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SLGP SIB SME RSF II The project is part of IFCs Small Loan Guarantee Program (SLGP or Program) which provides risk sharing instrument to client banks looking to expand SME lending in underserved markets. SLGP is supported by the IDA18 IFC-MIGA Private Sector Window Blended Finance Facility (IDA PSW-BFF), which was created by the Word Bank Group to catalyze private sector investment in IDA countries, with a focus on fragile and conflict-affected states. The IDA PSW BFF support would enable IFC to rapidly roll out a program of risk sharing facilities to reach segments facing serious market failures in IDA countries and provide access to finance to such underserved targeted market segments which IFC could not otherwise serve due to the associated high risk. The concessional support from IDA PSW, will, therefore, enable SIB to expand lending to SMEs including small agribusinesses in Cote dIvoire with inadequate or no collateral or weak cash flow but with potential to grow their business initiatives. - Increased access to finance for SMEs: The project is expected to increase access to longer term financing for SMEs in Cote d'Ivoire.
- Inclusiveness: Inclusive growth is expected to be achieved through the successful banking of currently unserved/underserved SMEs (such as women SMEs, agribusiness value chains, smaller size SMEs).
Advans CI Project The project consists of an equity investment and technical assistance funding for the establishment and expansion of Advans Ivory Coast.  Advans Ivory Coast (or the Bank) will be a greenfield microfinance bank sponsored by Advans S.A. SICAR (Advans), an investment company, and Horus Development Finance, an associated French consulting firm with recognized expertise in microfinance. The Bank will specialize in providing a broad range of financial products and services to underserved urban and semi-urban micro and small enterprises in Ivory Coast. It is expected that after five years the Bank will have twelve branches and a loan portfolio of $38 million, comprising 16,500 borrowers. The main development impacts are twofold: 
(i) Demonstration effect: consistent with IFC's strategy to set-up greenfield institutions in frontier markets, supporting the first commercial microfinance institution in Ivory Coast presents an excellent opportunity to develop the sector and attract new entrants. 
(ii) Access to finance for underserved segments: over the next five years, the project will provide over EUR 120 million of financing by 2014 year-end through approximately 90,000 loans. As newer financial products are introduced (savings, micro-insurance, domestic and international transfers, mobile banking, etc), more than solely credit needs of the clients will be serviced. Additionally, the geographical spread is expected to widen as Advans Ivory Coast expands to other urban areas, smaller towns and provincial capitals.
BICICI RSF Project The proposed project is for an up to XOF 20 billion Risk Sharing Facility to support SME lending in post conflict Côte dIvoire for Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et lIndustrie de la Côte dIvoire (BICICI or the Bank), a subsidiary of BNP Paribas.    BICICI is the fifth largest bank in the country banking sector in terms of loans (9.9%) and deposits (9%), with a network of 27 branches in 9 cities. Created in 1962, the Bank operates a universal bank business model servicing the retail, SME and corporate business segments. This project is expected to have significant development impact by:  (i) Supporting the resumption of lending in CDI and helping spur economic growth through the increase in lending to SMEs;  (ii) Promoting lending to viable SMEs in a post-conflict environment where it has been increasingly difficult to access financing.
UNION AFRICAINE - IARD- COTE D'IVOIRE SUMMARY OF PROJECT INFORMATION     Project Name			Cote d''Ivoire-Union Africaine-IARD     Region				Sub-Saharan Africa    Sector				Finance    Project No			004940    Projected Board Date	June 27, 1995    Company Name			Union Africaine-IARD (UA-IARD)    Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders    	Union des Assurances de Paris (UAP International)    Project Cost including proposed IFC investment    	US$2 million equivalent     Location of project and Description of site    	Abidjan, Côte d''Ivoire    Description of Company and Purpose of Project    	The project involves an IFC equity participation in the planned CFA Franc 1.0 billion (US$2 million equivalent) capital increase of Union Africaine-IARD, a general insurance company based in Côte d''Ivoire.  The capital increase will enable the Company to expand in the region by establishing new subsidiaries in countries such as Benin, Burkina-Faso, and Togo, where the insurance industry is still underdeveloped.  IFC''s partcipation in the capital increase is a cost-efficient way to have a strong developmental impact in the capital markets sector of small African economies. IFC''s participation is expected to lead to the listing of the Company on the Abidjan Stock Exchange which will help deepen the local securities market.    Environmental Categories and Issues    	This is a Category C project according to IFCs environmental review procedures, and as such does not require further environmental evaluation..     Date SPI sent to PIC	May 31, 1995     For additional Information contact:  Corporate Relations Unit - telephone (202) 473-7711 - facsimile: (202) 676-0365.
