Astarta $35 million financing

Overview:

• Ukrainian agricultural company Astart secured $35 million in financing arranged by development bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC).
• The facility is a working capital loan for Astrata's soybean processing business, which will enable it to buy stock during the harvest period. 
• IFC provided $15 million of the loan and $20 million came from other investors.

Ben Naylor - Regional editor