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Feature stories
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Country
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| Food inflation: finding the answers | Regional | 30 May 08 |
| Back to the land: growing the solution to the rising food prices | Regional | 18 May 08 |
| Fighting food inflation | Regional | 14 Mar 08 |
| Creating jobs from cookies in FYR Macedonia | FYR Macedonia | 11 Feb 08 |
| Yug Rusi builds Russian farm economy | Russia | 14 Nov 06 |
| Ukraine glassmaker slashes energy use | Ukraine | 8 Aug 06 |
| Cotton oil is back in Tajik plov | Tajikistan | 11 May 06 |
| Biscuit maker targets EU market via Romania | Romania | 11 May 06 |
| Moldova’s rural poor grow with micro-credit | Moldova | 5 May 06 |
| Serbia's Grand Coffee builds profits one cup at a time | Montenegro
Serbia | 21 May 05 |
| Make jam, not war: Bosnia’s Vegafruit jam factory | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25 Apr 05 |
| Peace and finance boost Serb winery | Serbia | 11 Apr 05 |
| Micro-credits the only way farmer can grow | Serbia | 11 Apr 05 |
| Branding puts Serbia's Grand Coffee ahead of multinationals | Montenegro
Serbia
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30 Mar 05 |
| “We need professionals who can guarantee constant perfection” | Ukraine | 3 Nov 04 |
| Narzan water bubbling to the top | Russia | 14 Jul 04 |
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Press releases
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Country
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| EBRD in loan to fast-growing Mongolian beverages company | Mongolia | 8 Jul 08 |
| EBRD raises 3.5 billion roubles for expansion of Fazer’s bakery business in Russia | Russia | 2 Jul 08 |
| EBRD funding to spread German family-owned hypermarket model in Russia | Russia | 2 Jul 08 |
| EBRD raises $200 million loan for Russian hypermarket chain O’Key | Russia | 1 Jul 08 |
| EBRD puts the sparkle into Coca-Cola’s expansion in Central Asia | Regional | 17 Jun 08 |
| EBRD/World Bank urge policy steps to boost investments in Ukraine’s agriculture | Ukraine | 20 May 08 |
| ЕБРР приобретает пакет акций армянского производителя мясных продуктов | Armenia | 18 May 08 |
| EBRD buys equity stake in Armenian meat producer | Armenia | 18 May 08 |
| EBRD boosts Kazakh beverage producer JSC RG Brands | Kazakhstan | 12 May 08 |
| Astarta attracts $20 million loan from EBRD | Ukraine | 7 May 08 |
| EBRD finances Kyrgyz dairy producer Siut Bulak | Kyrgyz Republic | 24 Apr 08 |
| EBRD in $ 60 million long-term loan to Monetka, a leading Russian regional food retailer | Russia | 11 Apr 08 |
| EBRD to provide €52.5 million funding for Turkish bottling plant in southern Russia | Russia | 7 Apr 08 |
| EBRD and FAO call for bold steps to contain soaring food prices | Regional | 10 Mar 08 |
| EBRD lends $50 million to Russian retail chain Azbuka Vkusa | Russia | 28 Jan 08 |
| EBRD helps regional expansion of the Furshet supermarket chain | Ukraine | 20 Dec 07 |
| EBRD supports Mongolian retail sector | Mongolia | 18 Dec 07 |
| EBRD acquires a 17.5% stake in Shostka | Ukraine | 13 Dec 07 |
| EBRD supports Macedonian health food producer Vitalia | FYR Macedonia | 12 Dec 07 |
| EBRD extends first corporate loan in Mongolia | Mongolia | 20 Nov 07 |
| EBRD makes first equity investment in private Kosovo company | Serbia | 5 Nov 07 |
| EBRD loan to Soufflet malt plant promotes barley cultivation in Romania | Romania | 12 Oct 07 |
| EBRD loan refreshes Serbian fruit juice company | Serbia | 20 Sep 07 |
