
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) is the development finance institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) comprising fifteen (15) Member States namely, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. EBID emerged as a banking group (the EBID Group) after the transformation of the erstwhile Fund for Cooperation, Compensation and Development of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Fund) in 1999.
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Long Reads
/Jul 8th, 2025
EBID’s $120 million financing deal herald’s new era for indigenous mining in Ghana
By African Business

Long Reads
/Jul 4th, 2025
EBID Approves Landmark Investment to Supercharge West Africa’s Growth
By African Business

Long Reads
/Jun 24th, 2025
EBID and ATIDI partner to de-risk private sector investments in West Africa
By African Business

Business
/May 14th, 2025
EBID Expands Footprint with First Country Office in Côte d’Ivoire
By African Business

Long Reads
/Apr 17th, 2025
Ghana’s Finance Minister Takes Helm at EBID
By African Business

Long Reads
/Apr 17th, 2025
Strengthening Regional Integration: EBID’s 23rd Board of Governors Meeting Charts a Visionary Path for West Africa’s Economic Growth
By African Business

Economy
/Apr 9th, 2025
EBID Commits $230 Million and CFA F 10 Million to Infrastructure and Private Sector Growth in West Africa
By African Business

Partner Content
/Feb 19th, 2025
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development secures green climate fund accreditation
By African Business

Partner Content
/Jan 30th, 2025
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development extends a XOF 10 billion line of credit to strengthen the private sector in Côte d’Ivoire
By African Business

Partner Content
/Dec 19th, 2024
The ECOWAS bank for investment and development wins the Africa sustainability award
By African Business

Partner Content
/Dec 6th, 2024
The president of EBID underscores the crucial role of DFIs in facilitating development in Africa
By African Business
Long Reads
/Nov 15th, 2024
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development sows the seeds of food security
By African Business