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Summary of Proposed Investment

Project Number

24433

Company Name

ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. Limited

Date SPI Disclosed

May 23, 2006

Country

Latin America and the Caribbean Region

Industry

Agribusiness and Forestry

Projected Board Date

Jun 26, 2006

Status

Completed

Sector

Coffee, Cocoa, Tea

Department

Gbl Ind, Manufact, Agribus & Services

Environmental Category

B - Limited

Previous Events

Approved : Jun 26, 2006
Signed : Jun 29, 2006
Invested : Jul 25, 2006

Project Description

ECOM Agroindustrial Corporation Limited is a commodity trading company incorporated in Switzerland with operations primarily in agricultural commodities such as cotton, coffee and cocoa, in Latin America, Asia and Africa as well as Europe and United States. The objective of the project is to improve supply-chain standards, social and environmental practices and key performance indicators of coffee suppliers identified by ECOM mainly in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras in order to turn them into stable suppliers of sustainable coffee.

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