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Agribusiness news

Feature stories Country Date
EBRD boosts agribusiness in KazakhstanKazakhstan19 Feb 10
EBRD backing lifts crisis-hit Bulgarian dairy companyBulgaria9 Oct 09
It’s sunny side up for Kazakh farmersKazakhstan21 May 09
Montenegro gets first private corporate sector dealMontenegro23 Jan 09
Serbian juice maker Nectar eyes expansion with EBRD financeSerbia10 Dec 08
Food inflation: finding the answersRegional30 May 08
Back to the land: growing the solution to the rising food pricesRegional18 May 08
Fighting food inflationRegional14 Mar 08
Creating jobs from cookies in FYR MacedoniaFYR Macedonia11 Feb 08
Yug Rusi builds Russian farm economyRussia14 Nov 06
Ukraine glassmaker slashes energy useUkraine8 Aug 06
Cotton oil is back in Tajik plovTajikistan11 May 06
Biscuit maker targets EU market via RomaniaRomania11 May 06
Moldova’s rural poor grow with micro-creditMoldova5 May 06
Serbia's Grand Coffee builds profits one cup at a timeMontenegro 
Serbia
21 May 05
Make jam, not war: Bosnia’s Vegafruit jam factoryBosnia and Herzegovina25 Apr 05
Peace and finance boost Serb winerySerbia11 Apr 05
Micro-credits the only way farmer can growSerbia11 Apr 05
Branding puts Serbia's Grand Coffee ahead of multinationalsMontenegro 
Serbia 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
30 Mar 05
“We need professionals who can guarantee constant perfection”Ukraine3 Nov 04
Narzan water bubbling to the topRussia14 Jul 04
Press releases Country Date
EBRD supports ice-cream producer in TurkmenistanTurkmenistan11 Feb 10
EBRD continues to support meat processing sector in BulgariaBulgaria29 Jan 10
Georgian water and food processing company to expand with EBRD financeGeorgia24 Dec 09
EBRD supports leading Ukrainian brewerUkraine22 Dec 09
EBRD supports private brewery in TurkmenistanTurkmenistan18 Dec 09
New EBRD financing for edible oil producer in Bosnia HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina10 Dec 09
EBRD helps modernise agriculture sector in MoldovaMoldova9 Dec 09
EBRD supports ice-cream producer in TurkmenistanTurkmenistan9 Dec 09
EBRD supports juice producer in UzbekistanUzbekistan7 Dec 09
EBRD supports agriculture sector in KazakhstanKazakhstan4 Dec 09
FAO and EBRD assist Ukrainian grain operatorsUkraine1 Dec 09
EBRD supports agriculture sector in MoldovaMoldova30 Nov 09
EBRD supports one of the first modern food retail chains in TurkmenistanTurkmenistan27 Nov 09
EBRD invests in leading retailer in MontenegroMontenegro19 Oct 09
EBRD loan helps Noble Group take off in UkraineUkraine15 Oct 09
EBRD supports leading cheese producer in FYR MacedoniaFYR Macedonia1 Oct 09
EBRD invests in leading dairy producer in BulgariaBulgaria29 Sep 09
EBRD $75 million credit line for Louis Dreyfus Commodities’ Russia and Ukraine subsidiariesRussia2 Sep 09
EBRD supports Kaufland’s expansion in eastern EuropeRomania 
Bulgaria
24 Jul 09
EBRD supports modernisation of retail sector in CroatiaCroatia22 Jul 09
ЕБРР предоставляет кредит на сумму 41 млн. евро турецкому заводу по производству стеклотары, расположенному в Северо-западом регионе РоссииRussia30 Jun 09
EBRD in €41 million loan for Turkish bottling plant in NW RussiaRussia30 Jun 09
EBRD provides further support to develop Macedonian wine sectorFYR Macedonia23 Jun 09
Увеличение мировых продовольственных запасов зависит от стимулирования частных инвестиций странами СНГRegional8 Jun 09
Boosting world food supply depends on action by CIS states to promote private investmentRegional8 Jun 09
EBRD supports development of leading retailer in Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina15 May 09
EBRD takes equity stake in Victoria GroupSerbia28 Apr 09
EBRD provides $20 million loan to Ukraine’s ASTARTAUkraine1 Apr 09
EBRD and Tata Tea join forces in RussiaRussia25 Mar 09
