The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and Coris Holding SA signed a €80 million financing agreement on 30 July 2026 at EBID’s headquarters in Lomé, Republic of Togo, to strengthen financing for the productive sector across West Africa. The agreement was signed by Dr. George Agyekum Donkor, President and Chairman of the Board […]
Today, we observe African Women’s Day and honour the women whose leadership, resilience, and innovation drive Africa’s development. Across Africa, women lead businesses, transform communities, advance peace, and drive economic growth. However, although women are economic pillars and make up over half the population, they generate only one-third of the continent’s GDP due to ongoing […]
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and the Government of Bauchi State, Federal Republic of Nigeria, have signed a financing agreement to support the implementation of the Bauchi State Transport Infrastructure Financing Programme. The agreement was signed at EBID Headquarters in Lomé, Republic of Togo, by Dr. George Agyekum Donkor, President and Chairman […]
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and G Farms Limited have signed a facility agreement on 28 July 2026 for USD 10.04 million to support the acquisition of equipment and the expansion of the company’s operations in The Gambia. The project will strengthen G Farms Ltd’s poultry and dairy value chains by increasing […]
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has taken a major step towards issuing its first Gender Bond, following a three-day capacity-building workshop organised in partnership with UN Women in Lomé from 1 to 3 July 2026. The workshop, the first activity under the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two institutions in January […]
The Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), under the chairmanship of its President, Dr George Agyekum Donkor, held its 99th Ordinary Session on July 6, 2026, and approved financing for five public and private sector projects to strengthen infrastructure, healthcare, housing, mining, financial resilience and regional connectivity across West […]
Dr. George Agyekum Donkor, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), has been conferred with the Distinguished African Development Finance Leadership Award – Regional Integration & Economic Transformation at the 16th African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA) 2026, held at the House of Lords, United Kingdom. […]
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and the Government of Taraba State (Federal Republic of Nigeria) have signed three landmark loan agreements totalling USD 268 million on June 26,2026. The agreements were executed at EBID Headquarters by Dr. George Agyekum Donkor, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of EBID, and His […]
Lomé, 19 June 2026 – The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) is pleased to announce the entry of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) into its shareholding, marking a major milestone in the Bank’s history and a significant step in the implementation of its transformation agenda. Following approval by its Board of Directors […]
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved a series of strategic financing operations to support private sector development and energy security across West Africa, at the close of the 98th Ordinary Session of its Board of Directors held on 16 June 2026. These approvals, amounting to USD 75 million and EUR 105 […]