Bridge Bank Group Cote d'Ivoire The proposed project aims to address the financing challenges faced by SMEs in Côte dIvoire by supporting Bridge Bank Group Côte dIvoire (BBG CI or the Bank) and consists of a trade guarantee line under the Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) and a senior loan. - Support access to finance and promote financial inclusion for SMEs.   - Support the economic recovery of the country, which will strengthen the transition towards stability and prosperity.  - Promote job creation: Financing the SME sector will help job creation and promote a more inclusive and balanced economic growth in Cote d''Ivoire.
MicroCred CI SL The project aims at supporting the growth of MicroCred Cote dIvoire, a successful early-stage microfinance institution incorporated in Cote dIvoire in October 2010. Sponsored by MicroCred Holding, a leading network of seven microfinance institutions in China and Africa, the Company started its operations mid-2011, after the post-elections crisis of April 2011. MicroCred Cote dIvoire expects to expand its reach both in Abidjan and Bouake where its network already has a strong footprint, to new provinces, and to satisfy the currently unmet demand for longer term loans from small businesses. Registered as a Système Financier Décentralisé, the legal status associated with institutions providing financial services to underserved markets in the West African Economic and Monetary Union, MicroCred Cote dIvoire offers both credit and savings products to its clients. - Access to finance for micro, small and medium enterprises: The proposed Project would enhance access to financial services for MSMEs. This is expected to spur MSME and entrepreneurship growth in Cote d''Ivoire, support the Government''s private sector-led growth strategy, ultimately fostering job creation and poverty reduction. - Demonstration Effect: By supporting an MFI that is able to sustain microfinance on commercial terms and following international best practices, the Project will help create a standard-bearer for the poorly performing microfinance sector in Cote d''Ivoire. This is expected to demonstrate that commercial MFIs subject to unfavorable regulation in a post-conflict environment can be sustainable. - IFC''s stamp of approval: The IFC''s financial support to an early-stage MFI in post-conflict Cote d''Ivoire is expected to reshape local banks'' perception of the viability of MFIs, potentially convincing hesitant lenders of the sustainability of institutions like MCCI.
SIMPA CI Project IFC is considering providing financing to SIMPA (Societe Industrielle et Moderne des Plastiques Africains), a leading manufacturer of plastic packaging in Dakar, Senegal for expansion which will include  (i) setting up a  subsidiary greenfield packaging manufacturing plant in Abidjan, Cote dIvoire and (ii) modernizing existing production capacity in Senegal. - Recycling industry: SIMPA is a pioneer using its scrap waste and externally sourced waste as recycled inputs in its production. - Increase supply of competitive FMCG packaging. - Employment: IFC investment will expand employment (expected creation of 300 direct jobs and 1200 indirect jobs). Technology transfer: SIMPA will acquire and run state of the art equipment in its operations.
Structural costs - Rikolto 2017-2021 programme - funded by Belgian Development Cooperation Structural costs related to the Rikolto 2017-2021 programme funded by Belgian Development Cooperation
Les agriculteurs familiaux du Mali deviennent des entrepreneurs et des fournisseurs fiables de riz, de sésame, recherchés pour la qualité de leurs produits qui sont compétitifs Au Mali, le programme de Rikolto vise à ce  que les agriculteurs familiaux deviennent des entrepreneurs et des fournisseurs fiables de riz et de sésame, recherchés pour la qualité de leurs produits qui sont compétitifs tout en leur  garantissant des revenus rémunérateurs. Pour atteindre cet objectif  Rikolto mettra l’accent la démarche suivante : (i) Le renforcement de la production durable et de la qualité des produits agricoles en facilitant 
l’accès des exploitations agricoles aux moyens de production (semences, engrais, équipements), accompagnant les OP à disposer et adopter une démarche qualité,  accompagnant les exploitations agricoles à adopter des pratiques agricoles respectueuses de l’environnement (agro-écologie), en renforçant les capacités organisationnelles et entrepreneuriales des organisations des producteurs etc. (ii) L’établissement de relations d’affaires durables et inclusives les acteurs des CVA retenues en appuyant l’émergence d’unités économique spécialisée de  commercialisation des produits agricoles au sein des OP, en  facilitant les relations commerciales durables entre les OP et le secteur privé etc., (iii) La mise en place de processus multi-acteurs pour la régulation de l’importation du riz  et l’institutionnalisation de l’opération d’achat institutionnel du riz local. L’action de Rikolto touchera directement 26.695 producteurs. Les changements de politiques concernent à long terme l’ensemble des EAF rizicoles du Mali qui sont au nombre de 190.000 exploitations rizicoles. Soit environ 1.900.000 personnes CFA. 80.000 producteurs de sésame. Au bout des 5 ans du programme, les revenus moyens des bénéficiaires augmenteront d’au moins 50%.
