devinitorg/iati-policy-markers huggingface dataset:
Calidra S.A. de CV Grupo Calidra S.A. de C.V. (Calidra, or the company) is Mexicos leading producer of lime and lime-related products, with 2002 revenue of approximately $80 million equivalent.  The company operates 17 plants across Mexico and one in Honduras.  Its operations comprise the quarrying of limestone, its processing into various grades of quick- or hydrated lime, packaging, and sale to the construction, steel, chemical, mining, agricultural, waste treatment and other industries.


The main components of the project include: 
-   the installation of three new kilns, 
       -   the consolidation and upgrading of lime hydration capacity, 
-   conversion of existing kilns to dual-fuel capability, and 
-   the decommissioning of inefficient kilns and hydrators.  

The project aims to rebalance Calidras production capacity in favor of regions with limited installed capacity for quality lime, targets faster growing market segments, diversifies its customer base to reduce reliance on the construction sector, and lowers operational risks to Calidra by reducing its dependence on a single fuel type.
Edilar Project Edilar, S.A. de C.V. (Edilar or the Company) provides training materials, books and electronic media and on-going education financing to public sector teachers in 27 states of Mexico. Edilar supports teachers from the public sector by facilitating the access of teachers to training and training materials. Edilar has a large geographic presence and reaches public sector teachers in rural areas. The project will finance the Companys working capital needs for the next three years, as it expands its client base to further cities and states within Mexico. Edilar has additional offices in 23 states, each office serves as regional distribution center. In addition, Edilar has mobile distribution centers that distribute the materials to remote areas in Mexico. Provision of quality education material: Edilar plans to expand its product offering and geographic reach further. This will have a strong development impact by providing public sector teachers with books, teaching material and ongoing training financing and thus enhancing the quality of the Mexican public education system. The Project is expected to reach over 80,000 teachers in 2017, which represents more than two million students reached annually.  Private-public collaboration: Edilar works hand in hand with the Mexican Ministry of Education and teachers union by (i) providing certified educational content for K-12 public sector teachers, (ii) supporting the ongoing training and provision of teaching materials, and (iii) providing financing alternatives to public sector teachers for certified training purposes.   Frontier regions: Edilar is present in 27 Mexican states, of which 6 are frontier states, providing education material to school teachers in rural areas, some of which are only accessible by 4x4 automobiles. These school teachers would have no other possibility of acquiring books, teaching material or training.
Beel Sustainable Credit II The proposed project consists of an equity investment in BEEL Sustainable Credit II (the Fund) of up to US$30 million equivalent in MXN, along other private institutional investors, targeting a Fund size ranging from US$350 million to US$470 million equivalent in local currency. The Fund aims to finance senior and mezzanine debt to infrastructure, energy and real asset projects in Mexico (the Project). The Fund will be managed by BEEL Infra, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (BEEL or the Manager), a strategically positioned debt fund manager in Mexico. The most significant Project-level outcome is increased access to finance for infrastructure, energy and real asset projects in Mexico. The Fund will support the development of crucial sectors such as digital infrastructure, distributed generation, roads, water, and sanitation, among others, which contribute to improving the countrys much needed infrastructure. The proposed investment will (i) provide increased availability of competitive long-term local currency financing supporting the implementation of small and medium-size infrastructure projects; and (ii) enable infrastructure debt as an investible asset class for institutional investors, providing portfolio diversification, greater duration, risk/return enhancement, and market resilience. The Fund will increase institutional investors' participation, in particular for AFORES, in Mexicos infrastructure sector providing resource diversification. Despite the increasing demand for infrastructure and energy investment in Mexico, financing options are still limited to commercial banks and development finance institutions. The increased participation of capital markets investors is key to crowd-in long-term private funding to help close the infrastructure gap given allocation restrictions from more traditional sources.
IFC also anticipates that the Project will increase the availability of climate finance in the Mexican market, specifically in the infrastructure sector, as BEEL targets to invest 50% of the Funds capital into climate-tagged projects.
Banco Comercial del Noreste, S.A. The proposed project consists of an equity investment, in the form of common shares, in Banco Amigo (BA or the Bank), a newly established microfinance bank.  IFCs equity investment would be up to MXN 77.0 million ($7.2 million equivalent), or up to an 18% equity stake.  IFC will also provide a loan of up to MXN 110.0 million ($10.3) to the Bank, and an advisory services package to support the Banks credit scoring/credit evaluation methodology, training loan officers and the introduction of new products and services. The proposed project is expected to have a high development impact in the following areas:

- Significant Contribution to Economic Development and Financial Intermediation:  

Creation of a new microfinance institution:  Banco Amigo is a newly-created microfinance institution, and while the State of Nuevo Loan has adequate banking services, Mexico has a great need for microfinance institutions to serve the poor and low income populations.  New, well-capitalized, microfinance banks should lead to an improved financial infrastructure.  

