Financial Products
Ukraine became a shareholder and a member of the IFC (International Finance Corporation) in 1993. As of June 30, 2008, IFC has invested around $988 million in 42 projects. IFC’s investment program in Ukraine is expanding rapidly with a focus on the financial, agribusiness, construction materials, retail trade and services, energy and infrastructure sectors.
In FY07, IFC invested a total of $75 million in agribusiness and financial markets projects and mobilized $250 million in syndicated loans to finance the modernization of one of the largest Ukrainian steel trading and holding companies.
Advisory Services
IFC has been conducting an extensive advisory program in Ukraine since 1992. IFC has contributed to privatization of small businesses and unfinished construction sites as well as to land and mass privatization. Current donor-funded programs offer advice on corporate governance to companies and banks, support the development of the leasing and agribusiness sectors, and seek to improve the business environment and promote the growth of small and medium enterprises. More on advisory projects in Ukraine.