| EBRD boosts Serbian agribusiness sector | Serbia | 10 Sep 07 |
| EBRD to help train Georgian trainers in agri-lending | Georgia | 10 Sep 07 |
| EBRD provides €10 million to Agroinvest | Ukraine | 12 Jul 07 |
| EBRD supports expansion of Kazakh brewer | Kazakhstan | 12 Jun 07 |
| EBRD invests $125 million in Russian food retailer Lenta | Russia | 17 May 07 |
| Slavutich brewery attracts EBRD financing | Ukraine | 17 Apr 07 |
| Kazakhstan’s Derbes brewery attracts EBRD loan | Kazakhstan | 5 Apr 07 |
| FYR Macedonia's Vitaminka to grow with EBRD support | FYR Macedonia | 21 Feb 07 |
| EBRD finances Georgian hazelnut producer Argonut | Georgia | 9 Feb 07 |
| EBRD supports regional expansion of Kaufland Romania | Romania | 6 Feb 07 |
| Brasseries Internationales Holdings receives $15 million loan from EBRD | Armenia | 20 Dec 06 |
| Russian farmers to benefit from EBRD support for grain storage network | Russia | 20 Dec 06 |
| A fruitful endeavour for Moldova’s agribusiness | Moldova | 20 Dec 06 |
| EBRD supports Serbian confectionary-maker | Serbia | 15 Dec 06 |
| Workshop on rural and agricultural finance in Tajikistan | Tajikistan | 27 Nov 06 |
| Ukraine glass producer receives EBRD loan | Ukraine | 24 Oct 06 |
| EBRD strengthens agriculture in Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 22 Sep 06 |
| EBRD lends Serbia’s Victoria Group €10 mln for agribusiness | Serbia | 20 Jul 06 |
| €15 mln EBRD loan supports Bulgaria’s Boni Holding expansion | Bulgaria | 14 Jul 06 |
| EBRD acquires 8.33% stake in Agrokor | Croatia | 20 Jun 06 |
| Stimulating growth through agricultural and food investment | Regional | 4 May 06 |
| EBRD takes $3m equity in Georgian brewery | Georgia | 10 Feb 06 |
| Setting new dairy standards for Romania | Israel
Romania | 14 Dec 05 |
| The seeds of growth | Kazakhstan | 23 Sep 05 |
| Up to US$30 million lift for yeast makers | Russia
Ukraine | 28 Jul 05 |
| Kyrgyz cotton gets EBRD boost | Regional | 15 Jul 05 |
| EBRD, ING make first loan in Odessa region | Ukraine | 28 Apr 05 |
| On the grapevine: EBRD supports Bulgarian winemaker | Bulgaria | 27 Apr 05 |
| EBRD boosts support for Georgia’s wine sector | Georgia | 10 Mar 05 |
| Follow-up loan of EUR11m for Turkish-owned bottling plant in Russia | Russia | 21 Dec 04 |
| Ukraine’s Obolon brewery borrows $10 million | Ukraine | 16 Dec 04 |
| EBRD leads banks in $62 million loan to Cherkizovsky group | Russia | 15 Dec 04 |
| EBRD supports expansion of Croatian retailer Getro | Croatia | 9 Dec 04 |
| EBRD backs Russian retailer Lenta | Russia | 8 Dec 04 |
| Turkish delight: $13.15m for food deals | Regional | 7 Dec 04 |
| Ground-breaking dairy deal in Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 18 Nov 04 |
| $11.8 million to support Soufflet operations in Ukraine | Ukraine | 21 Oct 04 |
| EBRD helps meet Russian bottle demand | Russia | 23 Sep 04 |
| Uzbek raisin processor gets harvest loan | Uzbekistan | 15 Sep 04 |
| EUR 65 million to support Soufflet activities in eastern Europe | Regional | 9 Sep 04 |
| ZABA and EBRD extend cooperation | Croatia | 17 Aug 04 |
| $15 million for Ukraine's popular Chumak brand | Ukraine | 5 Jul 04 |
| EBRD sells 10 per cent stake in Poland's Rolimpex S.A. | Poland | 9 Jun 04 |
| EBRD helps food company in FYR Macedonia expand | FYR Macedonia | 12 Feb 04 |
| Food for thought: Supporting Serbia's frozen foods sector | Serbia | 21 Jan 04 |
| EBRD intends to sell its stake in Lithuanian dairy company | Lithuania | 13 Jan 04 |
| EUR12 mln for largest grain trading company in Serbia & Montenegro | Serbia | 23 Dec 03 |
