Access To Finance

The Bank has introduced bespoke Music and film financing facilities and is developing a Film Fund under its Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA).Over US$ 445m in our facility pipelines across film, sports infrastructure, fashion and music.Upcoming financing products to further de-risk investments for creatives including in Fashion, Gastronomy and Sports
Sector Countries Amount (in million $)
Film & Television Togo, Nigeria, Mauritius, Botswana 355.3
Music Ghana 2
Infrastructure Tunisia, Nigeria 147
Fashion Lesotho, Mozambique, USA 31
TOTAL 445.8

2024 Cricket World Cup

In 2024, the Bank successfully disbursed US$25million to the Kensington Oval Management Inc. (Barbados) for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Kensington Oval, in preparation for the Cricket World Cup where most of the games were to be held, marking the Bank’s first creative CARICOM transaction in the region.