Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries

Access Bank, established in 1988 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, is a commercial bank that offers a wide range of banking products and services to individual and business customers. The bank operates in Ghana and provides various accounts, including standard savings and current accounts, as well as specialized options such as access advantage and premier accounts. Access Bank also offers online banking services, facilitating ATM transactions, online access, point-of-sale terminal services, bill payments, and Western Union money transfers. In addition to personal banking, the bank provides corporate and investment banking, commercial and business banking services, along with mortgage loans and sustainable international banking solutions.

Alterfin is a Brussels-based company founded in 1994 that specializes in providing financial support to microcredit institutions and fair trade producer associations in developing regions, including Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The company extends loans and offers sureties for loans, while also temporarily participating in the capital of microfinance institutions. Alterfin's mission centers on assisting small entrepreneurs and farmers by financing producers' associations that engage in fair trade agricultural practices. Through its initiatives, Alterfin aims to empower economically disadvantaged communities by facilitating access to necessary financial resources.

KCB Group Plc is the largest commercial bank in East Africa, established in 1896 in Kenya. The bank has expanded its operations across several countries, including Tanzania, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Ethiopia, and it also owns the National Bank of Kenya. With the largest branch network in the region, KCB operates 354 branches, 1,103 ATMs, and collaborates with over 26,000 merchants and agents to provide banking services around the clock. Besides its core banking services, KCB Group has diversified into non-banking ventures, including KCB Insurance Agency, KCB Capital Limited, and KCB Foundation. The company emphasizes digital banking, offering mobile and internet banking services along with a 24-hour contact center for customer support. Furthermore, KCB maintains a network of over 200 correspondent banks globally, ensuring effective facilitation of international trade for its clients.

Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited is a commercial bank headquartered in Accra, Ghana, established in 2006. The bank provides a wide range of banking products and services, including current and savings accounts, time deposits, and various digital banking solutions such as Internet and SMS banking. In addition to retail banking, Fidelity Bank offers executive and private banking, corporate finance, mortgage services, and trade finance. The bank plays a significant role in financing projects that support local economic development, such as the importation of refined crude oil and power generation initiatives. It also provides short-term loans and bank guarantees to local buying companies. Furthermore, through its subsidiaries, Fidelity Bank manages private equity funds and offers advisory services, capital raising, and portfolio investment management, catering to the financial needs of low-income customers, small-scale entrepreneurs, and rural communities.

Alterfin is a Brussels-based company founded in 1994 that specializes in providing financial support to microcredit institutions and fair trade producer associations in developing regions, including Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The company extends loans and offers sureties for loans, while also temporarily participating in the capital of microfinance institutions. Alterfin's mission centers on assisting small entrepreneurs and farmers by financing producers' associations that engage in fair trade agricultural practices. Through its initiatives, Alterfin aims to empower economically disadvantaged communities by facilitating access to necessary financial resources.

Cofina Mali is a microfinance institution focused on supporting the growth of informal micro-enterprises in the region. Established as part of Groupe COFINA, it aims to enhance financial inclusion by offering a range of financial services, including savings and credit options tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises. Cofina Mali plays a crucial role in the formalization of the African business market by providing medium and long-term financing to businesses that may not meet the criteria of traditional commercial banks. With a presence in multiple French-speaking African countries, Cofina Mali is dedicated to fostering the development of the private sector and contributing to economic growth in the region.

Entrepreneurs Financial Centre (EFC) Uganda is a start-up microfinance institution that was founded in June 2012.

Alterfin is a Brussels-based company founded in 1994 that specializes in providing financial support to microcredit institutions and fair trade producer associations in developing regions, including Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The company extends loans and offers sureties for loans, while also temporarily participating in the capital of microfinance institutions. Alterfin's mission centers on assisting small entrepreneurs and farmers by financing producers' associations that engage in fair trade agricultural practices. Through its initiatives, Alterfin aims to empower economically disadvantaged communities by facilitating access to necessary financial resources.

XpressGas Limited operates in the liquefied petroleum (LP) gas sector in Ghana, focusing on the marketing and distribution of LP gas to a diverse clientele, including industries, public institutions, and commercial consumers. The company provides a range of services, including operational management for mini-refilling plants, bulk hauling, and transportation for oil marketing and LP gas companies. XpressGas also manages a fleet of bulk haulage trucks, facilitating the delivery of LP gas through various channels such as refilling stations, consumer service stations, and cylinder depots. The firm aims to offer environmentally friendly LP gas solutions, catering to both households and businesses, while promoting access to cleaner energy alternatives to traditional wood fuel. Based in Tema, Ghana, XpressGas is committed to bridging the energy gap in the region.