| EBRD and Castel support drinks market in the CIS | Regional | 17 Dec 03 |
| Coffee to go: EUR7 million loan for Serbian firm's expansion | Montenegro
Serbia | 6 Nov 03 |
| EBRD and BRD GSG support Romania's agribusiness sector | Romania | 29 Jul 03 |
| EBRD boosts agriculture sector in Serbia & Montenegro | Montenegro
Serbia | 25 Jul 03 |
| EUR71 million for Croatian agribusiness sector | Croatia | 11 Jul 03 |
| EBRD supports growth of juice producer in Serbia and Montenegro | Serbia | 27 Jun 03 |
| EBRD loans boost home purchases in Romania | Romania | 14 May 03 |
| EBRD supports expansion of leading snack food producer in SEE | Regional | 1 Apr 03 |
| EBRD introduces scheme for pre-harvest financing in Poland | Poland | 28 Feb 03 |
| EBRD loan helps agriculture in Russia and Ukraine | Russia | 18 Feb 03 |
| EBRD, Aval Bank to finance Ukrainian agribusiness sector | Ukraine | 20 Nov 02 |
| EBRD and Rabobank strengthen cooperation | Russia | 10 Oct 02 |
| EBRD, ZABA introduce new lending to Croatian agribusiness sector | Croatia | 17 Jul 02 |
| EBRD finances first malt deal in Ukraine | Ukraine | 11 Jul 02 |
| EBRD provides USD100 million to support agriculture in Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 3 Jul 02 |
| EBRD lends Toepfer Group $80 million | Ukraine | 1 Jul 02 |
| EBRD extends support to Moldovan small businesses | Moldova | 23 May 02 |
| EBRD invests EUR14 million in Czech malting industry | Czech Republic | 26 Mar 02 |
| EBRD extends further loan to biggest Ukrainian sunflower oil producer | Ukraine | 21 Feb 02 |
| EUR68 million EBRD financing helps Kesko expand in Baltics | Regional | 20 Dec 01 |
| EBRD helps leading Croatian glass container producer | Croatia | 27 Sep 01 |
| EBRD and Siauliu Bankas support agribusiness in Lithuania | Lithuania | 11 Sep 01 |
| EBRD, Rabobank increase cooperation in Russian agriculture | Russia | 10 Sep 01 |
| EBRD, KMB and Groupe Danone to help Russian dairy farms | Russia | 3 Sep 01 |
| EBRD supports Sokolow, one of the leading meat processors in Poland | Poland | 30 Aug 01 |
| EBRD loan to largest Russian ammonia producer | Russia | 9 Jul 01 |
| USD100 million loan to Animex group to boost Polish meat processing | Poland | 27 Jun 01 |
| Efes to expand in Russian market with EBRD assistance | Russia | 14 Jun 01 |
| EBRD and Western NIS Enterprise Fund become shareholders in Moldova-Agroindbank | Moldova | 28 Dec 00 |
| EBRD arranges largest ever industrial sector financing in Croatia | Croatia | 30 Nov 00 |
| EBRD and Rabobank to offer Russian agriculture new financial tool | Russia | 17 Nov 00 |
| EBRD loan to boost production and quality at Armenian largest brandy producer | Armenia | 23 Oct 00 |
| EBRD First Vice President Charles Frank opens water plant in Tajikistan | Tajikistan | 12 Sep 00 |
| EBRD and Polnobanka strengthen support for Slovak farmers | Slovak Republic | 19 Jul 00 |
| EBRD and SG Expressbank provide financing backed by warehouse receipts | Bulgaria | 30 Jun 00 |
| EBRD financing boosts Bosnia and Herzegovina beer industry | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28 Jun 00 |
| EBRD financing supports first foreign investment in Bulgarian food distribution sector | Bulgaria | 21 Jun 00 |
| EBRD takes an equity stake in Ukraine cereal company | Ukraine | 16 Jun 00 |
| Leading food retail chain in the Baltic states receives EBRD support | Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia | 15 Jun 00 |
| EBRD supports Polish dairy sector in ground-breaking joint initiative with EU | Poland | 20 May 00 |
| EBRD and Danone invest jointly in Poland's largest biscuit producer | Poland | 20 Dec 99 |
