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GREEN AFRICAN AGRI VALUE CHAIN - DASHEN BANK

Summary sheet

Release date
25 September 2025
Status
Reference
Approved | 19/11/2025
20230312
Project name
Promoter - financial intermediary
GREEN AFRICAN AGRI VALUE CHAIN - DASHEN BANK
DASHEN BANK SC
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 20 million
not applicable
Location
Sector(s)
Description
Objectives

Intermediated loan to Dashen Bank to on-lend to exporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and to a lesser extent mid-caps, mostly operating in the agriculture sector in Ethiopia with complementary targets on climate action and environmental sustainability and gender.

The aim is to enhance access to finance for the target beneficiaries, with a particular focus on agriculture, climate action and environmental sustainability as well as projects promoting gender equality and women's economic empowerment, in line with the 2X Challenge Criteria.

Environmental aspects
Procurement

Final beneficiaries will be requested to comply with applicable national and EU legislation, as appropriate.

Final beneficiaries will be requested to comply with applicable national and EU legislation, as appropriate.

Under Global Europe NDICI guarantee

Under EFSD+ Guarantee

Milestone
Approved
19 November 2025
Related documents
20/11/2025 - Environmental and Social Data Sheet (ESDS) - GREEN AFRICAN AGRI VALUE CHAIN - DASHEN BANK
Related projects
Parent project
GREEN AFRICAN AGRICULTURE VALUE CHAIN GA
Link to source
Summary sheet
GREEN AFRICAN AGRI VALUE CHAIN - DASHEN BANK

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Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).

Documents

Environmental and Social Data Sheet (ESDS) - GREEN AFRICAN AGRI VALUE CHAIN - DASHEN BANK
Publication Date
20 Nov 2025
Document language
English
Main Topic
Lending
Document Number
252353410
Document Focus
Environmental Information
Document Type
Environmental and Social Data Sheet (ESDS)
Project Number
20230312
Sector(s)
Credit lines
Regions
Africa, Caribbean, Pacific countries + OCT
Countries
Ethiopia
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Related public register
20/11/2025 - Environmental and Social Data Sheet (ESDS) - GREEN AFRICAN AGRI VALUE CHAIN - DASHEN BANK
Other links
Summary sheet
GREEN AFRICAN AGRI VALUE CHAIN - DASHEN BANK
Parent project
GREEN AFRICAN AGRICULTURE VALUE CHAIN GA

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