Enda Tamweel SA is a microfinance company established in 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia, by the NGO Enda Inter-Arab. The company focuses on providing financial and non-financial services aimed at micro-entrepreneurs, particularly marginalized households, including women and youth. Its financial offerings include various micro-credits tailored for agricultural and non-agricultural projects, as well as a creation pack designed to support young entrepreneurs. Additionally, Enda Tamweel provides digital services such as M-dinar for mobile payment transactions and the La Carte Mobitamweel prepaid card. Beyond financial products, the company offers non-financial support services that encompass training, marketing assistance, and awareness programs for children, alongside microinsurance options. Through these comprehensive services, Enda Tamweel aims to enhance the living conditions of its clients and foster an entrepreneurial culture.

KCB Group Plc is the largest commercial bank in East Africa, established in 1896 in Kenya. The bank has expanded its operations across several countries, including Tanzania, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Ethiopia, and it also owns the National Bank of Kenya. With the largest branch network in the region, KCB operates 354 branches, 1,103 ATMs, and collaborates with over 26,000 merchants and agents to provide banking services around the clock. Besides its core banking services, KCB Group has diversified into non-banking ventures, including KCB Insurance Agency, KCB Capital Limited, and KCB Foundation. The company emphasizes digital banking, offering mobile and internet banking services along with a 24-hour contact center for customer support. Furthermore, KCB maintains a network of over 200 correspondent banks globally, ensuring effective facilitation of international trade for its clients.

Entrepreneurs Financial Centre (EFC) Uganda is a start-up microfinance institution that was founded in June 2012.

FINCA Malawi is a licensed deposit-taking financial institution offering individual loans, savings, and insurance products designed for the local market.

Azito Energie S.A. is a company based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, that develops, owns, and operates a thermal power plant utilizing natural gas resources. Founded in 1997, Azito Energie plays a significant role in enhancing energy independence in Côte d'Ivoire and contributes to the country's position as an important electricity supplier in West Africa. As a subsidiary of Globeleq Generation Limited, the company focuses on harnessing indigenous natural gas to generate electricity efficiently.

Enda Tamweel SA is a microfinance company established in 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia, by the NGO Enda Inter-Arab. The company focuses on providing financial and non-financial services aimed at micro-entrepreneurs, particularly marginalized households, including women and youth. Its financial offerings include various micro-credits tailored for agricultural and non-agricultural projects, as well as a creation pack designed to support young entrepreneurs. Additionally, Enda Tamweel provides digital services such as M-dinar for mobile payment transactions and the La Carte Mobitamweel prepaid card. Beyond financial products, the company offers non-financial support services that encompass training, marketing assistance, and awareness programs for children, alongside microinsurance options. Through these comprehensive services, Enda Tamweel aims to enhance the living conditions of its clients and foster an entrepreneurial culture.

Access Bank, established in 1988 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, is a commercial bank that offers a wide range of banking products and services to individual and business customers. The bank operates in Ghana and provides various accounts, including standard savings and current accounts, as well as specialized options such as access advantage and premier accounts. Access Bank also offers online banking services, facilitating ATM transactions, online access, point-of-sale terminal services, bill payments, and Western Union money transfers. In addition to personal banking, the bank provides corporate and investment banking, commercial and business banking services, along with mortgage loans and sustainable international banking solutions.

Access Bank, established in 1988 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, is a commercial bank that offers a wide range of banking products and services to individual and business customers. The bank operates in Ghana and provides various accounts, including standard savings and current accounts, as well as specialized options such as access advantage and premier accounts. Access Bank also offers online banking services, facilitating ATM transactions, online access, point-of-sale terminal services, bill payments, and Western Union money transfers. In addition to personal banking, the bank provides corporate and investment banking, commercial and business banking services, along with mortgage loans and sustainable international banking solutions.

Entrepreneurs Financial Centre (EFC) Uganda is a start-up microfinance institution that was founded in June 2012.

AfricInvest, established in 1994 and headquartered in Tunis, Tunisia, is a prominent private equity investment firm focused on supporting small and medium enterprises across Africa. With dedicated investment teams for both North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, AfricInvest employs 66 professionals across seven offices. The firm has invested in 135 companies spanning 25 African countries, targeting high-growth sectors such as financial services, agribusiness, consumer goods, retail, education, and healthcare. AfricInvest is recognized for its strong, long-term relationships with local and international investors, including major development finance institutions. In addition to its investment activities, the firm actively promotes the private equity industry in Africa, having co-founded several key associations, including the African Venture Capital Association and the Middle East North Africa Private Equity Association.

