EBRD: record year for 2015 investments of which €2.3 billion in the Mediterranean

January 21, 2016
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The Chair of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Sir Suma Chakrabarti participates as of Wednesday in three-day long discussions at the World Economic Forum which will primarily focus on investment opportunities in areas covered by EBRD and on the Bank’s response to persisting economic challenges.

In a statement, the Chair says he will report on a record year for EBRD investments (€9.4 billion in 2015) and on the bank’s solid portfolio of projects.
 
EBRD states on its website that by November 2015, it invested about €2.3 billion in more than 80 projects in the SEMED area (southern and eastern Mediterranean countries) in addition to €82 million for technical assistance funded by EBRD donors and shareholders.
 
According to the same source, the first investments made in Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and Morocco were authorized in September 2012.  
 
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Countries covered:

  • Algeria
  • Egypt
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Morocco
  • Palestine *
  • Syria *
  • Tunisia