KIEV, April 26 ??“ The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is considering financing the Velyka Kyshenia supermarket chain's regional expansion project, Interfax-Ukraine reported citing a company official.

The total project cost is estimated at $197 million comprising of: the $137 million regional expansion of its grocery retail operations by opening 35 Velyka Kyshenia supermarkets throughout Ukraine in the next two to three years; and the refinancing of about $60 million of short-term loans with long-term.