Desarrollar sostenibilidad e inclusividad en los subsectores de cacao, café y hortalizas, para mejorar la calidad de vida de pequeños productores en Nicaragua Durante el periodo 2017-2021 Rikolto contribuirá a mejorar la calidad de vida de los pequeños productores de la agricultura familiar en Nicaragua, a traves de un programa que empujara el desarrollo sostenible de los subsectores cacao, café y hortalizas. Dichos sectores enfrentan desafíos en materia de sostenibilidad (social, ambiental y económica) que solo pueden ser abordados mediante un enfoque integral, holístico e inclusivo como lo es el Desarrollo Sostenible de Subsectores (Sustainable Sector Transformation). Durante este programa Rikolto implementará 3 estrategias complementarias : (1) fortalecer/promover un entorno institucional favorable, (2) Fortalecer capacidades de socios y aliados para la acción colectiva e (3)impulsar/promover la innovación. De acuerdo a las realidades de cada subsector se ha definido una Teoría de cambio y las intervenciones. Rikolto concentra sus esfuerzos en fomentar el fortalecimiento de actores, de espacios y plataformas multiactores, la construcción de visiones y agendas comunes involucrando a actores públicos y privados, la gestión del conocimiento y la innovaciones, la vinculación de servicios financieros y no financieros y el posicionamiento de los productos nicaragüenses en los mercados nacionales e internacionales. Fortalecemos cadenas de valor sostenibles e inclusivas en las que se vinculan a jóvenes y mujeres y se promueven sistemas resilientes al cambio climático. Dado los recortes de DGD, para cafe nos concentramos solamente en (1) A largo plazo la sostenibilidad en estos subsectores no solamente ofrecerá alimentos sanos y sostenible a los consumidores sino que también tendrá su impacto en los medios de vida de los pequeños productores.
Desarrollar sustentabilidad e inclusividad en las cadenas de cacao, café y frutas/hortalizas en Ecuador, mejorando la calidad de vida de los pequeños agricultores organizados, a través de una efectiva vinculación al mercado (nacional e internacional) El reto de Rikolto en Ecuador, es contribuir a mejorar la calidad de vida de los pequeños productores agrícolas, mediante una efectiva vinculación al mercado, a través de estrategias de intervención que profesionalicen a sus organizaciones, para comercializar productos de calidad que generen ingresos más estables a las familias. Para esto se plantean 4 ejes de trabajo: 1) Apoyar a organizaciones de productores para que tengan modelos empresariales profesionalizados, con uso eficaz de nuevos sistemas de información (digitalización), y estén posicionados en mercados diferenciados con productos de calidad. 2) Generar evidencias de empresas agro–alimentarias que realizan adquisición sustentable y fomentan la participación de los(as) jóvenes rurales en la cadena. 3) Generar e implementar políticas públicas y privadas, que fomenten un entorno empresarial favorable para garantizar la sustentabilidad e inclusión. 4) Gestionar conocimientos a través de plataformas a nivel nacional e internacional, que promuevan la reflexión y la construcción de políticas públicas y privadas. Para esto se trabajará en los sectores de Café y Cacao, además, dentro de un enfoque más territorial, con frutas y hortalizas frescas dentro de una propuesta de Food Smart Cities en Quito. Se tendrá un fuerte enfoque de sustentabilidad, con la integración de buenas prácticas ambientales y medidas de adaptación-mitigación al cambio climático y con un enfoque multi-actor, para fomentar una adecuada gobernanza entre lo(a)s productores, empresa privada y demás tomadores de decisiones.