EBRD long-term loan for leading Siberian meat processorRussia4 Mar 09
EBRD supports Tajik PET producer AlfapetTajikistan16 Jan 09
EBRD provides $12 million loan to Georgian food retailer PopuliGeorgia12 Jan 09
EBRD says “Cheers!” to Uzbek drinks companyUzbekistan23 Dec 08
EBRD in €5 million loan to Montenegrin meat producerMontenegro9 Dec 08
EBRD supports Agricultural Commodity Production and Pre-harvest Financing in UkraineUkraine13 Nov 08
EBRD invests in leading Macedonian wine producerFYR Macedonia3 Nov 08
EBRD supports Efes expansion in MoldovaMoldova31 Oct 08
Modernising retail chains across SerbiaSerbia20 Oct 08
EBRD, FAO and Russian Ministry of Agriculture join forces to boost public-private cooperationRegional17 Oct 08
Croatia’s Getro buys back shares from EBRD, Bank remains a creditorCroatia15 Oct 08
EBRD supports expansion of Uzbek PET producerUzbekistan3 Oct 08
EBRD extends support for BiH’s agricultural sectorBosnia and Herzegovina3 Sep 08
EBRD extends support for Croatia’s sugar industryCroatia22 Aug 08
EBRD makes first bank loan targeted at Russian farmersRussia4 Aug 08
EBRD in loan to fast-growing Mongolian beverages companyMongolia8 Jul 08
EBRD raises 3.5 billion roubles for expansion of Fazer’s bakery business in RussiaRussia2 Jul 08
EBRD funding to spread German family-owned hypermarket model in RussiaRussia2 Jul 08
EBRD raises $200 million loan for Russian hypermarket chain O’KeyRussia1 Jul 08
EBRD puts the sparkle into Coca-Cola’s expansion in Central AsiaRegional17 Jun 08
EBRD/World Bank urge policy steps to boost investments in Ukraine’s agricultureUkraine20 May 08
ЕБРР приобретает пакет акций армянского производителя мясных продуктовArmenia18 May 08
EBRD buys equity stake in Armenian meat producerArmenia18 May 08
EBRD boosts Kazakh beverage producer JSC RG BrandsKazakhstan12 May 08
Astarta attracts $20 million loan from EBRDUkraine7 May 08
EBRD finances Kyrgyz dairy producer Siut BulakKyrgyz Republic24 Apr 08
EBRD in $ 60 million long-term loan to Monetka, a leading Russian regional food retailerRussia11 Apr 08
EBRD to provide €52.5 million funding for Turkish bottling plant in southern RussiaRussia7 Apr 08
EBRD and FAO call for bold steps to contain soaring food pricesRegional10 Mar 08
EBRD lends $50 million to Russian retail chain Azbuka VkusaRussia28 Jan 08
EBRD helps regional expansion of the Furshet supermarket chainUkraine20 Dec 07
EBRD supports Mongolian retail sectorMongolia18 Dec 07
EBRD acquires a 17.5% stake in ShostkaUkraine13 Dec 07
EBRD supports Macedonian health food producer VitaliaFYR Macedonia12 Dec 07
EBRD extends first corporate loan in MongoliaMongolia20 Nov 07
EBRD makes first equity investment in private Kosovo companySerbia5 Nov 07
EBRD loan to Soufflet malt plant promotes barley cultivation in RomaniaRomania12 Oct 07
EBRD loan refreshes Serbian fruit juice companySerbia20 Sep 07
EBRD boosts Serbian agribusiness sectorSerbia10 Sep 07
EBRD to help train Georgian trainers in agri-lendingGeorgia10 Sep 07
EBRD provides €10 million to AgroinvestUkraine12 Jul 07
EBRD supports expansion of Kazakh brewerKazakhstan12 Jun 07
EBRD invests $125 million in Russian food retailer LentaRussia17 May 07
Slavutich brewery attracts EBRD financingUkraine17 Apr 07
Kazakhstan’s Derbes brewery attracts EBRD loanKazakhstan5 Apr 07
FYR Macedonia's Vitaminka to grow with EBRD supportFYR Macedonia21 Feb 07
EBRD finances Georgian hazelnut producer ArgonutGeorgia9 Feb 07
EBRD supports regional expansion of Kaufland RomaniaRomania6 Feb 07
Brasseries Internationales Holdings receives $15 million loan from EBRDArmenia20 Dec 06
Russian farmers to benefit from EBRD support for grain storage networkRussia20 Dec 06
A fruitful endeavour for Moldova’s agribusinessMoldova20 Dec 06
EBRD supports Serbian confectionary-makerSerbia15 Dec 06
Workshop on rural and agricultural finance in TajikistanTajikistan27 Nov 06
