Overview
Public Sector at a Glance
Operations
Investment for future generations in Sub-Saharan Africa
Seeking funding from BADEA’s public sector window is a unique opportunity to finance solutions to the most pressing development and climate issues to empower local communities in building greater resilience in an ever-changing world.
Contact:
For enquiries, please contact: badea@badea.org
Key Benefits
A solid Arab-African expertise and network
Our proven 50-year track record leveraging Arab funds for the benefit of African economies for greater impact. For each US dollar invested by BADEA, we channel 4 additional dollars from partners
A strong rating at the service of Africa’s development
Our passion to channel additional resources towards the continent to finance critical projects, changing lives at a competitive rate
Impact investing focus
Our business approach focused on empowering communities, driving inclusive growth and taking care of our planet
A solution-driven green mindset
Our efforts to optimize green and sustainable components of projects by adding a layer of solar energy to power schools in remote areas, for example.
A strategic long-term development focus
Our vast experience funding strategic impactful projects with long tenure maturities at highly concessional lending terms
Flexibility
Our tailored solutions, offering a foreign currency mix (USD / EUR)
Pragmatically turning dreams into reality
Our integrated capacity development approach offers non-refundable grants to finance – from our very own book – key feasibility studies demonstrating the vital need of each project before offering loans
Transfer of knowledge and expertise approach
As a financial instrument at the service of the Arab-African solidarity, we value knowledge and expertise transfer by supporting clients with top-notch Arab expert capacity development services
Key Sectors We Support
- Social Infrastructure (Education and Health))
- Powering Africa (Energy)
- Food Security (Agriculture Value Chains)
- SMEs and Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Digital Economy (ICT)
- Sustainable and Resilient Transportation (Roads, Rails, Airports, Seaports)
- Sustainable and Connected Cities (Urban Development)
Financial Instruments
- Sovereign Loans
- Lines of Credit to Financial Institutions
- Non-refundable Grants
- Blended Finance
Main Lending Criteria
- Public Sector Loans
Ticket size: variable (specific to the industry and nature of the project)
Tenor: 15-25 years
Grace periods: projects typically benefit from grace periods of 3 years up to 7 years
Pricing: concessional terms lending currencies: USD and EUR
- Non refundable grants
Please, visit the relevant section fully dedicated to grants, here.
Public sector project cycle at a Glance
- STEP A: Official requests for transactions under our public sector window are traditionally initiated by relevant ministries and governments.
- STEP B: Internal Review and Approval: the requests are thoroughly reviewed by our experts to ensure positive impact on communities and the wider environment, among others.
- STEP C: Signature after finalizing the legal terms of approved transactions, stakeholders officially sign the loan agreement.
- STEP D: Effectiveness / Financial Close The loan takes effect once certain conditions agreed to be necessary to the first disbursement are fully met.
- STEP E: Disbursement and Follow-Up: BADEA never gives funds to governments or ministries directly. Instead, the Bank pays the invoices of relevant stakeholders, such as subcontractors, working on a specific project. such as subcontractors. BADEA monitors the project to ensure the highest execution standards and best practices for follow-up.
