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Rwenzori Towers Pine Investments Limited (PINE or the Company), a reputable local property developer in Uganda, intends to build and operate a modern office building of international standards in Kampala Central Business District (CBD), to be called Rwenzori Towers (the Project).  The project will consist of a twin five storey structure with office space for a total built up area of 19,368 m2, total commercial area of 12,011 m2, total lettable area of 10,232 m2 (representing 85.2% of total commercial area) and parking for over 400 vehicles.  The design of the building will conform to modern fire and safety standards. The project will contribute to filling the gap between supply and demand for quality office space in Kampala and provide much needed property infrastructure in Kampala.  Other areas of development impact include:      - Improvement in and introduction of quality standards;  - Creation of direct and indirect jobs;  - Demonstration effect on other local companies to pursue similar commercial property development projects; - Opportunity for linkages and benefit to other sectors of the economy, from suppliers to final tenants who will benefit from additional quality office space.
Samasource Project Founded in 2008, with 4,500+ workers in Africa, Sama (or the Company) is a B Corp Certified, AI data annotation company providing solutions that help prepare, train, and optimize AI algorithms so they can accurately recognize and differentiate data.  IFC is considering an investment of up to US$10 million in Sama, and the project is expected to be supported by the IDA20 Private Sector Window Blended Finance Facility. The funding will primarily be used to expand the Companys operations in Uganda. The development impact of the project will be via: 
(i) Project Outcomes (Stakeholders): Direct employment opportunities for workers in Uganda, especially women and disadvantaged youth, resulting in improved livelihoods and skills upgrading. 
(ii) Contribution to Market Creation (Integration): Stronger integration of Uganda's digital entrepreneurship ecosystem, via capacity building channels.
DFCU III Project The project is to provide a multipurpose term loan to DFCU Ltd. (DFCU or the company) of up to $10 million (Note) with a maturity of up to 10 years including 3 years grace. A part of the project may involve partial guarantee of DFCUs local currency term borrowing from pension funds (or insurance companies) based in the East Africa region. 

The company is a former portfolio client of IFCs and is the forth largest banking group in Uganda. Established as a development finance company, DFCU has evolved into a multi-faced banking group and remains as the only specialized term lending institution in the country servicing mostly small and medium sized enterprises.

The objective of the project is three fold: 

- support DFCUs traditional line of business including term finance and leasing; 
- enable the company to develop the mortgage portfolio of its own thereby assisting the growth of Ugandas mortgage market; and
- foster competition in the local market, reducing costs for private sector in Uganda.

(Note) Given DFCUs interest in participating in IFCs Global Trade Finance Facility, an incremental trade line would be made available to the company.
Pearl Dairy IV The proposed investment consists of up to US$35 million senior loan package to Maziwa and its subsidiaries (Pearl Dairy Farms Ltd or PDFL and Musty Distribution Limited or Musty, together Pearl Dairy or the Company) to finance the Companys (i) capacity expansion plans in Uganda and in Kenya (US$ 21 million) including the upgrade and capacity increase of the powder milk plant in Uganda, and the acquisition of a packing plant in Kenya, and (ii) refinancing of existing Standard Chartered Bank loan in Uganda (US$ 14 million) (the Project).      Pearl Dairy was established in 2009 in Uganda. Pearl Dairys product portfolio includes UHT milks, powder milks, flavored milks, yoghurts, butter, honey and more. The Company supplies its local market as well as most of East Africa. As of October 2022, the group employs c. 1,226 people (directly and through 3rd party), sources milk from over 15,000 farmers (2/3 in Uganda, 1/3 in Kenya) and distributes across the continent to retailers, wholesalers and end-consumers through 80 sales points in 2 operating countries. IFC expects the Project to increase dairy productivity and smallholder farmers access to raw milk market in Uganda and Kenya. The Project will also contribute to food security by increasing the volume of dairy products sold to consumers. At the market level, the Project will help to strengthen the resilience of the dairy sector in the two countries by building capacity in dairy supply chain to withstand macro shocks and stresses related to droughts.
AMSME Bank of Africa Uganda The proposed project comprises of a 5 year senior loan of up to $5 million, with a 2 year grace period for the principal (the Loan) to Bank of Africa Uganda Limited (BOA Uganda or the Bank). The IFC Loan will be combined with an advisory services program to the Bank under the Africa Micro Small Medium Enterprise Finance Program (AMSME Finance Program or the Program). The IFC Investment will support the Banks efforts to expand its lending activities in the Ugandan SME sector, and help build its capacity to serve the sector profitably. SME Lending Expansion: The project is expected to enhance BOA Ugandas focus on SME lending and strengthen its capacity to adequately serve this segment of the banking market. The project will also enable the Bank to offer wider financing options to Ugandan SMEs, and hence encourage expansion of SME lending to this underserved yet key segment of the Ugandan economy. Such financing will be crucial for the sustainable development of the private sector across the country that results in improved economic development and poverty reduction.

Demonstration Effect: The project will have a demonstration effect for other banks to diversify into the SME segment. In addition, BOA Uganda will have to comply with IFCs environmental and social management standards. Compliance with these standards will improve the Banks environmental and social profile and create a demonstration effect for other banks.
Umeme Ltd. Project Umeme Limited (Umeme) is a regulated electricity distribution company in Uganda, supplying over 300,000 customers mainly located in the semi-urban strip from Entebbe through Kampala to Jinja.  In March 2005, Umeme was awarded a 20 year concession to manage and operate the assets of Uganda Electricity Distribution Company (UEDCL).  The award of the concession was part of Ugandas broader privatization of its power sector, which also involved the unbundling of transmission, distribution and generation, and the awarding of concessions for the operation of its existing generation assets.  Ugandas power sector privatization was fully supported by the World Bank Group, and the Umeme financing structure includes both MIGA insurance and a partial risk guarantee from IDA.  To date, Umeme has invested about $44 million in rehabilitating and developing its network, making additional connections, implementing a new customer billing system, and rolling out a customer call center and work management centers.  Subject to the Ugandan regulators approval, Umeme intends to spend a further $50 million in the next two years (the Project).  This investment is a continuation of the existing program, covering renewal of its asset base, loss reduction, network extension, and new connections (in addition to the 93,821 Umeme has already made). Since Umeme started operation in 2005, it has connected 93,821 new customers in Uganda where less than 10% of the population has access to electricity.  It has also improved the performance of the countrys distribution sector by reducing technical and commercial losses from 38% in 2005 to 34% in 2008 despite the significant tariff increase mainly due to high oil prices in those years.  It is expected that Umeme will further improve the sector performance through the Project, and will have a significant development impact on the country in the form of:  - Increased access to electricity supply (at least 20,000 new connections annually) - Reduction in the technical and commercial losses for at least additional 2% by 2010 - Reduction in losses, which will in the long term lead to a reduction in the tariff  - Improvement in the quality of service to end users
KCB Uganda LTF The proposed engagement with KCB Bank Uganda Limited (KCBBU or the Bank) is aligned to IFCs strategy to establish a long-term partnership with Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB or the Group) one of the largest banks in East Africa. IFC''s partnership with KCB will support its regional expansion plans and help the Group develop a robust regional banking platform which is essential for the successful economic integration of the newly created East African economic community. The Project is comprised of a $10 million senior loan facility to KCBU, a subsidiary of KCB, which will provide the Bank with long-term funding to support its mortgage lending business. 1.	Access to Finance - Housing: IFC financing will allow KCB Uganda to grow its mortgage business and increase access to affordable housing in Uganda;  2.	Strengthening of Uganda''s banking sector: Introduction of long-term funding will add to the sector''s stability by lowering maturity risk and ultimately contribute towards lowering interest rates, and thereby making mortgages more affordable.  3.	Enhancing competition in Uganda''s banking sector: IFC''s investment will help KCB Uganda grow its market share and thus reduce the dominance of larger banks, and improving the industry''s stability. This will also increase competition and lead to improved service offerings for customers. 4.	Increased regional integration: By supporting KCB''s operations in Uganda, IFC will be enhancing competition and services in the regional banking sector thus contributing to the success of the newly created East Africa Community.
DTBU Tier I & II The total project cost and proposed IFC investment is $5 million. IFC will finance the above amount in the form of a Subordinated Loan that qualifies for Tier II capital.  The above Subordinated Loan will be utilized to: (i) strengthen Diamond Trust Bank Uganda Limiteds (DTBU) capital base; and (ii) assist in DTBUs expansion of its lending activities to the SMEs. The Project is expected to have a high development impact in the following measurable areas:  1. Increasing credit availability to the SMEs.  2. Supporting job creation through providing long term financing to the SMEs. 3. Growth in bank''s profitability, which is expected to be achieved through strengthening DTBU''s capital base, resulting in higher taxes to the Government. 5. Demonstration effect/market transformation through DTBU''s continued lending to the target segment beyond the life of the Project.
