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CUNA RCCI Project The project entails an IFC equity investment of up to $12 million for the establishment of a joint venture insurance company in China, the CUNA Rural Credit Cooperative Insurance Company (CUNA or the company).  The proposed IFC investment would represent a 15% shareholding in the company.  Other shareholders in the company would include CUNA (Credit Union National Association) Mutual Group (CMG) of the U.S., the sponsor and technical partner, with a 36% shareholding.  The remaining 49%, pending regulatory approvals, would be held by participating Chinese rural credit cooperative unions (RCCUs).  The company will serve the consumer-lending and small-medium enterprises insurance needs of the customers of Chinese rural credit cooperative (RCC) network by providing, among others things, credit life/credit disability products designed for non-mortgage consumer borrowers and improved mortgage insurance products.  The first phase of the project is envisioned to be commenced by CMG and IFC in Hong Kong and in phase two the operations of the company would move to China.
Muyuan Pig Muyuan  is planning to increase its breeding and commercial hog farm capacity (the Project) by constructing: 
a commercial hog farm with 120,000 hog/year capacity and a commercial hog farm with 80,000 hogs/year capacity
a 15,000 sow breeder farm, with linked commercial grow out hog farm with capacity of 300,000 hogs/year; 
another 15,000 sow breeder farm;  and
working capital needs
Upon completion of the Project, Muyuans  annual hog production capacity would increase from 0.5 million to 1 million. Corporate Development:  The proposed investment will support the continued expansion of a small, private pig farming company in a frontier region to become a competitive, quality conscious national player - which will ultimately be publicly owned.  

The Project will benefit, as highlighted below, one of the poorest areas in Henan province (Neixiang County) which has a GDP per capita of $1150, only half the average GDP of the province.  

Employment:  The Company will provide stable employment opportunities for around 1000 staff, including 300 female employees.  The Project will create 300 new jobs, of which 100 would be for female employees.

Farmers Reached:  Currently, about 24,000 rural households supply raw materials directly and indirectly, through aggregators/traders, to the Company.  The additional capacity will allow the Company to expand this reach further by either increased sourcing from its existing supply base and/or expanding the supply base.  
 
SMEs reached:  Muyuan sells its breeder pigs to about 1,200 rural pig farms, which in turn grow the piglets to produce commercial hogs for sale.  In addition, the Company uses over 100 small, rural contractors for its raw material sourcing and logistic services.
CACIC Project Equity investment in Ancheng Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd. (Ancheng or the Company) (the Project). Ancheng, headquartered in Chongqing, is one domestic property and casualty (P&C) insurance companies based in western China. The Project will help Ancheng grow its insurance business and expand its national footprint, and also support the Companys efforts to further develop its agricultural insurance products.   

Ancheng was established in 2007.  Since its inception, Ancheng has expanded from its Chongqing base to 11 provinces in China. The Company currently provides a range of P&C insurance products, including damage, liability, credit, guarantee, agriculture (such insurance is mainly provided to small and individual farmers), short-term health, and accident insurance. Increased non-life insurance penetration in China, particularly in the countrys frontier areas;
Increased financial sector development in western China and increased access to financial services;
Greater access to risk-mitigation solutions/services at the corporate and individual levels, in particular for farmers and rural/frontier area residents, in the form of agricultural and other insurance products; and
Creation of jobs and other economic benefits as a direct result of Anchengs business expansion.
LBX Loan Project Laobaixing Pharmacy Chain Joint Stock Company (LBX or the Company) is one of Chinas largest pharmaceutical retailers with a network of over 5,000 stores spanning 22 provinces in China. LBXs branding and pricing are focused on low- to middle-income consumers, as it aims to provide high quality and reliable products at the lowest possible price point to the consumer. Its operations are rooted in frontier regions including Hunan, Shaanxi, Guangxi, Anhui and Inner Mongolia. The Company has been listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange since 2015.  The proposed financing will support LBXs expansion of stores and logistics network in the frontier regions of China. Targeted provinces of expansion include Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Hubei, Anhui, Henan, Gansu, Guangxi and Ningxia. The most significant expected Project-level effect is improved access to affordable, quality pharmaceutical products, job creation in frontier region and equal career opportunities to females. Beyond the project, IFC anticipates that the investment will promote greater market competitiveness via competition channels.
Shanshui Group The Jinan Shanshui Group (SSG or the company) is the second largest cement manufacturer in China based in Jinan, Shandong.  SSG has a total cement production capacity of 13.4 million tons per year and owns 12 cement facilities, all of which are located in Shandong.  The company was established in 1996, and was until recently, a state-owned enterprise directly owned by the Jinan Municipal Government.  Chuangzin Investment (CX) was established in 2001 as a private investment vehicle for SSG management and staff who owned 94% of CX, with the other 6% was owned by SSG itself.  In October 2004, after SSG received approval to restructure and reorganize, the company began the process of privatization, whereby SSG was taken over by CX (with CX as the surviving entity), and the management and staff became the legal owners of the company.  
The project consists of three main components aimed at assisting SSG:  

