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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), a public limited liability company under a private sector initiative spearheaded by the Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce and Industry with the support of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In the early 1980’s foreign and state-owned banks dominated the banking industry in West Africa. Commercial banks in West Africa owned and managed by the African private sector were a rarity. Its founders created ETI with the objective of filling this vacuum. The Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce promoted and initiated a project to create a private, regional banking institution in West Africa. In 1984, Ecopromotions S.A. was incorporated. Its founding shareholders raised seed capital for feasibility studies and the promotional activities leading to the creation of ETI. In October 1985, ETI was incorporated with authorised capital of US$100 million. The initial paid up capital of US$32 million was raised from over 1,500 individuals and institutions from West African countries. The largest shareholder was the ECOWAS Fund for Cooperation, Compensation and Development (ECOWAS Fund), the development finance arm of ECOWAS. Ecobank signed a Headquarters’ Agreement with the Government of Togo in 1985, which granted it the status of an international organisation. This status came with the rights and privileges necessary for ETI to operate as a regional institution, including the status of a non-resident financial institution. ETI commenced operations with its first subsidiary in Togo in March 1988.

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.

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.

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.

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.