Les agriculteurs familiaux du Sénégal deviennent des entrepreneurs et des fournisseurs fiables de riz, de banane biologique et sésame, recherchés pour la qualité de leurs produits qui sont compétitifs Au Sénégal, Rikolto a pour objectif spécifique: « les agriculteurs familiaux deviennent des entrepreneurs et des fournisseurs fiables de riz, de banane biologique et sésame, recherchés pour la qualité de leurs produits qui sont compétitifs ». Pour l’atteinte de cet objectif en faveurs des petites exploitations familiales, Rikolto travaillera sur les stratégies suivantes : appui technique aux petits producteurs des OP partenaires pour leur professionnalisation en vue d’une amélioration de leur offre de produits agricoles, appui au développement de modèle d’affaires entre OP et secteur privé, initiation de processus pour des changements au niveau de l’environnement institutionnel. Ainsi dans les chaines de valeurs riz, banane et sésame, Rikolto travaillera pour l’atteinte de 3 résultats : i) amélioration de l’offre des produits agricole, ii) amélioration des réglementations pour une bonne production et commercialisation du riz, du riz de la banane et du sésame, iii) le développement de modèle d’affaire entre OP et entreprises privées pour une mise en marché du riz, de la banane et du sésame. Le programme  touchera environ 114 315 personnes dont 29 053 femmes et 17 540 jeunes répartis dans les régions de Fatick, Tambacounda, Saint-Louis et Kolda. Ces producteurs verront leurs capacités techniques de production  renforcées, leur volume de production augmenté et ainsi que la qualité du produit. leurs revenus sont améliorés via les  volumes de produits agricoles mis en marchés pour le  secteur privé, la rentabilité de leurs activités. Ils  accèdent au crédit et renforcent leurs capacités d’autofinancement. Les chaines ciblées vont contribuer entre  40 et 50%  à leur revenu global. Tout cela favorisé par des mesures régulations incitatives au niveau national et régional.
Fruits, vegetables and rice in Vietnam are produced in safe and sustainable ways and marketed through viable, competitive and efficient chains benefiting smallholder producers The specific objective of Rikolto’s programme is to ensure that fresh fruits & vegetables (FFV) and rice in Vietnam are produced in safe and sustainable ways and marketed through viable, competitive and efficient chains benefiting smallholder producers. The programme aims to bring about two results at the structural change level: 1) inclusive, sustainable & safe food policies tackling safe vegetables production, consumption and marketing are implemented in Vietnam, including support for Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) by the national government; and 2) inclusive business models for sustainable rice are mainstreamed across the Vietnamese rice subsector. This will be done by investing in three strategies: (a) strengthening partner capacities for collective action, (b) supporting an enabling environment for safe & sustainable production and inclusive business relations, and (c) fostering innovation. Three interventions will support progress on the first result: (i) Building evidence of PGS as a tool for inclusive & sustainable value chains; (ii) fostering a more enabling environment for inclusive & safe vegetables value chains, including the adoption of PGS by various actors; and (iii) supporting Da Nang & Hanoi municipalities to transition towards food-smart cities. For the second result, interventions will focus on (i) enabling farmer organisations to access urban structured trading systems under good conditions; (ii) testing the feasibility of using PGS for rice produced according to the SRP standard; and (iii) mainstreaming innovative, inclusive & sustainable practices across the Vietnamese rice sector and internationally.
