IFC to lend flower firm Sh1.6bn for expansion

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Star Bright is majority owned by private equity funds, AgriVie and Norfund, with 42 percent and 25 percent, respectively.

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Flower farm Star Bright Holdings is set to receive a €11 million (Sh1.6 billion) loan from the International Finance Corporation to fund additional investments in its farms in Kenya and Ethiopia.

The Mauritius-based company has 10 flower farms in the two countries – seven in Kenya and three in Ethiopia. The multinational will plant flowers on an additional 50 acres in Nakuru County as part of the expansion.

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