-  to merge with Chuangxin Investment (CX), privatize and restructure its cement operating companies;
-  consolidate its cement operations in its home province of Shandong through expansions and new investments; and
-  debt restructuring.
Renaissance The company is a full-fledged securities company in China. It offers brokerage, investment banking and asset management services to its clients through a nationwide network of branches. The purpose of this project is to restructure the companys operation, inject new capital into the company and transform it into a model securities firm by introducing international best practices for securities industry.
BioVeda China Fund II, L.P. BioVeda China Fund II, L.P. (BioVeda II or the Fund) is a venture capital fund seeking to raise $100 million for investment exclusively in the life science and healthcare industry in China. The Fund will make equity investments in 12 to 15 privately-held, later-stage companies in a range of sectors, including biotechnology and pharmaceuticals; medtech (medical devices and diagnostics) as well as healthcare (services and hospitals). The Fund is expected to deliver strong development impact by:
- Supporting fast-growing, high-tech SMEs operating in the life sciences and healthcare industry by providing risk capital and much-needed management expertise; 
- Encouraging economic development in general, and private sector development in particular, in an industry currently dominated by state-owned enterprises; 
- Helping to improve peoples lives by encouraging the development of new drugs and medical devices; 
- Promoting job creation in investee companies; and 
- Improving companies corporate governance and environmental and social standards.
Camel Group Camel Group Co., Ltd. (Camel Group) is a publicly listed company that engages in the production, distribution and recycling of auto starter batteries. The proposed IFC investment will support Camel Groups capacity expansion for its lead-acid battery recycling operation in frontier regions of China (the Project). Environment: The Project will increase the volume of recycled lead and neutralization for discharge in an environmentally safe way i.e. reduce soil and water contamination. This Project will make sure additional lead are processed and neutralized before discharge to the environment.

Economy-wide effects: The Project will help to create circular economy by establishing the recycling and reusing waste in the value chain since scrap plastic and secondary lead alloys can be used for new battery production and other lead products. The circular, more integrated design of lead acid battery manufacturing and recycling offers a more cost-effective way to produce batteries and create and help to formalize employment in the recycling value chain.

Employees: The upgrading of the two existing facilities will make sure the employees therein benefit from more modern, safer equipment, and strengthened workplace control against excessive lead/acid exposure therefore reduce the occupational safety/health risks. 

Sustainability: The Project is expected to foster adoption of higher E&S standards driven by better technology and processes across the different players in the value chain in China and thus promote Sustainability principles in the market through its demonstration effects. 

Integration: The project will demonstrate that it is a natural fit for battery manufacturers like Camel which requires large quantity of lead and has easy access to used batteries to integrate recycling business into their value chain. The project will also contribute to expand China's economic complexity through increased process and supply chain complexities.
JFLC Green Financing Package The proposed investment entails a 3-5 years green financing package to Jiangsu Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (JFLC, the Company), an existing partner of IFC, to support it to further develop green leasing services to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Established in 1985, JFLC is a financial leasing company licensed and regulated by China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC), is listed in Shanghai Stock Exchange, and has strategic focuses on supporting SMEs and developing environment-friendly leasing business. i) Stakeholder impacts: to improve SMEs' access to green financing/leasing, and to increase affordability of green leasing products; 
ii) Environmental and social impact: to generate sizable green electricity and to reduce green-house gas emission;
iii) Market standard setting: to promote broader adoption of internationally acceptable green financing principals/standards; 
iv) Market demonstration effect: to introduce the first sizable public green financing issued by a SME-focused private sector leasing company in China.
Fosun Pharma GHP Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co. Ltd., (Fosun Pharma, or the Company) is a leading manufacturer of pharmaceutical products and medical devices in China. The Companys business spans across the healthcare value chain from research & development, pharmaceutical manufacturing, medical devices and diagnosis, to healthcare services, pharmaceutical distribution and retail. Fosun Pharma has been listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange since 1998 and Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 2012.      The proposed IFC investment will primarily support Fosun Pharmas manufacturing and distribution of COVID-19 related medical products, including the COVID-19 vaccine co-developed by Pfizer / BioNTech and COVID-19 testing kits and in China (the Project). The most significant expected Project-level effect is the broadened access to COVID-19 vaccine. Beyond the project, it is anticipated that the investment will enhance the resilience of healthcare supply chains in emerging markets.
INCaF Deqingyuan Deqingyuan is currently constructing an anaerobic digester to produce biogas (the Biogas Project) that will be fueled by chicken litter collected from its egg-laying operations.  This project will produce biogas for power, litter residue for use as fertilizer and Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) generated by the avoided release of methane from the anaerobic digestion of the chicken litter and by the replacement of primarily coal-fired grid electricity with biogas-fueled power.  The CERs will be sold to the IFC-Netherlands Carbon Facility (INCaF).  DQY sells high-quality green eggs and has received three different Chinese certifications for the environmental attributes of its production.