- Scaling up microfinance:  

This project involves scaling up a greenfield microfinance institution by providing it with the necessary equity and debt funding to become profitable and expand operations.  If successful, it is expected that this model could be replicated in other countries. 

- Contribution to Poverty Reduction: 

Extension of finance to previously underserved groups: Small and micro businesses across continents lack adequate sources of funding. IFCs investment will result in increasing the availability of financial services to this large, underserved group. Supporting productive small businesses should then stimulate growth, generate employment and reduce poverty.
City Express II Through its subsidiaries, Hoteles City Express, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (City Express or the Company) is engaged in the development and operation of business hotels for the middle and middle low income markets in Mexico.  It has successfully engaged in the implementation of 47 hotels in 24 of the 31 states of Mexico. The project consists of the development of new hotels (the Project), which would help the Company to consolidate its leading position in the budget business hotel sector, accelerate existing growth plans and initiate its expansion outside of Mexico. The proposed project will have the following development impact: (i) increase in supply of competitive price-quality business hotels with consistent international quality and safety standards; (ii) creation of new employment both directly at the hotels and indirectly along the supply chain, temporary employment will also be provided to local labor during the construction phase; and (iii) the Project will generate supply linkages for local vendors serving the needs of both the hotel and its guests and will contribute to the development of the local economy.
APM TEC II Project APM Terminals Lazaro Cardenas (the Company) is developing a specialized container terminal (the Terminal) in the Port of Lazaro Cardenas, in the State of Michoacan, in Mexico. The Project represents the Terminals phase 1 development and includes: (i) the construction of a 750 meter quay, (ii) the creation of a 16.5 meter draft alongside the Terminal, (iii) installing the necessary cargo handling equipment and rail tracks, and (iv) developing an automated container yard and supporting backup areas and infrastructure. Upon completion of the Project, the Terminal would be the first partially automated container handling terminal in Latin America and is expected to have an annual capacity of 1.27 million twenty-foot equivalent units. The Project will contribute to the development of the Port of Lazaro Cardenas, the fastest growing port in Mexico and one of the major ports of the country. The Project will increase Mexico''s competitiveness and indirectly drive trade growth by increasing container cargo capacity and improving efficiency levels to better serve exports and imports. The Project will help improve efficiency and productivity as well as increasing competition, benefitting shippers, shipping lines and consumers alike. As the first partially automated container terminal in Latin America, the Terminal would also introduce new technology and provide knowledge transfer to Mexico and Latin America as a whole. Finally, the Project will increase royalties and tax payments for the Port of Lazaro Cardenas and the Government of Mexico.
IDEI Green PCG The proposed investment consists of an unfunded Partial Credit Guarantee of up to MXN$500 million to Internacional de Inversiones S.A.P.I. de C.V. (IDEI or the Company), a property development company based in Mexico. The proposed project aims to support IDEI in its first ever public bond issuance to finance the development of new EDGE-certified green residential projects and to refinance the debt of existing green office buildings owned by the Company. IFC expects the project to generate an increase in access to quality housing for middle-income populations and have positive environmental effects through reduction in energy and water consumption. At the market level, IFC anticipates that the Project will promote financial integration of the housing market through demonstration effects, where the Company will diversify its lender base through the issuance of the first Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB) by a housing developer.
DFP Nexxus Project The proposed project consists of an equity investment in Nexxus Private Debt Fund II (the Fund) of up to US$30 million equivalent in MXN, along other private institutional investors, targeting a Fund size ranging from US$175 million to US$235 million equivalent in local currency. The Fund aims to finance mid-market Mexican enterprises (MEs) going through a growth stage with stabilized cash flows and SMEs (the Project). The Fund will be managed by Nexxus Capital, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (Nexxus or the Manager), one of the leading asset managers of alternative investments in Mexico with over 25 years of experience. The most significant Project-level outcome is increased access to growth capital for MEs. Reducing the finance gap is crucial to support the sustainable growth and competitiveness of these companies that are key drivers of employment. These companies do not have access to long-term finance for growth from banks nor the capital markets and thus the Fund will be a way to catalyze long-term funding from institutional investors that have the appetite but lack the resources and experience to reach those MEs. 
IFC also anticipates that the Project will support the development of the private debt funds markets in Mexico, increasing the competitiveness in the sector by providing additional sources of funding for MEs that currently rely on its own suppliers or short-term working capital lines from banks. In contrast, fund managers like Nexxus have the efficiency and flexibility to create debt products that are tailor-made to these companies' needs in terms of tenor, repayment schedule, seniority, or type of collateral. The Fund will also contribute to the sustainability of the market by developing an ESG agenda for its investee companies helping them greening their operations.
Odata MX Project The proposed transaction consists of a senior secured debt financing package up to US$35 million to Odata Colocation Mexico S.A. de C.V. (ODATA or the Company), for the construction and operation of a data center in Queretaro, Mexico (the Project). Odata is a multi-tenant data center operator, and an affiliate of an existing IFC client, Odata Brasil S.A. The facility will have 10-year tenor including a 1-year grace period. The Project is expected to result in increased access to data hosting services for businesses by building, over the next two years, a data center in Mexico, with a potential to boost productivity growth for businesses, especially SMEs, and support the growth of technology startups. Beyond the Project, IFC anticipates that this investment will incrementally improve the competitiveness of the market for data hosting services in Mexico by maintaining competitive pressure other providers, thereby supporting the continued growth of data center capacity and gradually alleviating the supply gap in Mexico.