Cetel-Stanbic Uganda This proposed investment involves the establishment of a risk sharing facility (the Facility) to Stanbic Uganda (the Bank) in collaboration with Celtel Uganda.  The Facility is proposed to share risks in a portfolio of loans to the distributors (the Dealers) of Celtel products (air time, handsets etc).  The risk sharing facility will help the Bank provide cash flow based financing to the Dealers to finance their working capital requirements. IFC will also implement a training and capacity building program to the Dealers in order to improve their management skills, corporate governance processes and therefore improve their risk profile as borrowers.  The total loan portfolio is estimated to be up to Uganda Shillings 20 billion (equivalent $12 million) in size. This will represent IFCs first risk sharing facility for SMEs involved in the Telecommunications sector in Uganda. The proposed investment is expected to have a high development impact.  The demand for banking services by the SME sector in Uganda is currently unmet, in large part because SMEs lack the necessary financial and management capabilities that would allow banks to lend to them at an affordable cost. This investment will permit IFC to support the small and relatively unsophisticated telecom distributors that play such an important role in providing access to telecommunications services in throughout the country: the risk-sharing investment with Stanbic will facilitate access to affordable medium term financing for these Dealers while the advisory service program will help increase their management capacity. The proposed investment will prove this SME sub-sector as a viable and profitable segment of the market thus encouraging banks to serve this crucial yet largely untapped market.
AEF Gomba Fishing Company SUMMARY OF PROJECT INFORMATION (SPI)     Project Name		Gomba Fishing Industries Ltd.    Region			Sub-Saharan Africa    Sector			Agro-Processing    Project No			009245    Projected Board		December 23, 1998    Company Name		Gomba Fishing Industries Ltd.    Technical Partners and/or Major Shareholders    The company is owned by Mr. Yusuf Karmali and his family.  Mr. Karmali is an accountant by profession with several successful business enterprises.  He has been in the fish processing business for over 12 years.    Project Cost including Proposed IFC Investment    	Project Cost		US$6.94 million   	IFC Loan Investment	US$1.2 million    Location of Project and Description of Site    	The project is located at 11/19 Nyanza Road, Jinja, Uganda - on the shores of Lake Victoria.  The site measures 3 ha, relatively flat with a gentle slope to the lake and is completely fenced.    Description of Company and Purpose of Project    Gomba Fishing Industries Ltd. is a private limited liability company incorporated in Uganda on November 10, 1983.  The project involves a relocation and modernization of an existing 15 tpd fish processing plant to an adjacent plot. 	    IFC Role	IFC is to provide a long-term foreign currency financing and technical support.    Development Impact	The project will provide better quality products; add new technology at various levels of the plant; and create additional employment opportunities.    Environmental Category and Issues    This is an environmental review category B project.  Key environmental health and safety issues associated with this project include land use; impacts from past operations; liquid and solid waste disposal; plant hygiene; water and power supply; employee health and safety training; and plant fire protection.  Liquid waste disposal undergoes pre treatment on site and is then further treated by municipal authorities.  Processing solid waste is converted to fishmeal and sold to feed plants.  Health and hygiene inspections are conducted by Government and EU authorities and employees are provided with appropriate training.   		   The Environmental Review Summary is expected to be available on or about November 22, 1998 from the Public Information Center.    Date SPI sent to PIC		November 12, 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) 676-0365.     L:\CAF\AEF\UAN\GOMBASPI.DOC   November 11, 1998 9:51 AM  Environmental documents for this project are available at http://www.ifc.org and from the World Bank InfoShop (http://www.worldbank.org/html/pic/aboutinfo.html).
UMU Project The project consists of a $1 million loan for Uganda Microfinance Union (UMU or the company) for the purpose of funding expansion of the companys microfinance loan portfolio.  A guarantee permitting local currency funding will be arranged if possible with a commercial bank.

The purpose of the IFC project is to assist the Union to achieve outreach on a scale that will ensure the availability of financial services to the vast numbers of the population who are currently marginalized by the formal financial sector, and to facilitate the organizations permanent self-sufficiency and sustainability.
