Search feedback | subscribe | polls | site map | search
IFC’s Largest Equity Investment in Agribusiness to Increase Global Food Supply

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing $75 million, its largest equity investment in agribusiness, to help set up a fund that will support farming and food production in emerging markets to increase the global food supply.

See details >>



IFC Survey Shows Ukraine Companies Need More Internal Audit and Internal Control Assistance

A survey by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has found that 71 percent of Ukrainian respondent companies are not aware of official guidelines on the use of internal audits, indicating a strong need for internal audit assistance.

See details >>



IFC Increases Support for Agribusiness in Response to High Food Prices

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is responding to the global rise in food prices with more support for agribusiness and a market-driven, private sector-led strategy to increase the food supply in developing countries.

See details >>



Doing Business 2009: Ukraine fails to improve in global ranking, as other CIS countries push ahead

Ukraine’s overall standing on the ease of doing business has not improved this year although several reforms were implemented, finds Doing Business 2009 - the sixth publication in an annual series of reports published by the World Bank and IFC.

See details >>



THE WORLD BANK. Ukraine. Economic Update. July, 2008
 

More of the same for 2008, as the demand-led expansion continues and external conditions remain unexpectedly favorable. Policy efforts to tighten fiscal and monetary policy to cool an overheating economy have been mired in political controversy and may yet suffer from electoral politics.

See details >>



New information-analytical Internet portal "Leasing in Ukraine"
 

July 18, 2008 a new information-analytical Internet portal "Leasing in Ukraine": www.leasinginukraine.com was released.

See details >>



Banking sector in Central Eastern Europe: Pace to slow down slightly on indirect sub-prime crisis effects
 

A period of above-potential growth lies behind most CEE countries. First and foremost, growth needs to come down, as the pace of recent years was unsustainable, which would lead in the medium term to overheating economies.

See details >>



IFC, ABN AMRO, Société Générale, and Partners Support Modernization of Ukraine’s Steel Industry
 

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is joining with ABN AMRO Bank N.V., and Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking to provide financing to the Industrial Union of Donbass in Ukraine that will help develop the country’s steel industry. The $350 million long-term financing package follows an earlier IFC investment in the company.

See details >>



IFC Trade Finance Program Expands to Ukraine, Improving Access to Finance for Corporate Clients and Smaller Enterprises
 

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced that Raiffeisen Bank Aval is the first issuing bank in Ukraine to join the IFC Global Trade Finance Program. IFC’s $30 million trade finance line to the bank will support corporate clients and small and medium enterprises in the country.

See details >>



WORLD BANK SUPPORTS STRENGTHENING PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN UKRAINE

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the Public Finance Modernization Project for Ukraine in the amount of $50 million. The objective of this project is to strengthen public financial management in Ukraine by improving operational efficiency and transparency.

See details >>


SOFT DRINKS: DYNAMIC UKRAINE ATTRACTING PLENTY OF ADMIRERS

The Ukrainian Soft Drinks market is booming. Having grown by almost 130% in the last five years, it is also attracting the attention of the major international players, a fact confirmed by the recent acquisitions of Sandora LLC and Rosinka by PepsiAmericas Inc./PepsiCo and Orangina Schweppes.

See more »

SECTOR DIAGNOSTICS 2006

October 2006, BIZPRO produced the reports on eight sectors surveys: furniture; construction materials; textiles; clothing; meat processing and meat products; vegetables and fruits processing; confectionery; milk processing and milk products. The surveys were conducted by local marketing and analytical think-tanks by request of BIZPRO.

See more »

Trade and Investment opportunities in Ukraine

The "Made in Ukraine" series are a joint effort of BIZPRO and the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine designed to highlight trade and investment opportunities in Ukraine’s most competitive industries.

The first event, "Made in Ukraine: Furniture and Home Furnishings Fair" (October 2005, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine), was a matchmaking forum, introducing 35 of the best Ukrainian producers of furniture and home furnishings to international and domestic wholesalers, retailers and importers seeking new suppliers.

