Membership

The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) (Banque Arabe pour le Développement Economique en Afrique) (المصرف العربي للتنمية الاقتصادية في أفريقيا) was established pursuant to the resolution of the 6th Arab Summit Conference at Algiers (28 November 1973). The Bank began operations in March 1975. BADEA is a financial institution owned by eighteen Arab countries members of the League of Arab States (LAS) which signed its Establishing Agreement on 18 February 1974. The Bank is an independent International Institution enjoying full international legal status and complete autonomy in administrative and financial matters. It is governed by the provisions of its Establishing Agreement and the principles of international law.

AGF a été créé en 2011 par le Gouvernement danois (représenté par DANIDA), le Gouvernement espagnol (représenté par AECID) et la Banque Africaine de Développement avec pour mandat de faciliter l’accès des PMEs au financement afin de leur permettre de jouer pleinement leur rôle de moteur de la croissance des économies africaines.

En 2015, quatre ans après son lancement, AGF conclut sa première opération de croissance n externe avec l’acquisition du Fonds de garantie pour les investissements privés en Afrique (Fonds GARI) pour un montant de 35 millions USD. A l’issue de cette opération, l’Agence française de développement (AFD) devient le quatrième actionnaire d’AGF.

En 2016, le Fonds nordique de développement (NDF) devient le cinquième actionnaire d’AGF. Sous l’impulsion de NDF, AGF lance un mécanisme de garanties vertes qui visent à débloquer des financements pour les PME qui investissent et ou commercialisent des technologies à faible empreinte carbone.

The mission of the AFRICA SME CHAMPIONS FORUM, Nairobi 2015 is to enable about 300 high-growth African SMEs (the Champions of tomorrow) across the continent, to meet the best financial institutions in order to facilitate the mobilization of their funding. The forum will offer a two-day structured program, during which the leaders of African SMEs will benefit from the best advice for their development, with privileged access to financial institutions in order to facilitate funding mobilization.Thus, the Forum will develop 6 aspects to enable SMEs to customize their program based on the needs of their organization.

The West African Development Bank (BOAD) is the common development finance institution of the member countries of the West African Monetary Union (WAMU). It was established by an Agreement signed on 14 November 1973, and became operational in 1976. Member countries include Benin, Burkina, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo.

By Treaty of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) signed on 10 January 1994 and entered into force on 1st August 1994, BOAD is a specialized and autonomous institution. It contributes “in full independence to the attainment of the objectives of the WAEMU without prejudice to the objectives assigned to it under the WAMU Treaty”.

BOAD is an international public institution whose purpose, as provided under Article 2 of its Articles of Association, is to promote the balanced development of its member countries and foster economic integration within West Africa by financing priority development projects.

Afreximbank was established in 1993. The agreement establishing the bank was signed by member states in Abidjan on 8 May 1993 and conferred the bank the status of an international organization with full juridical personality under the laws of the participating states. Under the agreement, participating states grant to the bank in their territories, certain immunities, exemptions, privileges, and concessions to facilitate the bank business in those territories.

The Afreximbank charter was adopted in Abuja, Nigeria, on October 1993, and its provisions regulate the bank as a corporate body. Afreximbank works with African and non-African export credit agencies, development finance institutions, commercial banks and other multilateral institutions to support trade finance activities in Africa.

Founded in 1996, AfricSearch is one of the leading Head-Hunting and Human Resources Consulting firm for Africa. AfricSearch works to bridge the skills gap in Africa and find the best talent for the continent. We have built a reputation for delivering work with unrelenting commitment and guiding our clients to optimum performance. With offices in Africa, Europe, and the United States, AfricSearch recruits the highest calibre of executives and managers in Africa as well as around the globe. With experience across the continent, AfricSearch boasts with its ability to incorporate the African essence in each of its projects as well as leveraging cultural and technical diversity.

In 2014 AfricSearch entered in partnership with Alexander Hughes, an international Executive Search firm advising senior management on key talent acquisition: Executive and non-executive Directors, senior managers and recognized experts. The firm has been operating for 60 years. The AFRICSEARCH-ALEXANDER HUGHES group is present in more than 40 for countries worldwide, with a team of more than 150 consultants covering several fields of expertise from financial services to technology.

ACT Afrique Group is a pan-African consulting group created in 2012 and based in Dakar. We have a strong passion for the economic development of the African continent.

Supported by our promoters, team of professionals and network of international partners, we provide a diversified range of consulting services to a wide range of clients – Public – Private – NGOs – covering a wider geographical area.

Mazars is a leading international audit, tax and advisory firm. Operating as a united partnership, we work as one integrated team, leveraging expertise, scale and cultural understanding to deliver exceptional and tailored services in audit and accounting, as well as tax, financial advisory, consulting and legal services*.

Founded in Europe, we opened our first office in 1945. Since then, we have grown into a global, connected partnership of over 44,000 professionals - 28,000 in our integrated partnership, 16,000 via the Mazars North America Alliance - with a presence in over 90 countries and territories, working seamlessly as one integrated team across borders, services and sectors. We have the skills and the scale to serve clients of all sizes, across all industries, while remaining agile, personal and distinct in our approach.

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