Israel is a founding member of the EBRD and an important contributor to the Bank's work.
Israel is a donor to the EBRD, with total contributions of €1.6 million since 1992.
Israel and the EBRD: at a glance
€1.6 million donor funds supporting EBRD operations
0.66% capital share
€1.45 billion Israel-EBRD investments
A new Israel-EBRD bilateral fund was established in December 2018 with the Ministry of Economy with the first contribution of €1 million. Israel places great focus on cybersecurity, climate and the environment, in line with Paris commitments, and finances activities that enhance energy and resource efficiency.
Israel is an important source of foreign direct investment in the EBRD’s countries of operations.
The value of joint EBRD Israel investment stood at €1.45 billion as of end of October 2022. EBRD finance accounted for €942 million, and Israel investment accounted for €514 million.
Israeli-EBRD investment has been strong in Romania followed by Poland and Kazakhstan. Broken down by sector, joint Israel-EBRD investment has been focusing on financial institutions, industry, commerce and agribusiness, and sustainable energy.
Israeli banks (five) also participate in the Trade Facilitation Programme, through which the EBRD guarantees the payment of trade finance instruments issued by banks in EBRD countries of operations to foreign confirming banks. Through the Programme, the EBRD has supported export and import transactions of Israeli companies. Of the over 800 foreign confirming banks and bank branches that participate in the Programme, five are Israeli.
In 2021, entities from Israel were awarded 4 procurement and consultancy contracts worth around €524k.
