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Envision Project Founded in 2007 in Jiangsu province of China, Envision Energy (Envision or the Company) - is a leading global provider for smart energy technologies and services, including research, sales of smart turbines, and smart wind farm software and technological services. The companys activities are focused on (i) wind turbine manufacturing (including installation and commissioning), (ii) wind farm software development and technological services for both solar and wind, and (iii) project development.  Envision currently has more than 900 employees globally. In China, in addition to an R&D and operations base in Shanghai, Envision has two adjacent assembly facilities in Jiangyin city with a combined production capacity of more than 2,500 wind turbine sets per year or 6GW/year. The recent completion of the second assembly line in Jiangyin and a new facility under development in Chengde (Huabei region, expected to be operational in July 2016) would support projected annual growth over the next 5 years and will have a total capacity of over 10 GW by 2017. In addition, Envision has a global innovation center in Silkeborg, Denmark, a battery-storage R&D center in Osaka, Japan; a cloud service center in Houston; and a new digital energy research center in Silicon Valley.   To support its growth plan, the company has expressed interest in long term IFC financing. The proceeds of the IFC investment shall be used for working capital financing such as advance payments to suppliers, direct payment to suppliers, cash collateral for performance and warranty bonds, as well as payments related to purchase of raw materials and inventory (the "project"). 1. Climate Change mitigation/ Clean energy generation: This investment will help address China''s air pollution and climate change related challenges. Envision''s turbines are expected to reduce CO2 emissions between 1.3 million ton CO2 eq / year and 2,1 million ton CO2 eq / year. The proposed IFC investment will help Envision strengthen its market position which will increase its ability to provide wind solutions in China and other emerging markets. 2. Job creation: The proposed Project is expected to support 2,300 direct jobs by 2020. Envision currently has 900 employees working on its manufacturing operations and expects its growth to result in the hiring of at least 1,400 employees in the next 5 years. The Project will also create significant indirect jobs along Envision''s supply chain.   3. South-South investments: IFC financing will support the Company to continue to invest in the growth of wind energy in China and other emerging markets such as LAC, MENA and Asia. By investing in leading players across the wind turbine manufacturing supply chain, IFC can help facilitate the accelerated adoption of renewable energy in markets across these regions.
CFPA MFI Gansu Revitalization and Innovation Loan IFC proposes to provide a long-term debt funding of US$80 million equivalent (including US$50 million equivalent from IFCs own account and US$30 million equivalent from syndication participants) with tenor up to 5-year to CFPA Microfinance Management Co., Ltd (CFPA MF). The debt funding targets to help expand CFPA MFs lending to women micro borrowers to support the growth of the cultural, tourism, and creative service industries in Gansu Province. The most significant expected project-level outcomes include an increase in access to finance for about 79,749 micro and very small enterprises ("MVSEs"), including about 34,722 women borrowers, in Gansu Province. Beyond the Project, IFC anticipates that the investment will contribute to market creation through the promotion of market inclusiveness by encouraging more market participants to replicate CFPA MF's rural MVSE lending model and to focus more on the unbanked and underbanked rural women MVSEs, particularly in Gansu Province.
JFLC Project Jiangsu Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (JFLC) was established in 1985 in Jiangsu Province of China.  JFLC was restructured in 2002 with paid-in capital increased to RMB500 million.  JFLC provides leasing services to its customers in sectors of printing, medical devices, shipping, among other industries.   The purpose of the project is to further strength JFLCs capital base to support its business growth. The project is expected to have a strong development impact in promoting the development of leasing sector in China.  With IFCs assistance, JFLC is expected to improve corporate governance, management efficiencies, and risk management framework through the introduction of international best practices, becoming a model institution for other leasing companies to emulate.