Credit Suisse Mexico Credit Opportunities Trust II This project involves IFCs participation in Credit Suisse Mexico Credit Opportunities Trust II (CS Trust II) certificates, a US$750 million MXN Pesos equivalent Certificado de Capital de Desarrollo (CKD) to be structured and managed by Banco Credit Suisse (Mexico), S.A. (BCSM or the Manager). This is the second IFCs investment in a CKD in Mexico, after Credit Suisse Mexico Credit Opportunities Trust I (CS Trust I).  CS Trust II is meant to direct the mobilized funds to mid-sized enterprises with limited access to financing. Funding is one of the major obstacles for small and mid-sized firms to grow. As a result, there is a largely unmet demand for long-term credit from mid-sized companies in Mexico as confirmed by the demand for CS Trust I financing. (i) The project will facilitate the deepening and strengthening of Mexican local capital markets by aiding in the mobilization of investment from Afores for the benefit of local corporates and SMEs.  (ii) The project will increase access to long- term finance for the underserved local mid-sized corporates in Mexico. Vehicles like these offer alternative sources of financing to mid-cap firms especially, which may not be able to get access to funding readily from local financial institutions.  (iii) The Trust is the second debt-oriented CKD in Mexico and IFC''s continued to support will further raise awareness of this asset class in Mexico thereby providing positive demonstration effect, potentially to additional investment in the sector.   (iv) There is a potential for replication of this project by others in Mexico, and in other regional markets facing similar capital market challenges.
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya-Mexico, S.A. Summary Of Project Information (SPI)       Project Name    Mexico-Banco Bilbao Vizcaya-Mexico                Region    Latin America and the Caribbean      SectorFinancial Services   Project No07427   Projected Board DateNovember 15, 1996   Company NameBanco Bilbao Vizcaya-Mexico (BBV-Mexico)   Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders    	BBV-Mexico is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Grupo Financiero BBV*Probursa (BBV*Probursa), which is 63% controlled by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya (BBV) of Spain.  IFC has a 0.53% interest in BBV-Mexico.    Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment    	Up to US$110 million including (a) an up to US$80 million Restructuring Credit Line (RCL) to BBV-Mexico, and (b) an up to US$30 million Subordinated Convertible Loan (SCL) to BBV-Mexico.  The RCL would have a tenor of up to ten years including a two year grace period. US$10 million of the RCL will be dedicated to the States of Chiapas and Oaxaca.  The SCL would have a tenor of up to seven years with a bullet repayment, and would be convertible into common shares of BBV*Probursa.    Location of project and Description of site    	Mexico    Description of Company and Purpose of Project    	BBV-Mexico is Mexicos ninth largest commercial bank offering a full range of banking and financial services to both corporate and retail clients.  The Bank came under the control of BBV in 1995 following a large capital restructuring program designed in large part to re-capitalize BBV-Mexico following the rapid deterioration of its loan portfolio in the wake of the peso devaluation.  Many of BBV-Mexicos viable medium-scale corporate clients continue to suffer from the effects of the adverse economic environment prevailing since the devaluation.  The RCL aims to assist BBV-Mexico in the financial restructuring of these enterprises by providing long-term funds not otherwise available to BBV-Mexico.  In so doing, the RCL will assist these enterprises in restoring their operations to normal.  IFC will play a role in the implentation of the RCL including project selection, appraisal and structuring.  The SCL aims to improve the capitalization of BBV-Mexico through the injection of Tier II capital.    Environmental Category and Issues    	This is a Financial Intermediary category project according to IFCs environmental review procedure.  Companies receiving financing under the project through BBV-Mexico will be required to comply with applicable Mexican environmental, health and safety requirements, and World Bank environmental policies and guidelines.           Date SPI sent to PIC     October 15, 1996      For Additional Information contact:  Corporate Relations Unit -   telephone: (202) 473-7711   facsimile: (202) 676-0365
DCM Mega SBond The investment consists of an up to MXN$3,000 million (~US$150 million equivalent), publicly listed Sustainable Bonds (SB) issued by Operadora de Servicios Mega, SA de CV, SOFOM, ER (Mega or the Company). IFC is expected to subscribe up to MXN$600 million (~US$30 million equivalent) of the 5-year tenor tranche, on an own account basis. This issuance is the first SB issued by the Company in the Mexican debt capital market, in which IFC will be acting as anchor investor. The most significant, expected Project-level outcomes are improved access to finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) especially women-led SMEs and SMEs engaged in sustainable activities. Beyond the Project outcome, IFC anticipates that the investment will have the potential to promote integration in the Mexican financial market via the demonstration, innovation, and replication channels. The Project will support the first issuance of a SB by a non-bank financial institution in Mexico, paving the way for other FIs to carry out similar issuances.
EURUS Project Eurus SAPI de CV (Eurus or the Company) is a special purpose vehicle incorporated in 2006 under Mexican law for the development, construction and operation of a 250.5 MW wind farm and associated transmission assets in the La Venta Ejido, Juchitán de Zaragoza Municipality of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico (the Project).  The Project will utilize 167 1.5 MW AW70 Class I turbines manufactured by Acciona Windpower (AWP), and benefits from an exceptional wind resource with high average wind speeds matched by few locations in the world.  Project construction is well advanced; to date, all 167 turbines had been erected, of which 110 (165 MW or 66%) have been connected to the grid and declared operational.  The substation and related transmission assets are complete.  

