“The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting Bulgaria’s efforts to enhance the country’s deposit insurance system, by providing a loan of €300 million to the Bulgarian Deposit Insurance Fund (BDIF), an independent public institution and the sole deposit insurer in Bulgaria. The project is part of EBRD efforts to boost the resilience of the economies where it invests.”
“IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), parent company of the Ecobank Group and leading pan-African full-service banking group, today signed a landmark risk-sharing agreement that will help fill the gap in financing for small and medium sized enterprises in some of Sub-Saharan Africa’s poorest and most fragile countries.”
“Learn more about the market opportunities in the East African Community (EAC) for Nordic stakeholders, and how you can set up your business in the region. This business guide also share insights on business culture and etiquette – essential when doing business in the region.”
“NIB has signed a long-term loan agreement totalling EUR 80 million with Kilpilahti Power Plant Ltd. for the refurbishment of the combined heat and power plant (CHP) in the Kilpilahti industrial area in the town of Porvoo, Finland.”
“Emerging markets will put the world’s current economic turbulence behind them and continue their journey towards a brighter and more prosperous future as long as they carry on reforming to overcome challenges, the EBRD’s President has said.”
The Global Chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE), Jeff Immelt, and the GE leadership team held a working session with senior African Development Bank leadership led by its Acting First Vice-President, Charles Boamah on Wednesday, March 2 in Abidjan.
Bogotá, Colombia, March 3 2016 — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, strengthened its support to Colombia’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with a new US$80 million loan to Banco Pichincha, a bank that strives to sharply boost its lending to Colombian SMEs and low-income students.
On March 3–4, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) held a regional workshop – at the BoT Conference Center in Dar es Salaam – on improving the tools of analysis for assessing the health and soundness of financial systems across sub-Saharan Africa.
EBRD offers a wide range of financial instruments and other services and take a flexible approach in structuring our products. The principal forms of direct financing that the EBRD may offer are loans, equity and guarantees.
According to figures from the United Nations, 1.2 billion people live in over 650 secondary cities in developing countries. Yet most government finance and development aid is directed to central government agencies whilst private finance often avoids local governments.