Peak Reinsurance Holdings Ltd. Peak Reinsurance Company Limited (Peak Re or the Company), owned 100% by Peak Reinsurance Holdings Ltd. (PeakRe Holidngs), is a newly established reinsurance company, headquartered in Hong Kong SAR, China and operates across Asia. Market Development: The Project will help create market alternatives for Asian based primary insurance companies which are today dependent on European or North American based reinsurance groups or inadequate local, nationally based reinsurers.  As an Asian based reinsurer, Clipper aims to differentiate itself from established multinational reinsurance companies in terms of its pricing and capital allocation, and also avoid the often inadequate portfolio diversification found in single-country reinsurance companies.      Local Capacity Enhancement: In partnership with local primary market operators, the Project will improve the availability of technical expertise and reinsurance underwriting capacity in key product areas such a micro-insurance, natural catastrophe and agricultural crop insurance.
Guangzhou Development Industry Holdings Guangzhou Development Industry (Holdings) Co., Ltd. (GDIH or the company) has three main business lines: electric power generation, energy logistics and infrastructure.  It is the largest electric power producer in the City of Guangzhou, the largest load center of South China Grid.  GDIH is a publicly listed company on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and its stock is a component of the Shanghai Stock Exchange 50 Index.  
The Project is to lend an RMB-denominated loan to GDIH in an amount of $50 million equivalent to support the companys on-going capital expenditure program.  As part of IFCs involvement, GDIH has agreed to implement a detailed Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) which will help GDIH in meeting the applicable World Bank/IFC environmental and social policies and environmental, health and safety guidelines.
Ambow Project Ambow Education Holding Ltd (Ambow or the Company) is a major educational provider in China.  As of end-2011, it operated one university college and two career enhancement campuses, 25 career enhancement centers, 138 tutoring centers, and five K-12 schools throughout China. The Company plans to develop two new career enhancement campuses in Beijing and Guangzhou, expand its campus Kunshan, Suzhou, and continue to complete its campus in Dalian, Liaoning (together, the Project) (i)	Improve students'' employability: The Project will provide the infrastructure for college students, high school graduates, and working adults to improve their technical skills and employability prospects through hands-on IT training and other soft skills training;  (ii)	Reduce youth unemployment: By bridging the skill gap between college and high school students and their first job, the Project will reduce unemployment among youth;   (iii)	Enhance education outcome: The Project will enhance education outcomes by offering vocational training services that mobilize quality teachers, online learning tools, and innovative systems that track students'' progress as well as provide guidance on their career prospects; and  (iv)	Support innovative model of education: The Project will provide support to an innovative model of education delivery: large career enhancement campuses located in close proximity of potential employers, with courses designed closely with these potential employers and content providers.
Suntech Project IFC will provide a convertible loan of up to $100 million to support Suntechs 2009-2013 capital expenditure plans and debt refinancing requirements. As a result of the Project, Suntech is expected to (i) continue to produce solar panels over the life of the Project which should reduce CO2 by 93 million tons over the modules usable lives, (ii) create up to 1,200 highly-skilled jobs including 360 jobs for women; and (iii) support the development of a solar power industry in China and globally, since Suntech is a leader in the solar sector.
JFLC Loan II The proposed project consists of a five-year RMB denominated senior loan financing to Jiangsu Financial Leasing Co., Ltd (JFLC or the Company) to support it to grow leasing business in sectors including healthcare, education and agriculture etc. and to help it improve asset liability match. Expanding Access to Finance for Healthcare, Education and Agriculture Sectors: Healthcare, education and agriculture sectors are of high importance to people''s life and the welfare of the whole society, but these sectors have been under-served by commercial banks in China.  IFC''s additional funding support for JFLC can help increase the access to finance for healthcare, education and agriculture sectors across China;  Supporting Economic Growth in Frontier Regions: penetration rate of financial services in China''s frontier region has been much lower than that in the coastal areas. Though JFLC is located in Nanjing City, nearly half of its leasing portfolio is in frontier region, and the Company is expanding its footprint in frontier region by expanding into the agriculture in western China and northeastern China etc.  IFC''s funding support will help the Company to address the financing needs in frontier region, support the economy growth there and thus narrow the gap between frontier regions and coastal regions;  Promoting the Development of China''s Leasing Sector: leasing penetration is only 4.8% in China by 2013, much lower than that of 15% to 30% in developed countries. IFC''s further investment and continuous support for JFLC will help the Company to address the challenge in asset liability management, encourage it to further strengthen risk management, corporate governance and etc, and help build a model institution in China''s leasing sector, therefore have a strong impact on promoting the sector''s sustainable development.
