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President's message
In 2025, the EBRD became a bigger and more effective development bank.
Against a backdrop of global turbulence, we maintained a clear focus on our mission and on being a reliable partner in the economies we support.
Amid growing demand for our business model – based on backing the private sector to help deliver sustainable market economies – we welcomed six new countries of operation.
Total investment reached a record €16.8 billion, three-quarters of which was in the private sector, as we stood firmly behind Ukraine and supported projects advancing the green and digital transitions and equality of opportunity across three continents.
The Bank directly mobilised a record €5.7 billion, and our integration of this financing with policy dialogue and business advice – a unique model among multilateral development banks – helped enable long-term systemic change.
The EBRD began operations in sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 – after Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal became countries of operation – as well as in Iraq, in an historic step agreed by our shareholders.
As the EBRD embarks on a new era and marks its 35th anniversary, we remain firmly anchored in our founding purpose and believe that, in an era of persistent uncertainty, multilateral cooperation has never been more critical. Together with our shareholders and partners, we will continue to propel growth and accelerate transition throughout our economies.
