According to EBRD
Representation sources in Kyiv, the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development will grant to 20 mln USD loan to the Odesa-based Black Sea Shipping
Management Co Ltd (BSSM), of which sum 10 mln USD will be granted as a
syndicated credit from the Bank of Scotland, Cabinet's press office reported.
The loan will be used to
finance projects for constructing five 5,500-ton freighters.
According to EBRD expert
Riccardo Puliti, the loan correspondents to the EBRD's strategy for supporting
Ukraine's transportation sector.
The loan will allow the
BSSM to enhance its standards of marine cargo carriage.
As of this day and date,
the EBRD has invested over 400 M. euros in Ukraine's transportation sector.
The EBRD's total investments
in the Ukrainian economy exceed 2.4 bn. euros.