The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) is the 2nd strongest-rated Multilateral Development Bank in Africa. With a total authorized capital of USD 20 billion, the Bank has approved 2000+ impactful transactions amounting to USD 15+ billion over its 50 years of operations.

As an Arab-owned bank at the service of Arab-African cooperation, the Bank operates exclusively in 44 non-shareholder countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

BADEA’s 2030 Strategy and five-year plans govern its investments in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the African Union’s 2063 Agenda “The Africa We Want”, with a prime focus on infrastructure, agricultural value chains, private sector and trade, SMEs and entrepreneurship development. 

The Bank plays a significant catalytic role in mobilizing additional funds from the Arab world for the benefit of Africa and made a successful capital market debut in 2024 with an inaugural EUR 500 million ESG-labelled bond issuance to finance a sustainable future for Africa’s future generations.

BADEA enjoys solid ratings from Moody’s (Aa1 / Positive Outlook), S&P Global (AA/ A-1+ / Positive Outlook) and the Japan Credit Rating Agency (AAA / Stable Outlook).