EDFI - the Association of European Development Finance Institutions

EDFI is the Association of European Development Finance Institutions, a group of 15 bilateral institutions providing long-term finance for private sector enterprises in developing and reforming economies. EDFI’s mission is to foster co-operation among its members and to strengthen links with institutions of the European Union.

The objectives of the EDFI members are to provide finance for investment in the private sector of non-mature economies and to promote responsible corporate governance, and upholding of social and environmental standards in the projects in which they are involved.

Since its foundation in Brussels in 1992, EDFI has fostered financial and technical co-operation among its members. The Association also strives to strengthen information flow and cooperation between it members and other bilateral, multilateral and regional development finance institutions.