Enda Tamweel SA is a microfinance company established in 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia, by the NGO Enda Inter-Arab. The company focuses on providing financial and non-financial services aimed at micro-entrepreneurs, particularly marginalized households, including women and youth. Its financial offerings include various micro-credits tailored for agricultural and non-agricultural projects, as well as a creation pack designed to support young entrepreneurs. Additionally, Enda Tamweel provides digital services such as M-dinar for mobile payment transactions and the La Carte Mobitamweel prepaid card. Beyond financial products, the company offers non-financial support services that encompass training, marketing assistance, and awareness programs for children, alongside microinsurance options. Through these comprehensive services, Enda Tamweel aims to enhance the living conditions of its clients and foster an entrepreneurial culture.

Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited is a commercial bank headquartered in Accra, Ghana, established in 2006. The bank provides a wide range of banking products and services, including current and savings accounts, time deposits, and various digital banking solutions such as Internet and SMS banking. In addition to retail banking, Fidelity Bank offers executive and private banking, corporate finance, mortgage services, and trade finance. The bank plays a significant role in financing projects that support local economic development, such as the importation of refined crude oil and power generation initiatives. It also provides short-term loans and bank guarantees to local buying companies. Furthermore, through its subsidiaries, Fidelity Bank manages private equity funds and offers advisory services, capital raising, and portfolio investment management, catering to the financial needs of low-income customers, small-scale entrepreneurs, and rural communities.

ARPE is a project company developing, constructing, and operating different hydro power projects in Northern Uganda.

ACEP Burkina is a MFI specialized in the financing of micro companies and very small enterprises existing in towns and close suburbs. Granted credits are mainly used to finance required working capital and investments. I&P and ACEP International which are old partners have decided to partner in 2008 to try to start a microfinance institution like ACEP in the country. In spite of a preexisting important mutual fund present in town zone, small entrepreneurs remain hardly linked to microfinance. Besides, it does not exist for the moment in Burkina Faso, a microfinance institution specialized in individual credit with an effective and appropriate technique of credit risk analysis towards very small companies. Financings trough subventions have been secured from the French Agency of Development then an agreement has been obtained from the ministry of finances in June 2012. The microfinance institution has started its activities in October 2012.

Entrepreneurs Financial Centre (EFC) Uganda is a start-up microfinance institution that was founded in June 2012.

Alios Finance Group is a financial services provider based in South Africa, offering a comprehensive range of personal and investment financing solutions. The company caters to both private and public sector employees, professionals, and individuals across nine Sub-Saharan African countries, including Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Kenya, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, and Zambia. Additionally, it has a presence in North Africa through its main shareholder, Tunisie Leasing Group. Alios Finance Group's services include financial leases, investment loans, hire purchases, operating leases, short-term and personal loans, as well as equipment and car loans, aimed at meeting the diverse financial needs of its clients.

Indorama Fertilizers operates a world-class, 1.4 million metric tonnes per annum urea manufacturing facility based in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The plant has been developed to global environmental, social and construction standards. It plays a key role in supporting the agricultural sector in Nigeria by providing a reliable supply of fertilizers for local farmers, thereby enabling import substitution and supporting the diversification needs of the Nigerian economy. Indorama Fertilizers is also advantageously located to serve neighboring West African countries and key Western hemisphere markets, including North America, South America and Europe

Azito Energie S.A. is a company based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, that develops, owns, and operates a thermal power plant utilizing natural gas resources. Founded in 1997, Azito Energie plays a significant role in enhancing energy independence in Côte d'Ivoire and contributes to the country's position as an important electricity supplier in West Africa. As a subsidiary of Globeleq Generation Limited, the company focuses on harnessing indigenous natural gas to generate electricity efficiently.

The story of the BANK OF AFRICA Group began in Mali in 1982, with the first BANK OF AFRICA, which was created with almost no external help. Today, the BANK OF AFRICA Group is established in 17 countries. There are: - Eight BOA banks in West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Togo and Senegal) - Seven BOA banks in East Africa and the Indian Ocean (Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania and Uganda) - One in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - And also one in France, across a network of 15 commercial banks, one financial corporation, one banque de l’habitat, one leasing company, one brokerage firm, two investment companies, one asset management company and one Group representative office in Paris. Since 2010, the BANK OF AFRICA Group has been majority-owned by BMCE Bank, the second largest private bank in Morocco. BMCE Bank brings strong strategic and operational support to the BANK OF AFRICA Group, as well as direct access to the international market as a result of its presence in Europe and Asia.

Oragroup SA provides personal and business banking services. Orabank is present in 12 countries in West and Central Africa. Indeed, to the countries of historical presence - Benin, Gabon, Guinea, Mauritania, Togo, Togo - were added six new countries following the takeover, with the West African Development Bank (BOAD) Ex-network of Regional Solidarity Banks (BRS) - Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal.