European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, shortened to EBRD , is an <a href="/facts/International_financial_institution/VKeffxUE">international financial institution</a> founded in 1991 in Paris. As a multilateral developmental <a href="/facts/Investment_bank/WcxWICfI">investment bank</a>, the EBRD uses <a href="/facts/Investment/VrMookcv">investment</a> as a tool to build <a href="/facts/Market_economy/d56S7haK">market economies</a>.
Initially focused on the countries of the former <a href="/facts/Eastern_Bloc/12f32hA7">Eastern Bloc</a> it expanded to support development in more than 30 countries from Central Europe to Central Asia. Similar to other multilateral development banks, the EBRD has members from all over the world (North America, Africa, Asia and Australia, see below), with the biggest single shareholder being the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>, but only lends regionally in its countries of operations. Headquartered in <a href="/facts/London/KozCCsy9">London</a>, the EBRD is owned by 75 countries and two <a href="/facts/European_Union/6GYcR8qM">European Union</a> institutions, the newest shareholder being <a href="/facts/Nigeria/gbW17BX8">Nigeria</a> since February 2025. Despite its public sector shareholders, it invests in private enterprises, together with commercial partners.
The EBRD is not to be confused with the <a href="/facts/European_Investment_Bank/uXIa0lkR">European Investment Bank</a> (EIB), which is owned by EU member states and is used to support EU policy. EBRD is also distinct from the <a href="/facts/Council_of_Europe_Development_Bank/5pvCg7Fl">Council of Europe Development Bank</a> (CEB).

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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development