Ukraine glass producer receives EBRD loanUkraine24 Oct 06
EBRD strengthens agriculture in KazakhstanKazakhstan22 Sep 06
EBRD lends Serbia’s Victoria Group €10 mln for agribusinessSerbia20 Jul 06
€15 mln EBRD loan supports Bulgaria’s Boni Holding expansionBulgaria14 Jul 06
EBRD acquires 8.33% stake in AgrokorCroatia20 Jun 06
Stimulating growth through agricultural and food investmentRegional4 May 06
EBRD takes $3m equity in Georgian breweryGeorgia10 Feb 06
Setting new dairy standards for RomaniaIsrael 
Romania
14 Dec 05
The seeds of growthKazakhstan23 Sep 05
Up to US$30 million lift for yeast makersRussia 
Ukraine
28 Jul 05
Kyrgyz cotton gets EBRD boostRegional15 Jul 05
EBRD, ING make first loan in Odessa regionUkraine28 Apr 05
On the grapevine: EBRD supports Bulgarian winemakerBulgaria27 Apr 05
EBRD boosts support for Georgia’s wine sectorGeorgia10 Mar 05
Follow-up loan of EUR11m for Turkish-owned bottling plant in RussiaRussia21 Dec 04
Ukraine’s Obolon brewery borrows $10 millionUkraine16 Dec 04
EBRD leads banks in $62 million loan to Cherkizovsky groupRussia15 Dec 04
EBRD supports expansion of Croatian retailer GetroCroatia9 Dec 04
EBRD backs Russian retailer LentaRussia8 Dec 04
Turkish delight: $13.15m for food dealsRegional7 Dec 04
Ground-breaking dairy deal in AzerbaijanAzerbaijan18 Nov 04
$11.8 million to support Soufflet operations in UkraineUkraine21 Oct 04
EBRD helps meet Russian bottle demandRussia23 Sep 04
Uzbek raisin processor gets harvest loanUzbekistan15 Sep 04
EUR 65 million to support Soufflet activities in eastern EuropeRegional9 Sep 04
ZABA and EBRD extend cooperationCroatia17 Aug 04
$15 million for Ukraine's popular Chumak brandUkraine5 Jul 04
EBRD sells 10 per cent stake in Poland's Rolimpex S.A.Poland9 Jun 04
EBRD helps food company in FYR Macedonia expandFYR Macedonia12 Feb 04
Food for thought: Supporting Serbia's frozen foods sectorSerbia21 Jan 04
EBRD intends to sell its stake in Lithuanian dairy companyLithuania13 Jan 04
EUR12 mln for largest grain trading company in Serbia & MontenegroSerbia23 Dec 03
EBRD and Castel support drinks market in the CISRegional17 Dec 03
Coffee to go: EUR7 million loan for Serbian firm's expansionMontenegro 
Serbia
6 Nov 03
EBRD and BRD GSG support Romania's agribusiness sectorRomania29 Jul 03
EBRD boosts agriculture sector in Serbia & MontenegroMontenegro 
Serbia
25 Jul 03
EUR71 million for Croatian agribusiness sectorCroatia11 Jul 03
EBRD supports growth of juice producer in Serbia and MontenegroSerbia27 Jun 03
EBRD loans boost home purchases in RomaniaRomania14 May 03
EBRD supports expansion of leading snack food producer in SEERegional1 Apr 03
EBRD introduces scheme for pre-harvest financing in PolandPoland28 Feb 03
EBRD loan helps agriculture in Russia and UkraineRussia18 Feb 03
EBRD, Aval Bank to finance Ukrainian agribusiness sectorUkraine20 Nov 02
EBRD and Rabobank strengthen cooperationRussia10 Oct 02
EBRD, ZABA introduce new lending to Croatian agribusiness sectorCroatia17 Jul 02
EBRD finances first malt deal in UkraineUkraine11 Jul 02
EBRD provides USD100 million to support agriculture in KazakhstanKazakhstan3 Jul 02
EBRD lends Toepfer Group $80 millionUkraine1 Jul 02
EBRD extends support to Moldovan small businessesMoldova23 May 02
EBRD invests EUR14 million in Czech malting industryCzech Republic26 Mar 02
EBRD extends further loan to biggest Ukrainian sunflower oil producerUkraine21 Feb 02
EUR68 million EBRD financing helps Kesko expand in BalticsRegional20 Dec 01
EBRD helps leading Croatian glass container producerCroatia27 Sep 01
EBRD and Siauliu Bankas support agribusiness in LithuaniaLithuania11 Sep 01
EBRD, Rabobank increase cooperation in Russian agricultureRussia10 Sep 01
EBRD, KMB and Groupe Danone to help Russian dairy farmsRussia3 Sep 01
EBRD supports Sokolow, one of the leading meat processors in PolandPoland30 Aug 01
