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Private Sector  Financing at The African Development Bank
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"The African Development Bank Group"
  • The African Development Bank Group
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"Algeria"
  • Algeria Angola Benin Botswana
  • Burkina Faso Burundi Cameron Cape Verde
  • Centr afrique Chad Comoros Congo
  • Cote D’Ivoire Djibouti Egypt Uganda
  • Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia
  • Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Kenya
  • Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar
  • Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius
  • Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger
  • Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome Senegal
  • Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa
  • Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo
  • Tunisia Zambia Zimbabwe
  • Democratic Republic of Congo Equatorial Guinea


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"Argentina"
  • Argentina Austria
  • Denmark Finland
  • France Germany
  • Kuwait  Netherlands
  • Norway Portugal
  • United States of America Spain
  • Turkey (under consideration)


  • Belgium  Brazil
  • Canada China
  • India  Italy
  • Japan Korea
  • Sweden Saudi Arabia
  • Switzerland United Kingdom
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"ADB window supports development activities..."
  • ADB window supports development activities in the Middle-income countries and also in blend countries
  • Funds mobilized from the international capital markets (ADB is a triple A+ credit rating institution by the major rating agencies)
  • ADB window has become very attractive since May 2005  after decisions taken by the Boards (eliminating the commitment fee for all new sovereign-guaranteed loans; expanding the range of the commitment fee for non-sovereign guaranteed operations from .50% - 1% to 0% to 1%; decreasing the lending spread form 0.5% to 0.4% and eliminating the funding margin for new sovereign loans; eliminating the market risk premium for all new fixed rate sovereign and non sovereign loans; and reducing the period for the publication of Environmental Impact Assessments for Category 1 private sector projects in all borrowing member countries from 120 days to 60 days prior to Board presentation)
  • Loans have a maximum maturity of 20 years including a grace period on the repayment of the principal amount, generally not exceeding 5 years
  • 60% of the ADB authorized capital is subscribed by the regional members and 40% by the non-regional states
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"Established in 1972"
  • Established in 1972, commenced operations in 1974
  • Provides development finance on concessional terms to low income RMCs which do not borrow on the non concessional terms of the Bank
  • Poverty reduction is the main aim of the fund development activities in borrowing countries
  • Its sources of funds are mainly contributions and periodic replenishments by State Participants
  • The Fund finances projects and technical assistance as well as studies
  • It lends at no interest rate, with a service charge of 0.75 per cent per annum, a commitment fee of 0.50 per cent, and a 50-year repayment period, including a 10-year grace period.


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"Angola"
  • Angola Benin Burkina Faso Burundi
  • Cape Verde Centre Afrique Chad Comoros
  • Djibouti Eritrea Cameron Congo
  • Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Kenya
  • Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Malawi
  • Mali Mauritania Uganda Niger
  • Nigeria Rwanda Senegal Sao Tome
  • Sierra Leone Somalia Sudan Tanzania
  • Zambia Zimbabwe Mozambique Cote D’Ivoire
  • Democratic Republic of Congo


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"NTF established in 1976 at..."
  • NTF established in 1976 at the initiative of the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
  • From 1976 to end of 2004, 72 projects for a total of US$304,750,000 in 30 RMCs
  • Up to 31 December, 2004, the NTF has a net asset value of US$540,000,000
  • Before 2001 it lent at a 4 per cent interest rate, with a 25-year repayment period, including a five year grace period.
  • In 2001, change of interest rate from a fixed rate of 4 per cent per annum to all borrower countries to a flexible interest rate within a range from 2 to 4 per cent per annum based on the development status and economic prospects of individual borrowers (ADF: 2%; ADB: 4%; Blend countries:3%)
  • In 2003, US$ 25 million from the corpus of NTF to provide technical assistance grants
  • Focus remains on poverty reduction and promoting sustainable economic growth


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"Bank co-finances projects/programs with bilateral..."
  • Bank co-finances projects/programs with bilateral and multilateral donors (Breton Woods Institutions, UN System, European Union, Bilateral Donors, Arab Funds)
  • Bank manages trust funds provided by various bilateral donors (environment, gender, governance, energy, participation, population, etc…)
  • Bank has provided support to all the major African Regional Economic Communities (COMESA, ECOWAS, SADC, ECCAS, EAC, UEMOA, UMA, OMVS, OMVG, ALG, IGAD, CILSS, LAKE CHAD BASIN, RIVER NILE BASIN…etc)
  • Bank created a number of other institutions: the Africa Re-insurance Corporation (Africa-Re); the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI); the Federation of African Consultants (FECA); the Africa Project Development Facility (APDF); the International Finance Company for Investments in Africa (SIFIDA); the African Management Services Company (AMSCO); the African Business Roundtable (ABR); the African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK); the African Capacity Building Initiative (ACBI);  and the Joint Africa Institute (JAI)
  • Banks works very closely with civil society organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
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"Public Sector Sovereign Guaranteed Loan"

  • Public Sector Sovereign Guaranteed Loan
  • Risk Management Products
  • Public Sector Non-Sovereign Guaranteed
  • Private Sector Enterprise Loans
  • Guarantees
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"Agriculture and Rural Development"
  • Agriculture and Rural Development
  • Transportation
  • Communications
  • Water Supply and Sanitation
  • Power
  • Industry Mining and Quarrying
  • Finance
  • Social
  • Environment
  • Multi-sector
  • Urban Development
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"PRIVATE SECTOR"


  • PRIVATE SECTOR
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"Creating an Enabling Environment"
  • Creating an Enabling Environment
  • Strengthening of local  Financial Systems
  • Building Competitive Infrastructure
  • Promoting the Development of Micro-Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises
  • Promoting Trade


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How to Access the Opportunities
for private sector financing
  • Be consistent with the country’s development objective
  • Posses the required comparative advantage in order to have high chances of success
  • Have a sound project concept, technology, sponsorship and management with a confirmed market for the products or services; and
  • Comply with the Environment Assessment Guidelines and the prevailing environmental regulations of the host country



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Eligibility for Bank’s Private Sector Financing
  • An enterprise/project must be located and incorporated in the Regional Member Countries (RMCs) of the Bank, whether promoted by African or non-African investors
  • An enterprise/project must be majority-owned (51% +) by private-sector investors.
  • An enterprise partially or totally owned by the government may also be eligible if it satisfies the criteria of operational autonomy and managerial freedom and is run on a commercial basis.
  • Projects for the establishment, expansion, diversification and modernization of productive enterprises.
  • Minimum intervention amount: US$ 3.5 million, with some exceptions for high impact projects
  • Maximum investment of 1/3 of total project cost
  • Normally not the single largest lender.


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"Type of Financial instruments"
  • Type of Financial instruments
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"Hard Currency of choice (..."
  • Hard Currency of choice ( Euro, US$, Yen)
  • Local Currency (Currently only SA Rand)
  • Floating or Fixed interest rates:
  • interest rate and other chares are set in accordance with market practices to reflect the country’s and project risks ;
  • it prices its loans at a spread above an appropriate market indicator (Libor or Euribor);
  • spreads are set according to the credit worthiness of the borrower
  • Flexible grace period and repayment profile:
  • Bank loans generally run for 5 to 15 years with suitable grace period ;
  • Maximum investment of 1/3 of total project cost
  • Normally not the single largest lender.


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"to cover the payment of..."

  • to cover the payment of principal and interest for loans and debt instruments extended by others
  • Available for both hard-currency and local-currency denominated obligations
  • Available for Loans and Debt instruments



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C. Lines of Credit
  • Private and public financial institutions (not requiring sovereign guarantee)
  • Flexibility in use of LOC proceeds by FIs
  • But FIs bear the credit risks of the sub-loans
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Project Cycle
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"To establish a special facility..."

  • To establish a special facility for private sector development
  • A multi-donor grant facility of US$200 million for technical assistance and risk capital of which Japan will provide US$40  million
  • A Concessional loan facility of up to US$1.0 billion to the ADF for on-lending to ADF countries to develop the private sector enabling environment
  • A Concessional loan facility to of up to US$1.0 billion to ADB for on-lending to private sector enterprises through the Bank’s non-sovereign window


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