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Impact investment opportunity from Development Bank of Austria
https://www.oe-eb.at/en/contact-center/project-proposal.html
Overview
| Donor: | Development Bank of Austria (OeEB) |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Donor base: | Austria |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Social Business |
| Deadline: | ongoing |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Large - more than $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | - |
| Total available budget: | 800.000.000€ |
| Funding type: | Equity, Loans, Other |
| Maximum grant size: | 25.000.000€ |
| Funding ratio: | Co-funding required |
Sectors
- Agriculture & Rural Development
- Climate Change
- Economic Development
- Energy
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Water & Sanitation
Project Locations
Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe
America
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
Asia
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Europe
Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine
Pacific
Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Description
1) Objective
Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG (Development Bank of Austria) finances investments of private companies in developing countries and emerging markets. They provide loans at near-market conditions, provide capital and increase the developmental effectiveness of their projects with related programs. OeEB combines commercial financing with the principles of development cooperation.
This investment financing service from OeEB finances private sector investment projects in developing countries and emerging markets. Loans are provided at near-market conditions (without interest relief) for developmentally and economically sensible projects in the sectors: (1) climate change; (2) SME development, (3) energy, (4) waster water, and (5) agriculture. In their strategy 2024-2028 they have chosen the fields of green finance, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and financial inclusion, private infrastructure and industry, and gender equality as focus areas.
2) Eligibility
Most of the grantees are profit organisations.
3) Location
They operate worldwide in the DAC Countries.
4) Budget
OeEB invests around €800 million per year in app. 70 projects (95% loans and 5% equity). Most of their funding goes to energy (40%) and SME development (17%) mainly in Southern Europe followed by Central Asia and Central America. The volumes are up to approx. €25 million per transaction.
5) Application
If a a planned project is already well-structured, economically viable and relevant to development, then one can apply to the Bank. A project questionnaire on their website can be used as a guideline for the basic project data required. It can be submitted anytime via email.