EBRD loan to largest Russian ammonia producerRussia9 Jul 01
USD100 million loan to Animex group to boost Polish meat processingPoland27 Jun 01
Efes to expand in Russian market with EBRD assistanceRussia14 Jun 01
EBRD and Western NIS Enterprise Fund become shareholders in Moldova-AgroindbankMoldova28 Dec 00
EBRD arranges largest ever industrial sector financing in CroatiaCroatia30 Nov 00
EBRD and Rabobank to offer Russian agriculture new financial toolRussia17 Nov 00
EBRD loan to boost production and quality at Armenian largest brandy producerArmenia23 Oct 00
EBRD First Vice President Charles Frank opens water plant in TajikistanTajikistan12 Sep 00
EBRD and Polnobanka strengthen support for Slovak farmersSlovak Republic19 Jul 00
EBRD and SG Expressbank provide financing backed by warehouse receiptsBulgaria30 Jun 00
EBRD financing boosts Bosnia and Herzegovina beer industryBosnia and Herzegovina28 Jun 00
EBRD financing supports first foreign investment in Bulgarian food distribution sectorBulgaria21 Jun 00
EBRD takes an equity stake in Ukraine cereal companyUkraine16 Jun 00
Leading food retail chain in the Baltic states receives EBRD supportLithuania 
Latvia 
Estonia
15 Jun 00
EBRD supports Polish dairy sector in ground-breaking joint initiative with EUPoland20 May 00
EBRD and Danone invest jointly in Poland's largest biscuit producerPoland20 Dec 99
EBRD, Russia's biggest private investor, and Baltika, Russia's largest brewer, toast key new growth financingRussia10 Nov 99
Georgia's wine industry receives EBRD financingGeorgia29 Sep 99
EBRD and Pol'nobanka increase assistance for the Slovak agribusiness sectorSlovak Republic 
Bulgaria
3 Aug 99
EBRD helps Bulgarian Government and Expressbank to increase grain receipts financingBulgaria26 Jul 99
EBRD invests in leading Lithuanian breweryLithuania17 Jun 99
EBRD invests in cream of Lithuanian dairy sectorLithuania21 May 99
EBRD supports the largest edible oil operation in UkraineUkraine6 May 99
EBRD helps "Crystal Water" to provide safe drinking water to Tajikistan and Central AsiaTajikistan29 Apr 99
EBRD loan refreshes Baltic fruit juice companyLithuania 
Latvia 
Estonia
27 Nov 98
EBRD invests in the Romanian dairy industry in partnership with ParmalatRomania26 Nov 98
State-of-the-art grain terminal in Gdansk will increase competition in Polish economy with EBRD assistancePoland26 Nov 98
EBRD helps Polish malt producer to expand productionPoland2 Nov 98
EBRD and Pol'nobanka assist the Slovak agribusiness sectorSlovak Republic5 Oct 98
EBRD and Soufflet help to nurture grain and flour industry in central and eastern Europe and CISRegional6 Aug 98
EBRD financing lifts the spirits of Bulgarian wine industryBulgaria29 Jul 98
Croatia's largest food company to expand with EBRD financeCroatia10 Jul 98
Russian chewing gum producer sweetened with EBRD financeRussia9 Jan 98
EBRD cultivates Croatia's agricultural wholesale marketsCroatia8 Dec 97
EBRD and Eridania Béghin-Say invest in Polish oilseed processing companyPoland1 Dec 97
EBRD gives financial boost to 110-year-old Sarajevo BreweryBosnia and Herzegovina27 Nov 97
Slovenian hardware company Merkur hammers out unique new financing deal with the EBRDSlovenia20 Oct 97
US$ 190 million EBRD benchmark deal connects with Romania's CONNEX GSMTajikistan2 Oct 97
Second EBRD financing to Ukrainian sunflower oil producerUkraine24 Sep 97
Discount grocery store chain, REMA 1000, to open multiple outlets across the Czech Republic using EBRD financeCzech Republic11 Sep 97
Leading Georgian household brand expands with EBRD loanGeorgia25 Jun 97
EBRD and Bank of America invest US$ 53 million in HortexPoland18 Jun 97
EBRD invests in leading Lithuanian breweryLithuania29 Apr 97
First EBRD direct equity investment in Ukraine's SvitochUkraine23 Apr 97
Volgograd agribusiness joint venturee receives EBRD loanRussia17 Mar 97