Xinjiang MCC The proposed investment is to found the Xinjiang Micro Credit Company (Xinjiang MCC or the Company), with Tenger Financial Group (TFG) and Xinjiang SME Center in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. The Company aims to provide financial services to local micro and small business enterprises. (i) expand access to finance to MSEs in one of China's most remote and poorest provinces; (ii) assist in the creation of jobs and promotion of entrepreneurship through MSEs; and (iii) support a South-South investment and the expansion of a key IFC strategic partner that seeks to be a leading microfinance institution across the region.
BCCB Project Beijing City Commercial Bank (BCCB) was established in 1996 as a city-level joint-stock commercial bank.  It currently has over 3,600 employees and a network of 116 outlets throughout Beijing.  BCCB is the second largest among the 112 city commercial banks in China in terms of total assets.  This project will strengthen BCCBs capital base, assist the bank to introduce international standards and practice, and to become a competitive regional player in the medium future.  BCCB has been approved to change its name to Bank of Beijing Co., Ltd., effective from January 1, 2005.-
CHUEE SME BON IFC is in discussion with Bank of Nanjing (BON or the Bank) to enter into an unfunded risk sharing facility (RSF) to support energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) projects with small and medium enterprises (SME) in China (the Project, or CHUEE SME BON). In this proposed Project, IFC would take credit risk in a loan portfolio to be originated and funded by the Bank. The Project is expected to receive support from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and Chinese Central Government. (i)	Environmental benefit:  Upon full ramp-up of CHUEE SME BON, 132,000 tCO2 GHG emission is estimated to be reduced per year;   (ii)	SME access to finance:  Upon full ramp-up of CHUEE SME BON, at least 25 SME borrowers will be financed;  (iii)	Demonstration effect:  Encouraging governments to participate in future public private partnership initiatives of this type, both within and beyond China; and  (iv)	Capacity building:  Promoting the improvement of industry-specific loan underwriting criteria and strengthening risk management practices
China Union Life Insurance Equity table, .k-table{ border-collapse:collapse; width:100%; table-layout:fixed; margin-bottom: 15px;} .k-table, .k-table td, table, table td {outline: 0;border: 1px solid #000; } .k-table td, table td { padding: 5px; }        The pro  posed project entails IFCs equity investment of up to RMB690 million (US$100 million equivalent) in Union Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Union Life, the Company).              Union Life was established in 2005 by a group of domestic private enterprises and is headquartered in Beijing, China. The Company currently operates in 26 provinces through 28 branches, over 750 sales offices, and 78,000 agents, and serves nearly 4 million long term individual customers.    The Company recorded gross written premium of RMB18.8 billion (US$2.8 billion equivalent) in 2016.    Its total asset and shareholders equity stood at RMB81.7 billion (US$ 12 billion equivalent) and RMB6.1 billion (US$897 million equivalent), respectively, by the end of 2016. (i) To help address the increasing need for life and health insurance products and non-family support for elder care during the trend of aging population in China;
(ii) To support the improvement of the social safety net in China through the development of commercial insurance as alternative protection mechanism;
(iii) To contribute to transforming domestic savings into long term risk capital by helping the Company strengthen its investment function;
(iv) To help build a model life insurerance company through board participation, corporate governance advisory, risk management advisory and knowledge sharing, and therefore to support the development of China's life insurance sector
