Dr. George Agyekum Donkor, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of EBID
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) Board of Directors has set aside USD 230 million and CFA Francs 10 billion to support the growth of the private sector in West Africa and to strengthen infrastructure.
This funding will be used to support initiatives that will encourage growth and increase regional economic activity.
Under the direction of Dr. George Agyekum Donkor, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of EBID, the funding package was approved at the 91st Ordinary meeting of the Board, which was conducted via videoconference on Thursday, April 3, 2025. The following projects will be funded with the facilities:
• A USD 50 million line of credit to Sterling Bank Limited in the Federal Republic of Nigeria to support SMEs operating in various sectors, including health, education, agriculture, renewable energy, and transport.
• A CFA Francs 10 billion facility to Bénin Cashew SA to co-finance the construction of five cashew nut processing units and a cashew balsam production unit in the Glo Djigbe industrial zone (GDIZ) in the Republic of Benin. This project is estimated to cover 50% of national cashew production needs while creating 1,666 permanent and daily jobs within the framework of Benin’s Strategic Plan for the Development of the Agricultural Sector.
• A USD 180 million line of credit to Mota-Engil Nigeria to co-finance the Kano-Maradi standard gauge rail project, linking northern Nigeria to Niger. This strategic project will strengthen regional integration, facilitate cross-border trade, and create over 100,000 jobs during the construction phase and 20,000 permanent jobs once operational.
The newly approved commitments are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular, SDG 9 – Industry, innovation and infrastructure, and SDG 13 – Climate Action, as well as EBID’s strategy to develop priority sectors. With this investment, EBID’s total commitments in the sub-region amount to USD 4.5 billion.
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