Company name
Nicaragua Sugar States Limited
Project number
12814-01
Category B projects have potential environmental and/or social impacts and risks that are less adverse than those of a Category A and which are generally limited to the project site, largely reversible and can be mitigated via measures that are readily available and feasible to implement in the context of the operation.
E&S category
B
Country
Nicaragua
Sector
Agribusiness
Status
In implementation
Disclosed date
09/16/2019
Projected date at which a project will be put forward for the Board of Executive Directors’ approval.
Projected board date
10/31/2019
Approval date
11/13/2019
Signed date
12/10/2019
Sponsoring entity
N/A
Investment Operations Department Contact
N/A
Investment type
Syndicated amount
USD $ 12,500,000
Financing amount
USD $ 25,000,000
Currency
USD
Project scope and objective
The proposed financing consists of an 8-year senior loan of up to US$37.5 million to be provided to Nicaragua Sugar States Limited (“Nicaragua Sugar”) as follows: US$25 million funded by IDB Invest and US$12.5 million funded by concessional funds administered by IDB. Nicaragua Sugar, one of the leading companies in the sugar sector in Nicaragua and Central America, will use of the financing (i) to continue to improve its efficiency and productivity levels through industrial and agricultural investments, (ii) for permanent working capital needs of its operations and its supply chain, and (iv) for green projects that improve its use of resources, especially water. The sugar sector in Nicaragua is one of the main agribusiness and export sector in the country.
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Client files
This section provides the key environmental and social assessment documents produced by the client for this project.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ACTION PLAN - NICARAGUA SUGAR.PDF
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Contact information
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Client Contact
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PHONE NUMBER
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POST OFFICE ADDRESS
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IDB Invest Contact
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PHONE
+1(202)-566-4566
ADDRESS
1350 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005
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Environmental and social review
IDB Invest conducts an environmental and social due diligence (ESDD) commensurate with the nature, scale, and stage of the project, and with its level of environmental and social risks and impacts. The ESDD will confirm the project E&S categorization and assess the project with respect to the client requirements in IDB Invest Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy. The results of the ESDD, including any identified gaps are described in the Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) provided below. For projects approved as of 2016, any gaps with respect to IDB Invest's Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy at the time of the ESDD are addressed in the Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) presented below, to comply with the date mentioned above.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REVIEW
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