DCFU-Tier 2 The project is to provide DFCU Limited (DFCU or the company) with Tier II capital of up to $5 million. The objective of the project is primarily to strengthen the capital base of DFCU so that it can expand its loan portfolio in critical sectors  SMEs and mortgages.  DFCU is both an operating company that provides term finance and mortgage finance products, and a holding company with the following 100% owned subsidiaries  DFCU Leasing Limited and DFCU Bank Limited (the Bank). It also owns 67% of two investment property companies, Rwenzori Properties Limited and Nakasero Properties Limited. They are collectively referred to as the DFCU Group (the Group). This investment in DFCU will be a continuation of IFCs long-standing relationship with the most recent investment being a $10 million credit line in June 2005. IFC was a key shareholder in DFCU for over 20 years and exited its investment when it listed on the Kampala Stock Exchange in October 2004. IFC finance is expected to help DFCU to expand term lending to SMEs, a vastly underserved sector in the country. IFCs investment will permit the Bank to extend finance new SME projects for $5 million by end December 2007 and the Banks mortgages portfolio is expected to increase from $40 million to $45 million by end December 2008.
Tilda Uganda Limited REVISED SUMMARY OF PROJECT INFORMATION (SPI)    Project name		UGANDA-Tilda Uganda Limited    Region			Sub-Saharan Africa    Sector			Agriculture    Project No			008136    Projected Board Date	January 20, 1998   	   Company Name		Tilda Uganda Limited    Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders:    	The Company is privately held by the Thakrar family, Ugandan Asians who left in the 1972 exodus precipitated by President Amins expulsion order.  The family have developed businesses in the rice industry based in the United Kingdom and in India, and have recently acquired the land and existing facilities.    Project Cost including proposed IFC investment    	Project Cost:		US$6.4 million equivalent   	IFC Investment:		up to US$2.0 million (loan)	    Location of project and Description of site:    	The project is situated about 90km northeast of Jinja near the Kenya border (between Jinja and Tororo). The Kibimba estate incorporates an irrigation system.  The key structures include a mill, storage areas workshops, housing and a school.    Description of Company and Purpose of Project:    	The project involves the privatisation, rehabilitation and development of the Kibimba Rice Scheme, established in 1973.  About 550 ha were developed for cultivation of rice paddies, but the scheme languished because of lack of investment, poor management and weak technical expertise.  The sponsors bought the assets from the Government of Uganda in March 1997.  IFC has been approached to finance part of the rehabilitation and development cost.    Environmental Category and Issues:    	This is an environmental review category B project.  The key environmental and occupational health and safety isssues associated with this project include pesticide use and handling, irrigation water supply and distribution, sustainability of water supply and impacts on other users, integrated pest management, outgrower training, provision of personal protective equipment, water-borne diseases and worker health and safety.  The sponsor completed an independent environmental audit of the Kibimba Estate.  This audit addressed the key issue listed above.  Mitigation measures recommended include improvement of irrigation operations, provision of safety training, infrastructure improvements (e.g., water supply, sewage disposal, schools, housing), chemical handling and storage, and upgrading of medical services.  The company is developing and monitoring program to oversee implementation of these improvements.  The ERS on the project is available from the PIC.    Date SPI sent to PIC:	July 1, 1997   Revised:			September 5, 1997   Revised:			November 20, 1997    For Additional Information contact:	Corporate Relations Unit -   telephone:  (202)   473-7711   facsimile :  202)   974-4384        L:\CAFD1\UGANDA\TILDA\TILDARVD.DOC   November 20, 1997 2:08 PM  Environmental documents for this project are available at http://www.ifc.org and from the World Bank InfoShop (http://www.worldbank.org/html/pic/aboutinfo.html).
YoKuku Mezz The proposed investment comprises of a convertible C Loan of up to US$5 million and an IDA Private Sector Window (PSW) Loan of up to US$2 million to HMH Rainbow Ltd. (HMH Rainbow or the Company), the leading producer of fresh and frozen chicken in Uganda. The investment supports the Companys US$12 million capacity expansion program comprising of: (i) construction of temperature-controlled broiler houses; (ii) improvement of abattoir operations including the installation of a spin chiller; and (iii) establishment of grain silos and bulk feed-dispatch systems (together, the Project). The most significant expected Project-level outcome is expanding the operations of the leading poultry producer in Uganda with positive economy-wide impacts. Beyond the Project, IFC anticipates that contribution to market creation will be through strengthening the competitiveness of the poultry sector in Uganda through adoption of processing efficiencies and quality control measures that will contribute to greater formalization of the sector. The Project will also contribute to marketing efficiency of the corn and soybean markets by reducing transaction costs, imposing standards, and reducing seasonal price variation by adding storage capacity and purchasing grain and oilseeds at harvest time.