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IFC, EU, and the Netherlands Back Ukraine’s Astarta to Boost Jobs, Agriculture, and the Economy

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  • New $40 million financing package to establish Ukraine’s first soy protein concentrate plant
  • Funds de-risked with guarantees from the EC’s Ukraine Investment Framework and the government of the Netherlands in support of IFC’s Economic Resilience Action (ERA) Program
  • Investment to create jobs, enhance agri-competitiveness, and diversify exports

Kyiv, Ukraine, May 14, 2025—IFC today announced a $40 million investment in Astarta, a leading Ukrainian agricultural group, to support the construction of the country’s first soy protein concentrate plant. The investment is in line with an up to $80 million financing package approved by IFC’s Board of Directors on April 1, 2025. The project is expected to boost employment, enhance agricultural productivity, and drive economic growth.

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Trading in a new climate: How mitigation policies are reshaping global trade dynamics

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Faced with the urgency of climate change, many countries are embracing policies to tacklegreen_vs_polluted_area_hero_image.jpg it. However, these policies are not only reshaping the landscape of global trade flows but also risking further fragmentation and inequality.  One challenge concerns the consequences for low-income countries that rely on export-led growth and especially their Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) part of global supply chains. To successfully navigate this challenge and promote a just and inclusive transition to a greener world, bold policies are needed that foster coordination and incentivize firms to decarbonize. 

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Can small farmers in Central America export coffee to the European Union?

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The European Union (EU) has introduced new legislation to prevent imports of commodities contributing to deforestation. One of the commodities affected is coffee, a key export of Central American countries . Coffee represents 14 percent and 52 percent of total agrifood exports in Guatemala and Honduras respectively, and a fifth of all exported Guatemalan coffee and half of the coffee exported from Honduras are destined to the EU. The new EU regulation is thus very relevant for these two countries, and in particular for their many smallholder coffee producers.

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eC2: Obtaining bridges and cross-sections surveys and other measurements for the purpose of development of flood hazard and risk maps under the EU Flood Directive 2007/60/EC

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Deadline:   03-Dec-2020 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)water

The objective of this assignment is to provide a new geodetic survey on cross-sections and related engineering infrastructure (bridges, dikes, dam walls, weirs, culverts, polders, etc.) in selected Areas of Potential Significant Flood Risk (APSFR) defined in the 2nd cycle of Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment in Romania, with necessary accuracy for hydraulic modeling (5cm HRMSE and VRMSE).

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eC2: Reporting on EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive and Structured Implementation and Information Framework

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Deadline: 03-Jul-2019 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) Waste water plant

On January 28, 2019, The World Bank (WB) and the Ministry of Waters and Forests (MWF) have agreed to a Reimbursable Advisory Service (RAS) contract for the delivery of Technical Support to Romania for analyzing and addressing the challenges for meeting the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD Directive 91/271/EEC) requirements. The Bank has been asked by the Government of Romania to provide technical assistance for i) updating the National Plan for implementation of UWWTD; ii) updating the national mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation of UWWTD implementation; and iii) drafting recommendations towards development of a National Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) Strategy.
The objective of the required services will be to assist the World Bank team in recommending how to update the national mechanism for monitoring, evaluation and reporting on UWWTD implementation in Romania and implement the Structured Implementation and Information.

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Five ways to do better post-disaster assessments

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Post-disaster assessments changed my life by starting my career in disaster risk 29098244797_4d265740f6_kmanagement. Three months after arriving in Indonesia as the World Bank’s environment coordinator, the Indian Ocean tsunami and related earthquakes struck Aceh and Nias at the end of 2004. I was asked to pull together the economic evaluation of the disaster’s environmental impact as part of what was then known as a damage-and-loss assessment. Subsequently, the World Bank, United Nations and European Union agreed on a joint approach to crisis response in 2008, including a common methodology for post-disaster needs assessment (PDNA).

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eC2: Targeted Assistance to Building EU Export Capacity for Moldovan producers of agro-food products

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Deadline:  26-Jul-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)ml-can-a-nation-build-its-future-if-it-cannot-feed-its-children-five-policy-actions-to-transform-crop-and-livestock-farming-in-mali-780x439

The main objective of this program is to support Moldovan agri-food companies in establishing a sustainable export position on international/EU markets through targeted assistance in meeting EU market requirements, delivery of knowledge of the European markets, as well as providing opportunities for entering these markets.

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