| EBRD, Russia's biggest private investor, and Baltika, Russia's largest brewer, toast key new growth financing | Russia | 10 Nov 99 |
| Georgia's wine industry receives EBRD financing | Georgia | 29 Sep 99 |
| EBRD and Pol'nobanka increase assistance for the Slovak agribusiness sector | Slovak Republic
Bulgaria | 3 Aug 99 |
| EBRD helps Bulgarian Government and Expressbank to increase grain receipts financing | Bulgaria | 26 Jul 99 |
| EBRD invests in leading Lithuanian brewery | Lithuania | 17 Jun 99 |
| EBRD invests in cream of Lithuanian dairy sector | Lithuania | 21 May 99 |
| EBRD supports the largest edible oil operation in Ukraine | Ukraine | 6 May 99 |
| EBRD helps "Crystal Water" to provide safe drinking water to Tajikistan and Central Asia | Tajikistan | 29 Apr 99 |
| EBRD loan refreshes Baltic fruit juice company | Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia | 27 Nov 98 |
| EBRD invests in the Romanian dairy industry in partnership with Parmalat | Romania | 26 Nov 98 |
| State-of-the-art grain terminal in Gdansk will increase competition in Polish economy with EBRD assistance | Poland | 26 Nov 98 |
| EBRD helps Polish malt producer to expand production | Poland | 2 Nov 98 |
| EBRD and Pol'nobanka assist the Slovak agribusiness sector | Slovak Republic | 5 Oct 98 |
| EBRD and Soufflet help to nurture grain and flour industry in central and eastern Europe and CIS | Regional | 6 Aug 98 |
| EBRD financing lifts the spirits of Bulgarian wine industry | Bulgaria | 29 Jul 98 |
| Croatia's largest food company to expand with EBRD finance | Croatia | 10 Jul 98 |
| Russian chewing gum producer sweetened with EBRD finance | Russia | 9 Jan 98 |
| EBRD cultivates Croatia's agricultural wholesale markets | Croatia | 8 Dec 97 |
| EBRD and Eridania Béghin-Say invest in Polish oilseed processing company | Poland | 1 Dec 97 |
| EBRD gives financial boost to 110-year-old Sarajevo Brewery | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27 Nov 97 |
| Slovenian hardware company Merkur hammers out unique new financing deal with the EBRD | Slovenia | 20 Oct 97 |
| US$ 190 million EBRD benchmark deal connects with Romania's CONNEX GSM | Tajikistan | 2 Oct 97 |
| Second EBRD financing to Ukrainian sunflower oil producer | Ukraine | 24 Sep 97 |
| Discount grocery store chain, REMA 1000, to open multiple outlets across the Czech Republic using EBRD finance | Czech Republic | 11 Sep 97 |
| Leading Georgian household brand expands with EBRD loan | Georgia | 25 Jun 97 |
| EBRD and Bank of America invest US$ 53 million in Hortex | Poland | 18 Jun 97 |
| EBRD invests in leading Lithuanian brewery | Lithuania | 29 Apr 97 |
| First EBRD direct equity investment in Ukraine's Svitoch | Ukraine | 23 Apr 97 |
| Volgograd agribusiness joint venturee receives EBRD loan | Russia | 17 Mar 97 |
| EBRD and UBS lead first international syndicate for Slovenia's largest private sector company | Slovenia | 19 Dec 96 |
| Poland's agricultural producers gain from new wholesale market financed by EBRD | Poland | 6 Dec 96 |
| Cadbury Schweppes plc builds major new factory in Russia with the help of EBRD finance | Russia | 4 Dec 96 |
| Poland's Rolimpex S.A. signs US$ 20 million framework agreement with EBRD | Poland | 29 Nov 96 |
| EBRD leads international bank syndicate to finance Russian supermarket chain | Russia | 19 Nov 96 |
| EBRD extends credit line to Dalmatinska Banka in Croatia | Croatia | 19 Nov 96 |
| EBRD financing assists private food-processing company in Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 25 Oct 96 |