About Fair »  Producers »

The "Made in Ukraine: Construction Materials Investment Forum" (March 23-24, 2006, Kyiv) showcased the most promising investment projects in the construction materials industry: strategic partnerships with Ukrainian enterprises, and greenfield and brownfield opportunities offered by regional authorities.

About investment forum »  Investment Proposals »

The Crimean Tourism Investment Forum (October 19-20, 2006, Yalta, Crimea) showcased investment opportunities in Crimea's flourishing tourism sector, focusing on infrastructure projects such as hotels, health resorts, theme parks, entertainment centers and sports complexes.

About investment forum »

 






Furniture Textiles and apparel Construction materials
Home furnishings Tourism Agribusiness



For investors: new entry
Novokahovskyi Lime-Sand Brick Plant

Purposes of company: Investments
Company description:

Market Overview:  Construction volume is increasing 20-25% annually, creating an increased demand for high quality façade bricks. The industrial capacity of façade bricks is estimated at 200 million bricks per year. In 2006, a construction boom is expected in southern Ukraine, where the plant is located. The product is used mainly by construction companies and private companies.

Project Overview:

  • Using KSE-400 (Germany)
  • Equipment supplier offers trainings for the buyer’s staff
  • Can produce 30 million bricks per year including high quality hollow façade bricks, ordinary bricks, molded bricks, white and colored bricks

Competitive Advantages:

  • Production of lime-sand bricks is considerably more energy efficient than the production of ceramic bricks. Moreover, the project envisions the reconstruction of one of the two pit-type 50-ton lime-burning kilns; using coal, automatic blending, loading, and burning will save on gas
  • Plant produces its own lime; a sand-pit is located close to the plant
  • No high quality lime-sand hollow bricks are produced in southern Ukraine
  • Due to the considerable decrease in the weight of the bricks, delivery and transportation becomes much easier; bricks can be transported by auto, railway (via the plant’s rail track), or by water (a river port is 8 km away)
    Investment Project Progress:  Market research has been conducted

Key Financials:

  • Total Investment - € 1.5 mln
  • Investment Needed - € 1.5 mln
  • Payoff period - 5 years

Branch: Construction materials
see more


Purposes of company: Investments
Company description:   
Branch: Construction materials
see more


For Buyers: new entry
Lana Private Manufacturing-Commercial Firm

Purposes of company: Export
Company description:

Lana produces a wide variety of wood furnishings for the discerning customer. Lana specializes in high-quality, premium home furnishings created from solid wood, including: furniture, entry and interior doors, parquet, furniture façades, interior decorations, and staircases. Buyers can choose from distinctive creations of Lana’s innovative design team or provide their own designs. No matter how intricate the design, Lana’s highly-trained specialists will surpass their customers’ expectations.

Lana’s experienced team tightly controls the manufacturing process from start to finish, from selection and processing of only the finest lumber to careful inspection and meticulous hand-finishing of each item produced.
 
Lana is a family-owned business. This company has been successful in Ukraine and the countries of the former Soviet Union for over 15 years. The key to Lana’s success is dedication to traditional business values: excellent customer service, high-quality craftsmanship, and consistently delivering on commitments.
 
Lana creates unique and interesting designs. The company has flexible production and can make adjustments quickly to fill new orders. Lana’s marketing service has qualified specialists with good customer service skills.

The company employs highly qualified specialists to create handmade products with unique designs. The company has mastered a full woodworking cycle, from lumber to the finished product. The company has developed its own methods for drying and sawing wood. Valuable and rare types of wood are used.


Branch: Furniture
see more
Aliot, Ltd.

Purposes of company: Export
Company description:

Aliot, Ltd has been active in the Ukrainian furniture market since 1999. Aliot is a professional manufacturer of interior furniture for offices and homes. The distinguishing feature of this company’s production is a harmonious combination of functionality and aesthetics together with reasonable prices.

Aliot’s specialists work with European equipment that enables them to produce high-quality modern furniture. The aim of the company is to perfect and develop the furniture industry in order to satisfy the growing requirements of their customers and partners.

A combination of competent marketing policies and a team of professionals with a high level of technical training and practical skills ensure the constant development of the Aliot company.


Branch: Furniture
see more