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East African Development Bank (EADB) (EADB)

Key facts

  • Established in 1967
  • Ownership: Public
Not Part of the OECD Not part of the Berne Union

Latest update: 03/12/2021

Products

  • Loans
  • Equity
  • Trade finance
  • Other products

Loans

  • EADB provides loans to projects directly, through syndicates and other forms of co-financing
  • Its core activity is direct project lending to medium and large enterprises, with an emphasis on export-oriented projects
  • The sectors which are considered to have high potential for core business are manufacturing, agriculture processing, tourism, construction, and mining

Equity

  • EADB will support socially and economically important projects through carefully selected equity and venture funds
  • EADB attracts other development partners to invest in such projects, and in exceptional cases, it invests directly into larger enterprises with significant social and economic impact, subject to a clearly defined investment period exit mechanism

Trade Finance

  • Provides a standard and secure mode of disbursement to enterprises wishing to acquire specialized capital goods with the proceeds of the loan funds
  • Modalities: Commercial documentary L/C and standby L/C origination, confirmation, amendments, and payments to support international and regional trade

Other Products

  • SME support: EADB provides lines of credit to national and regional DFIs, microfinance institutions (MFIs), and local banks to enhance its support to SMEs and new projects

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