| EBRD finance helps satisfy demand for high-quality beer in eastern Europe | Romania
Croatia | 9 Oct 96 |
| EBRD finances Russian glass manufacturing project | Russia | 8 Oct 96 |
| EBRD acquires 10 per cent of Poland's Rolimpex S.A. | Poland | 24 Jul 96 |
| German sugar group acquires EBRD's stake in Czech TTD | Czech Republic | 12 Feb 96 |
| New EBRD credit line facilities for Hungarian banks | Hungary | 30 Jan 96 |
| Rising quality for Romanian bread thanks to EBRD loan | Romania | 22 Jan 96 |
| EBRD makes US$ 10.2 million investment in St Petersburg brewery | Russia | 4 Jan 96 |
| EBRD provides Armenian agricultural markets with US$ 15m | Armenia | 19 Dec 95 |
| EBRD lends to develop Bulgarian wholesale market network | Bulgaria | 14 Dec 95 |
| EBRD sells its stake in Czech chocolate company; first exit from mature equity investment | Czech Republic | 6 Dec 95 |
| Banca Agricola in Romania gets extension to its credit line from EBRD | Romania | 6 Dec 95 |
| EBRD to support agribusiness in Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Republic | 17 Oct 95 |
| EBRD increases support to Hungarian agricultural industry | Hungary | 13 Oct 95 |
| EBRD loan to First Ukrainian International Bank | Ukraine | 14 Aug 95 |
| EBRD invests in Ukrainian sunflower oil extraction plant | Ukraine | 31 Jul 95 |
| Croatian agribusiness to receive a second loan from EBRD | Croatia | 26 Jul 95 |
| EBRD loan to develop agribusiness in Croatia | Croatia | 20 Jul 95 |
| EBRD finances agri-centre in Ukraine | Ukraine | 15 May 95 |
| EBRD signs ECU 15 million co-financing agreement with Slovak bank | Slovak Republic | 30 Mar 95 |
| EBRD to help Danone improve central and east European food industry | Regional | 29 Mar 95 |
| EBRD Signs Kiev market modernisation loan | Ukraine | 19 Jan 95 |
| EBRD to invest in Bulgarian ice-cream company | Bulgaria | 21 Dec 94 |
| EBRD takes equity in Bulgarian investment company | Bulgaria | 7 Oct 94 |
| EBRD chips into Polish potato production | Poland | 5 Oct 94 |
| EBRD signs its first project with Republic of Moldova | Moldova | 3 Oct 94 |
| EBRD loan to improve fruit and vegetable distribution in Romania | Romania | 9 Jun 94 |
| EBRD signs loan with Magyar Hitel Bank in Hungary | Hungary | 7 Jun 94 |
| EBRD finances soft drinks bottling plant in Albania | Albania | 20 May 94 |
| EBRD takes equity stake in Danone-Serdika, first private Bulgarian dairy company | Bulgaria | 25 Mar 94 |
| EBRD loan to improve availability of fruit and vegetables in Hungary | Hungary | 8 Mar 94 |
| Two projects (ECU 45 million) signed for Belarus | Belarus | 17 Dec 93 |
| EBRD signs project in Romania | Romania | 16 Sep 93 |
| European Bank lends US$ 5.2 million to Hungarian frozen food company | Hungary | 3 Sep 93 |
| European Bank approves US$ 103 million for agricultural restructuring in Hungary | Hungary | 29 Jul 93 |
| European Bank subscribes for shares in Thurn Taxis Dobrovice, oldest established Czech sugar company | Czech Republic | 16 Jun 93 |
| European Bank signs soft drink loan in Poland | Poland | 11 Dec 92 |
| European Bank approves US$ 16 million loan for chicken processing facility in Poland | Poland | 11 Sep 92 |
| European Bank approves US$ 70 million loan for agri-business development project in Romania | Romania | 28 Jul 92 |
| Four projects approved by European Bank | Poland
Hungary | 28 Apr 92 |
| EBRD makes ECU 24 million equity investment in CSFR food company | Slovak Republic
Czech Republic | 8 Jan 92 |
| EBRD commits ECU 263 million to 5 projects (total ECU 806 million) in central and eastern Europe | Romania
Poland
Hungary | 18 Dec 91 |
