a healthy and dynamic digital finance asset class.  ii) The Fund's focus on provision of financial services to the lower socioeconomic segments of the population will further financial access in the target markets.  iii) Private sector development: the fund will provide equity capital and management advice that will strengthen investees' financial, operational, and management positions; demonstrating business cases for digital delivery and facilitation of financial services.
Bayport Project An investment package of up to $30 million, comprised of local currency direct loans or participation in bond issuances by: Bayport Tanzania (US$10 million equivalent) and Bayport Zambia (US$10 million equivalent); a potential $10 million for Bayport Colombia or Bayport Mexico in the next 6-12 months. In addition to that, IFC will provide a Risk Management Line of up to US$1 million, to allow Bayport Management Limited, Bayport Zambia, or Bayport Tanzania swap part of its US$ denominated borrowings into local currencies. i) Access to finance for education, housing, healthcare and SMEs: increasing the access to credit to low income borrowers primarily for education, housing and home improvements, small enterprise development, and healthcare expenses in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America; ii) Access to finance in rural areas: project will aid access to financial services in underserved areas of African and Latin American; and iii) Job creation: The Project will further job creation through the growth of the Companies the loans are being provided to as well as further stimulating productive spend amongst the consumer constituency.
Romania and Moldova Direct Fund Summary Of Project Information (SPI)       Project Name    Romania and Moldova Direct Fund              Region    Central and Southern Europe        Sector       Project No009021   Projected Board DateJune 30, 1998   Company NameRomania and Moldova Direct Fund   Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders    	International Equity Partners, LP    Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment    	US$65-90 million, including an IFC equity investment of up to US$15 million.    Location of project and Description of site    	Romania and Moldova    Description of Company and Purpose of Project    	The project consists of an equity investment of up to US$15 million for up to 20% of total capital of the Romania and Moldova Direct Fund.  The Fund will raise between US$65-90 million for direct equity investments in Romanian and Moldovan companies, providing technical assistance and creating a close cooperation between the international sponsors and the companies.     Environmental Category and Issues    	This is a Financial Intermediary (FI) category project according to IFCs environmental review procedure.  The Romania and Moldova Direct Fund has committed to establishing an environmental management system that will ensure that investments are consistent with applicable host country environmental laws and regulations as well as applicable World Bank environmental, health, and safety guidelines and policies; designating appropriate individuals who will have responsibility for environment; attending IFCs environmental management workshops; submitting an environmental management plan; ensuring that category A projects are cleared by IFCs Environment Division; and submitting an annual environmental performance report.       Date SPI sent to PIC     May 8, 1998      This Summary of Project Information is prepared and distributed to the public in advance of consideration of the proposed transaction by the Corporations Board of Directors.  It is provided for the purpose of enhancing the transparency of IFCs activities and should not be construed as presuming the outcome of IFC Board consideration.    For Additional Information contact:  Corporate Relations Unit -   telephone: (202) 473-7711   facsimile: (202) 974-4384
Quona Fund III IFC is considering an equity commitment in Quona Accion Inclusion Fund III (Fund III or the Fund), a venture capital fund that seeks to make equity or equity-equivalent investments in early- and growth-stage companies that develop and/or provide products, services and technology to expand financial inclusion in emerging markets. The Fund will 1) provide access to early-stage capital and operational support, which will lead to increased likelihood for emerging market startups to scale and succeed; 2) expand access to financial services for underserved consumers and MSMEs; and 3) increase competitiveness of the financial services market by demonstrating the viability of innovative fintech business models, which could be replicated across markets.
WEOF - AMC Fund The proposed project aims to address the access to finance challenges faced by women-owned SMEs in emerging markets and consists of an investment in the Women Entrepreneurs Debt Fund. The Fund will provide senior debt to commercial banks that are committed to expanding their portfolios of women-owned SMEs in emerging markets. 1- Access to finance and resource mobilization for women-owned SMEs, a critically underserved segment.  2- Market transformation and demonstration effect.  3- Capacity Building.
Learn Capital Venture Partners - EM, LP The proposed transaction is an investment of up to US $20M in Learn Capital Venture Partners  EM, L.P., (the
EM Fund) an emerging markets-focused investment fund which will co-invest with specified investment funds of
Learn Capital LLC (Learn Capital), into qualified portfolio companies meeting agreed-upon criteria. Founded in
2008, Learn Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, focusing exclusively on education
technology (edtech) investments. - Increased availability of capital for technology-driven start-ups engaged in education and skills development in emerging markets: IFC expects that the EM Fund will increase investment available to education and skills-focused start-up companies across emerging markets, including geographies with limited access to venture capital.
- Improved access to efficient training, upskilling and employability-related education services for populations across emerging markets: By investing in companies providing scalable, accessible and low-cost learning solutions, IFC expects to support learners in emerging markets to achieve higher levels of education and develop digital and other employment-related skills so as to participate more effectively in the workforce.
- Increased competitiveness of key markets through innovative market-creating solutions: IFC expects the EM Fund will support start-up companies that enhance the efficiency of traditional education models and also companies that leverage new technologies to create innovative services and delivery channels currently unavailable to emerging market populations.
GCB Fund Project The Project consists of IFC establishing the Green Cornerstone Bond Fund of up to US$2bn that will invest in green bonds issued by financial institutions active in emerging markets, and IFC partnering with a Fund Manager to help develop the green bond market in emerging markets. Alongside the Fund, there will be an investment support facility which will provide assistance at the issuer and market level for green bonds, for research, development and knowledge sharing. The Fund will be managed by a Fixed Income asset manager selected via a Request for Proposal The Project will simultaneously stimulate the "demand" and the "supply" sides of the climate finance challenge in developing countries via fixed income markets solution.  On the demand side, the Project is providing institutional SRIs with potentially higher yields than what is available in developed markets.  Through the Fund, investors would also have access to IFC's unparalleled EM network, with a large global EM client base, accumulated knowledge, and long-term commitment to EM and private sector investments. On the supply side, the Project is providing support to FIs active in EM, who need to raise funding on a large scale to issue green bonds and finance their growing green finance activities.
Citibank GTLP The project is for IFC and funding partners (development finance institutions and international financial institutions) to provide trade financing of an amount yet to be determined to Citibank N.A. (Citibank) headquartered in the United States, as part of IFCs Global Trade Liquidity Program (GTLP).

GTLP is part of IFCs multi-faceted global financial crisis response. It is a funded trade finance program of up to $8 billion that will be mobilized and disbursed in phases to provide IFC with a flexible platform from which to support the extension of funded trade financing to under-served clients globally. The proposed total IFC investment would be $1-2 billion, which will be match-funded with resources from other development finance institutions (DFIs) and international financial institutions (IFIs) as well as several international banks with an established footprint in emerging markets trade finance. The project is expected to have a significant development impact by increasing funding for trade of consumer goods, intermediate goods, smaller machinery and commodities demanded by emerging market enterprises.