EBRD and UBS lead first international syndicate for Slovenia's largest private sector companySlovenia19 Dec 96
Poland's agricultural producers gain from new wholesale market financed by EBRDPoland6 Dec 96
Cadbury Schweppes plc builds major new factory in Russia with the help of EBRD financeRussia4 Dec 96
Poland's Rolimpex S.A. signs US$ 20 million framework agreement with EBRDPoland29 Nov 96
EBRD leads international bank syndicate to finance Russian supermarket chainRussia19 Nov 96
EBRD extends credit line to Dalmatinska Banka in CroatiaCroatia19 Nov 96
EBRD financing assists private food-processing company in BulgariaBulgaria25 Oct 96
EBRD finance helps satisfy demand for high-quality beer in eastern EuropeRomania 
Croatia
9 Oct 96
EBRD finances Russian glass manufacturing projectRussia8 Oct 96
EBRD acquires 10 per cent of Poland's Rolimpex S.A.Poland24 Jul 96
German sugar group acquires EBRD's stake in Czech TTDCzech Republic12 Feb 96
New EBRD credit line facilities for Hungarian banksHungary30 Jan 96
Rising quality for Romanian bread thanks to EBRD loanRomania22 Jan 96
EBRD makes US$ 10.2 million investment in St Petersburg breweryRussia4 Jan 96
EBRD provides Armenian agricultural markets with US$ 15mArmenia19 Dec 95
EBRD lends to develop Bulgarian wholesale market networkBulgaria14 Dec 95
EBRD sells its stake in Czech chocolate company; first exit from mature equity investmentCzech Republic6 Dec 95
Banca Agricola in Romania gets extension to its credit line from EBRDRomania6 Dec 95
EBRD to support agribusiness in KyrgyzstanKyrgyz Republic17 Oct 95
EBRD increases support to Hungarian agricultural industryHungary13 Oct 95
EBRD loan to First Ukrainian International BankUkraine14 Aug 95
EBRD invests in Ukrainian sunflower oil extraction plantUkraine31 Jul 95
Croatian agribusiness to receive a second loan from EBRDCroatia26 Jul 95
EBRD loan to develop agribusiness in CroatiaCroatia20 Jul 95
EBRD finances agri-centre in UkraineUkraine15 May 95
EBRD signs ECU 15 million co-financing agreement with Slovak bankSlovak Republic30 Mar 95
EBRD to help Danone improve central and east European food industryRegional29 Mar 95
EBRD Signs Kiev market modernisation loanUkraine19 Jan 95
EBRD to invest in Bulgarian ice-cream companyBulgaria21 Dec 94
EBRD takes equity in Bulgarian investment companyBulgaria7 Oct 94
EBRD chips into Polish potato productionPoland5 Oct 94
EBRD signs its first project with Republic of MoldovaMoldova3 Oct 94
EBRD loan to improve fruit and vegetable distribution in RomaniaRomania9 Jun 94
EBRD signs loan with Magyar Hitel Bank in HungaryHungary7 Jun 94
EBRD finances soft drinks bottling plant in AlbaniaAlbania20 May 94
EBRD takes equity stake in Danone-Serdika, first private Bulgarian dairy companyBulgaria25 Mar 94
EBRD loan to improve availability of fruit and vegetables in HungaryHungary8 Mar 94
Two projects (ECU 45 million) signed for BelarusBelarus17 Dec 93
EBRD signs project in RomaniaRomania16 Sep 93
European Bank lends US$ 5.2 million to Hungarian frozen food companyHungary3 Sep 93
European Bank approves US$ 103 million for agricultural restructuring in HungaryHungary29 Jul 93
European Bank subscribes for shares in Thurn Taxis Dobrovice, oldest established Czech sugar companyCzech Republic16 Jun 93
European Bank signs soft drink loan in PolandPoland11 Dec 92
European Bank approves US$ 16 million loan for chicken processing facility in PolandPoland11 Sep 92
European Bank approves US$ 70 million loan for agri-business development project in RomaniaRomania28 Jul 92
Four projects approved by European BankPoland 
Hungary
28 Apr 92
EBRD makes ECU 24 million equity investment in CSFR food companySlovak Republic 
Czech Republic
8 Jan 92
EBRD commits ECU 263 million to 5 projects (total ECU 806 million) in central and eastern EuropeRomania 
Poland 
Hungary
18 Dec 91


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