Deqingyuans chicken farm has three million chickens, which produce 220 tons of droppings and 170 tons of wastewater per day. If this waste were not treated efficiently, it would become a pollution source. However, the waste provides an opportunity to generate a significant volume of biogas-fueled power.  The chicken excrement generated in the companys chicken farm will be used as the raw material for the planned Biogas Project and would otherwise be a source of pollution.  After treatment by the anaerobic digester, the residue will be used as organic fertilizer for approximately 19,200 hectares of surrounding corn farms and orchards.  DQYs chicken raising operation consumes 60,000 tons of corn annually produced on local farms.  The estimated income to the local farmers is RMB 40 million.

The Biogas Projects use of an anaerobic digester to treat droppings and generate biogas will avoid the emission of two greenhouse gases: methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O).  Annual biogas production will be approximately 6.5 million m3.  A gas engine will convert the biogas into power, which will sell power to the local grid company.  The project will generate 10 million kWh annually, which will displace predominantly coal-fired power on the grid, thereby indirectly reducing the emissions of CO2. The development of this project accords with Chinese Governments energy industry and technology development plan as well as its strategy for the commercialization and implementation of renewable energy power projects.  The project will demonstrate a renewable energy technology and increase local employment and tax revenue. The project can be expected to improve the air quality in the vicinity of the companys operations and be a demonstration project for environmental protection in Chinas fowl raising industry.

Such project can supply a large quantity of organic fertilizer for crop production, promote the development of organic agriculture, improve the product quality of the crop farming sector and increase the income of this sector.  The reduction in methane and carbon dioxide emissions benefits the global environment by reducing the emission of greenhouse gases which cause climate change.
INCaF Xinglong Hydro Xinglong Hydropower Co. Ltd (Xinglong or the company) is a power generation company established in 2003 to develop, implement and operate medium and small-sized hydro power stations in the Guizhou province. In late 2003 the company was awarded the rights to develop the hydropower resources in Kaiyang county, which are estimated at over 100MW.   Since 2004, the company has been engaged in the development and implementation of two run-of-river hydro power generation facilities in the Yuliang river, namely Najiang (21MW) and Zijang (12MW), representing a total investment in the order $26-28 million. Construction of Najiang is nearly completed with expected commercial operations to begin in September 2007. As for Zijang, construction is scheduled to begin in September 2007, and its commercial operation is envisioned to start during the 2nd or 3rd Quarter of 2009.   It is anticipated that these two facilities will be registered under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol, to generate and sell up to an estimated 95,000 tons/year of Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) to be granted on the basis of run-of-river hydro generation assets that displace fossil fuel based generation in the southern grid (mostly coal). The project generates power from hydro-electric power plants to improve the sustainability of power generation in Southern China through:  -Reducing reliance on exhaustible fossil fuel based power sources  -Reducing the local power shortage in Kaiyang County  -Reducing local air pollution  -Promoting the local and economic development  -Reducing global emissions of greenhouse gases   The project fits with the Chinese governments objective to reduce reliance on coal and make the energy sector and the power sector in particular more sustainable.
Nanjing Kumho Tire Co Expansion Nanjing Kumho       Tire Company Limited (the company or NKT) is a company based in Nanjing, China that produces tires for passenger cars, trucks and buses.  Total revenues for 2002 were approximately $115 million.  The Company was formed in 1994 as a joint venture between Korea Kumho Tire Co., Ltd. of Korea, local Chinese partners and a consortium of investors.  IFC financed the initial green-field project and is now contemplating the financing of the expansion.  The companys current nameplate capacity is 3 million tires per annum, which is insufficient for them to meet demand.  In 2002, the company produced almost 5 million tires, by increasing its working days and shifts, optimizing process flow and substituting bias tire production capacity with radial tire production.  The project is to expand the companys nameplate capacity to 8 million tires per annum, with expectations that it can produce up to 10 million tires on the equipment.   The company has a 12% share in the national radial tire market share with strong penetration in the south and east regions of China.  The expansion project will enable to company to meet ongoing demand for tires, and also to produce to a quality standard adequate to meet the requirements of the most advanced OEM customers in China.  NKT will also continue to export a portion of its tires.  The company has had strong financial results in recent years, and intends to finance a portion of the project through internally generated cash flow.
CEI Water II China Everbright Water Limited (CEWL, or the Company) (formerly: HanKore Environment Tech Group Ltd. HanKore), is incorporated in Bermuda and listed on the main board of the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX U9E). CEWL focuses on water and environmental protection industries in China.   In June 2014 China Everbright Water Holdings Limited (CEWHL), a wholly owned subsidiary of China Everbright International Limited (CEI), entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement with HanKore to sell the entire issued and paid-up capital of China Everbright Water Investment Limited (CEWIL) to HanKore for a total consideration of RMB5.81 billion (approx. US$94.6 million). The transaction was closed on December 12, 2014, and the enlarged HanKore was renamed to CEWL.  After the completion of this acquisition, CEWL engaged with strategic investors including IFC and proposed to issue common shares through private placement and applied for debt financing to support its restructuring and future growth. 1.	The Project is expected to strengthen China''s water sector and improve access to reliable waste water treatment services through newly created capacity as well as by raising discharge standards in CEWL''s plants. By reducing the volume of untreated wastewater discharged, the Project is expected to reduce environmental pollution of local water courses and reduce health risks to the local population.  The Project will also improve water efficiency by promoting wastewater recycling for industrial usage in regions experiencing water scarcity, such as Shandong province.  Significant new construction jobs are expected to be created as new capacity is built and brought into operation and existing facilities are upgraded. The Project will also have significant upstream and downstream supply linkages as CEWL expands its services to wastewater reuse and sludge treatment, which can benefit private industrial players.
Southern Aluminum Industry (China) Co., Ltd. The Southern Aluminum Industry (China) Co. Ltd. (the company or SAIC), an aluminum sheet/coil and foil producer in the Fu Jian Province (southeastern China), was established in 1992.  SAICs products are used in applications such as food and pharmaceutical packaging, condenser and fit stock, cigarettes and beverage packaging, curtain walls and kitchenware.  SAIC exports 15% of its products and sells the remainder in the domestic market.  SAIC currently employs 500 people.