Baidu MCC Gender The proposed investment entails a syndicated mid-term senior loan facility to Baidu Chongqing Baidu Micro-Loan Company Ltd (Baidu CQ MCC or the Company). Baidu CQ MCC, wholly owned by Baidu Inc., was established in October 2015 and registered in Chongqing. Since inception, Baidu CQ MCC has been providing tuition financing to students who are admitted to vocational training/educational institutions. With the development of its big data-based credit assessment methodology, Baidu CQ MCC is gradually expanding its business with more diversified product offerings. The proposed senior loan facility will be on-lent to women borrowers of the Company to finance their vocational training and education. Increase Access to Finance in China: the proposed investment is expected to increase access to finance for vocational education students who lack of long working experience or existing wealth/properties and therefore have limited access to bank loans, and also help them establish credit records;
  Promote Big Data-based Credit Assessment Methodology: the proposed investment is also expected to promote the usage of big data based lending methodology, which can help improve the efficiency and coverage of financing;
  Increase Access to Education in China: the proposed investment is expected to enable more young people in China, who has vocational education needs, but has limited financial capacity to pay tuition at once, to access quality vocational education; and
  Improve the Employability and Productivity for Young People: through participating the vocational educations, the students can equip themselves with knowledge and skillset urgently needed for employment or productivity improvement.
DCM BQD Blue Bond The proposed project entails up to US$40 million IFC A Loan investment in a syndicated senior blue loan for Bank of Qingdao (BQD). IFC will also mobilize other investors through IFC syndication. The proceeds of the blue loan will be on-lent to projects in line with IFCs Blue Bond Criteria which BQD has developed as part of its own framework for blue financing with IFCs assistance. The project will be one of the first blue loans in Asia and in the world, and will help China demonstrate its commitment to addressing the challenges of marine litter in other Asian countries, where the product may be replicated. 1)	Increased funding for blue projects: IFC anticipates that this Project will increase access to finance for the blue economy through the targeted use of proceeds and expanding the green finance principles to include a new blue finance taxonomy.
2)	Sustainability: IFC anticipates that the Project will promote sustainability by catalyzing the blue finance in China and more broadly in emerging markets.
CHUEE 3 SME The proposed project is an energy efficiency (EE) risk sharing facility (RSF) dedicated for SME borrowers through partnership with selected banks in China.  IFC proposes to take up to $50 million equivalent exposure through the RSF to enable 1-2 partner banks at initial stage (which may go up to 4-5 partner banks in the future) to originate a portfolio of $100 million EE loans to SMEs. (i)potential reduction of approximately 4 million tons of CO2equivalent greenhouse gas emissions per year; (ii) supporting the local banks to strengthen their in-house capacity of assessing energy efficiency projects by providing advisory services on a commercial basis; (iii) provision of EE finance support to over 50 SMEs.
Anyou III Project The proposed IFC investment consists of a long-term loan of up to CNY260 million (approximately US$40 million equivalent) to Anyou Biotechnology Group Co., Ltd. (Anyou or the Company). Headquartered in Taicang city of Jiangsu province, the Company is an existing IFC client in good standing and a leading animal feed producer in China.   The Project entails expanding the Companys eco-friendly and antibiotic-free feed (Eco-feed) capacity by 910,000 tons per annum in frontier regions in China (Guizhou, Gansu, Yunnan), and Hubei province. Project level impact:
Economy wide effects: The Project is expected to generate not only direct jobs from Anyous planned feed mills in 4 frontier provinces, but also indirect jobs along the animal feed value chain, due to the Projects derived demand for raw material sourcing and ambient support services.
StakeholdersFarmers: At the current annual production level of 2 million tons of animal feeds, Anyou procures raw materials (mainly grains) indirectly from about 72,000 crop farmers through the corporate suppliers. The Project will increase the procurement of such raw materials, hence enhance crop farmers income accordingly.

Market level impact:
Sustainability and Competitiveness: The Project is expected to have a demonstration effect of improving the sustainability and competitiveness of the pig sector, as the use of antibiotic-free and eco-friendly feeds will reduce greenhouse gas footprint, contributing to sustainability of the pig value chain in a cost competitive manner.