Les agriculteurs familiaux de Burkina Faso deviennent des entrepreneurs et des fournisseurs fiables de riz, et sésame, recherchés pour la qualité de leurs produits qui sont compétitifs. Au Burkina, Rikolto veut contribuer à travers son programme 2017-2021 à ce que les agriculteurs familiaux deviennent des entrepreneurs et des fournisseurs fiables de riz et de sésame, recherchés pour la qualité de leurs produits qui sont compétitifs. Un meilleur positionnement des produits agricoles locaux sur les marchés urbains et ruraux au niveau national et international permettra aux Exploitations Agricoles Familiales (EAF) d’accéder à de revenus plus décents. Pour atteindre cet objectif, Rikolto va développer plusieurs stratégies : le renforcement des capacités, le développement de modèles d’affaire innovants et économiquement rentable dans un environnement favorable. Il s’agit de faciliter l’accès des EAF aux services de développement et aux nouvelles technologies améliorées de production (équipements agricoles, etc.), éducation environnementale (production bio, utilisation raisonnée des intrants chimiques…), et la professionnalisation des OP à travers le développement de modèle d’affaire durable avec les privés (contractualisation avec les entreprises/acheteurs institutionnels) ainsi que la fourniture des services induits de ces entreprises aux OP. Rikolto veut travailler également à l’avènement d’un environnement institutionnel plus favorable à l’approvisionnement des privés auprès des EAF. Pour opérer le changement au regard du contexte décrit dans le CSC à travers les défis à relever, Rikolto veut contribuer à un système alimentaire plus durable et inclusif. Le programme permettra de toucher directement 26.524 producteurs/trices de riz (16.429 H et 10.095 F) ainsi 1.500 producteurs/trices de sésame (1.075 H et 425 F) et au total 140.120 bénéficiaires indirects de riz et sésame. Le revenu des bénéficiaires directs du programme connaitra une variation de 25% à 50%.
Desarrollar sostenibilidad e inclusividad en los subsectores de cacao, café y hortalizas, para mejorar la calidad de vida de pequeños productores en Honduras Durante el periodo 2017-2021 Rikolto contribuirá a mejorar la calidad de vida de los pequeños productores de la agricultura familiar en Honduras, a traves de un programa que empujara el desarrollo sostenible de los subsectores cacao, café y hortalizas. Dichos sectores enfrentan desafíos en materia de sostenibilidad (social, ambiental y económica) que solo pueden ser abordados mediante un enfoque integral, holístico e inclusivo como lo es el Desarrollo Sostenible de Subsectores (Sustainable Sector Transformation). Durante este programa Rikolto implementará 3 estrategias complementarias : (1) fortalecer/promover un entorno institucional favorable, (2) Fortalecer capacidades de socios y aliados para la acción colectiva e (3)impulsar/promover la innovación. De acuerdo a las realidades de cada subsector se ha definido una Teoría de cambio y las intervenciones. Rikolto concentra sus esfuerzos en fomentar el fortalecimiento de actores, de espacios y plataformas multiactores, la construcción de visiones y agendas comunes involucrando a actores públicos y privados, la gestión del conocimiento y la innovaciones, la vinculación de servicios financieros y no financieros y el posicionamiento de los productos hondureños en los mercados nacionales e internacionales. Fortalecemos cadenas de valor sostenibles e inclusivas en las que se vinculan a jóvenes y mujeres y se promueven sistemas resilientes al cambio climático. Dado los recortes de DGD, para cafe nos concentramos solamente en (1) A largo plazo la sostenibilidad en estos subsectores no solamente ofrecerá alimentos sanos y sostenible a los consumidores sino que también tendrá su impacto en los medios de vida de los pequeños productores
A new generation of profitable farmers is enabled via innovative practices to meet the growing demand from urban consumers for sustainably produced agricultural commodities in a healthy environment Rikolto’s program in Indonesia is rooted in robust and long-term established partnerships and focused on strengthening rural farmer groups that produce rice, cocoa, coffee and cinnamon. The new areas of work continue in those areas of Indonesia (for example East Nusa Tengara), which are remote from economic centres. Rikolto continuously adjusts its joint strategy to address the changing socio-economic parameters and environmental limitations. Rikolto embraces the need to work with a new generation of farmers (youth), build on both genders, and the necessity to support them to become profitable farmers. Rikolto and its partners are committed to reaching a critical mass of producers through the collaboration with commodity platforms and government institutions. The program is in touch with consumers providing the link for farmers towards domestic urban and international premium markets. Rikolto focuses on developing innovative practices which enable farmers to grow in a healthy environment economically. The specification of standards and establishment of internal control systems allow us to demonstrate our impact and add marketing value to farmers products. The program looks at the landscape in which farmer organisations operate, identifying ecosystem services and payment models which ensure that these ecosystem services are maintained for future generations. Amid the unsustainable agriculture expansion that tends to exclude smallholder farmers, Rikolto’s work is to protect Indonesia’s environmental heritage.