OREANDA-NEWS. ASTARTA fosters cooperation with leading Ukrainian banks. One of such financial partner is Raiffeisen Bank Aval which has been providing wide range of its products and services for ASTARTA for more than 10 years.

Recently the conference "Agribusiness. Stories of Success" took place in Myrgorod (Poltava region). During the conference, customers of the bank and partners visited ASARTA's subsidiaries. Local management shared its experience in achieving high production results. Dairy complex in Gogolevo (Shyshaky district, Poltava region) was the first place to visit. The complex accounts for about 1 thousand dairy cattle heads that produce more than 20 tons of milk per day. The guests also visited Yaresky sugar plant. With designed storage capacity of 50 thousand tonnes, it is ranked among the largest in Ukraine.

After visiting ASTARTA's production units, participants had an opportunity to listen to speeches of leading agrarian experts and monitor current trends in banking sector. Handful of urgent problems were raised, in particular tax changes, advantages and probably risks for agribusiness in the view of euro integration process.

Viktor Gorbachov, deputy chairman of Raiffeisen Bank Aval: "In my opinion, agri business is the most promising sector of Ukrainian economy. The experience of our partner ASTARTA proves it. Raiffeisen Bank Aval plans to foster close cooperation with companies of agri sector, that's why such kind of events for clients and partners for us in time".

Viktor Ivanchyk, CEO of ASTARTA: "Long-term cooperation with Raiffaisen Bank Aval allows us to develop our business and create new working places and therefore contribute to the development of infrastructure and support local communities".