Jiuda Salt Project Sichuan Jiuda Salt Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Jiuda Salt or the company), a large private salt producer headquartered in Zigong city of Sichuan Province.  The companys main products are industrial/chemical salt, edible salt and specialty salt.  The company is implementing an expansion program through a combination of organic and inorganic growth.  The project will involve expanding a number of the companys existing production capacities, as well as acquiring existing production facilities in China. - Employment Generation:  The company currently employs about 6,900 staff.  The project will create additional employment opportunities through expansion and will also preserve employment at locations that will be acquired.  These jobs are essential in the underdeveloped interior areas of China.  An expected 290 jobs will be created through the expansion projects, and additional jobs will be preserved at acquired facilities.  - SME Development:  The company utilizes 3 truck transportation companies to handle transport needs for raw materials and finished products. It is expected that these numbers will increase to 5 to handle the expansion volumes.  - Private Sector Development:  The project will stimulate the further development of the local industry in a frontier region of China, stimulating value addition to a commodity product.  Furthermore, China now has one of the largest chlor-alkali industries in the world, hence a robust, competitive, and reliable salt supply is key to its long-term viability.  - Demonstration Effect:   The project will utilize advanced salt mining and manufacturing technologies, which will significantly improve energy efficiency and safety practices in the salt industry.
SBCVC FUND V, LP The proposed project is an investment in SBCVC Fund V, L.P., a Cayman limited partnership (SBCVC V or the Fund), which will invest in equity and equity-linked instruments of fast-growing mid-market technology companies in China. SBCVC V is the successor to SB China Holding Pte. Ltd. (Fund I), a US$100 million 2000 vintage fund, and SBCVC Fund II, L.P. (Fund II), a US$151.6 million 2006 vintage fund, and SBCVC Fund II-Annex L.P. (Fund II Annex), a US$43 million 2006 vintage co-investment vehicle for Fund II, and SBCVC Fund III, L.P. (Fund III), a US$320.4 million 2008 vintage fund, and SBCVC Fund IV, L.P. (Fund IV), a US$386.7 million 2011 vintage fund. (i) Global expansion of local businesses: SBCVC invested in over 100 companies across China since 2000, most of which became regional and global brands. In the current fund, IFC will be supporting around 40 promising Chinese companies to grow and gain access to international capital markets.
(ii) Supporting innovation and technology: SBCVC invests in early and growth stage technology firms, supporting and empowering entrepreneurs and innovation.
(iii) Job creation and economic growth: According to IFC's experience, growth capital funds such as SBCVC contribute the highest when it comes to job creation and economic growth.
(iv) Financial inclusion and access to capital: Access to long term equity capital is difficult for asset light businesses such as technology firms, and IFC commitment would provide necessary risk capital for such businesses.
(v) Governance, operational and E&S improvements: IFC will continue guiding the fund manager and ensuring that local businesses implement best practices in various fields.
JY Organic Project With a growing customer preference for credible organic foods, larger and branded organic food companies are expected to further strengthen their market position. Jiangxi JinYuan Agriculture Development Co., Ltd (JinYuan or the Company) is planning to build an organic food processing facility in Tonggu county in Jiangxi Province (the Project), a neighboring county to Wanzai where the Companys existing facility is located, to expand its capacity. The Project is estimated to cost about $54 million. 1.Rural growth and Employment: The Project supports a organic food company in the frontier region in China. The Company will have impact and rural reach by procuring from additional households, employing additional rural workers, and create business opportunities for MSMEs.   2. Sustainability and Standards: By investing in JinYuan, IFC will be supporting a Company with a keen desire to contribute to the sustainable rural development and adopt higher food safety/quality standards.   3. Demonstration Effect: The success of the Project is expected to have strong demonstration effect in the organic food industry in China and sets a good example for peers to improve their operational standards.