The proposed $38 million is to expand and modernize SAIC, through the installation of a second-hand aluminum hot rolling mill and ancillary new equipment. The planned hot mill, with a capacity of 60,000 tons per year, would allow SAIC to increase its sheet/coil and foil capacity from 12,000 tons to 50,000 tons for sheet/coil (including manufacture of 16,000 tons of foil stock) and from 7,200 tons to 10,000 tons for foil.  The proposed project would enable the company to diversify its product mix as well as to reduce its dependency on imports.
Beijing Sound Beijing Sound Environmental Engineering Stock Co Ltd. (Beijing Sound or the company), is part of the Sound Group of China, established by Mr. Wen Yibo, an environmental engineer and entrepreneur.  The company was established in 1999 and provides turnkey wastewater treatment solutions to municipalities and industry.  The company specializes in the research and development of treatment technologies, EPC services related to wastewater treatment systems, implementation and management of large-scale turnkey projects, as well as provision of technical consultancy and support services.  Over the years, the company has come to be widely recognized as a leading player in the Chinese wastewater treatment industry.

IFC is looking to invest up to $10 million (about 80 million RMB) in preferred equity convertible into common shares.
Genesis China I Genesis Capital I LP (Genesis or the Fund) is a private equity fund which focuses on TMT investments in China. The Fund aims to provide capital to growth stage internet technology companies. IFC would be investing in the Fund with established institutional investors. 1.	The Fund will help support the transition of the Chinese economy from a manufacturing to an increasingly innovation and technology driven one by supporting growth stage and certain early stage internet companies that deliver consumption upgrade and improve efficiency dramatically. The Fund will support the convergence of internet with traditional industries such as retail, fintech, logistics/transportation, healthcare and education.
2.	Specifically, Genesis Fund's consumer and SME focused investee companies help provide quality products and efficient services and technology at economical prices to customers, and will improve supply chains and logistical infrastructure.
3.	A significant number of Genesis' investments are SME or consumer focused technology companies that are establishing vertically focused online marketplaces or online retail operations that enable SMEs in certain sectors to leapfrog physical infrastructure constraints, payment challenges and provide better access for consumers and SMEs outside of Tier 1 cities.
4.	Financial Success: Evidenced by the Fund's investment return (net IRR) and the Manager's ability to raise successor fund.