Eurus is 94% owned by Acciona Energía México S. de R.L. de CV (AEM), itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Acciona Energía S.A. of Spain (AE or the Sponsor).  The Project is being developed under Mexicos autoabastecimiento, or autogeneration, framework.  As such, the remaining 6% shareholding in the Company is owned directly and indirectly by Cemex México SA de CV (Cemex México), who is supplying itself with the Projects output pursuant to a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Company.  Cemex México originally initiated development of the Project for a source of clean, low cost, fixed price energy, and selected AE to take over ownership and development of the Project in 2006. Demonstration effect:  Despite the fact that the State of Oaxaca houses one of the best wind resources in the world, up through 2008, Mexico had only 88 MW of installed and operational wind projects (not including those under construction).  The successful commercial financing of an additional 250 MW of wind capacity of the Eurus project will send a market signal to global windpower developers that the Mexican windpower market is viable and ready for scale-up, thereby helping to accelerate development of windpower potential in the State of Oaxaca.

Decreased emissions leading to improved local air quality and climate change mitigation:  The Project will displace fossil-fuel generation.  This will help reduce local air pollutants (SOx and NOx) and improve air quality for the local population.  It will also contribute to Mexicos climate change abatement efforts by displacing an expected 600,000 tCO2e per year.

Job creation/community development.  The local community, La Venta, who collectively owns the land surrounding the Project, will benefit through (i) significant sourcing of labor from local communities during the construction period, and overall job creation during the construction and operation period; (ii) community development programs undertaken at the Companys initiative; and (iii) direct payments from the Company to community member for use of land.
DCM SRT Azteca The proposed investment consists of a Synthetic Risk Transfer (SRT) in which IFC will provide to Banco Santander Mexico S.A. (Santander Mexico or the Bank), an unfunded guarantee on credit losses for up to MXN2,036 million (US$120 million equivalent), representing the mezzanine tranche of a MXN36.4 billion (US$1.9 billion equivalent) reference portfolio from the Banks eligible credit exposures.  IFCs guarantee will enable the Bank to use the regulatory capital freed up through the reference portfolio to generate more risk-weighted assets and support its SMEs origination lending activities (the Project). The project will enable Santander Mexico to increase access to finance to its SME clients. IFC anticipates that the Project will contribute to increasing market resilience by introducing a relatively new capital instrument, facilitating banking institutions to manage and optimize capitalization while supporting lending expansion to strategic areas in Mexico.