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European Development Finance Institutions

Acronym: EDFI

General Information

Identification Code: 410540760-32
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Entity Form: asbl
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 6/25/2008
Last Update: 9/12/2023
EP Accredited Number: 5

Mission & Interests

Goals: EDFI represents 15 development finance institutions based in Europe. Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) are specialised development organisations that are publicly-backed by national states. DFIs invest in private sector projects in low and middle-income countries to promote job creation and sustainable economic growth. They apply stringent investment criteria aimed at safeguarding financial sustainability, transparency, and environmental and social accountability. Today, EDFI has 15 member organisations in 14 European states (11 EU member states, plus Norway, Switzerland and UK). EDFI's mission is to promote members’ professional networks, inform policy, and drive innovation in industry standards.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Agriculture and rural development
  • Banking and financial services
  • Budget
  • Business and industry
  • Climate action
  • Communication
  • Competition
  • Employment and social affairs
  • Energy
  • European neighbourhood policy
  • External relations
  • Food safety
  • Foreign affairs and security policy
  • International co-operation and development
  • Taxation
  • Trade
  • Trans-European Networks
Levels of Interest:
  • european

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: EDFI and its members are currently following EFSD(+), European financial architecture for development, EU capital requirements regulation II and III, EU alternative investment fund managers directive review, EU tax policy, the EU Sustainable Finance Package, the EU Financial Regulation and Climate/Infrastructure finance.
Communication Activities: - Participation in a call to action for common standards for Impact Measurement and Reporting: March 2021 - EDFI, CFLI and GIF's joint report on "Unlocking Private Climate Finance in Emerging Markets: Private Sector Considerations for Policymakers": April 2021 - EDFI Impact conference: May 2021 (online), followed by the launch of EDFI & ODI 2nd essay series exploring the catalytic effects of DFIs and private impact investors on gender equality, climate change action, and the benefits of harmonising impact standards - EDFI High Level Event on Private Sector in Africa during the Finance in Common: November 2021 - EDFI participating in the debate of the European Parliament on the future of EFAD: February 2022 - EDFI as a strategic partner at the EU-Africa Business Forum (EABF): February 2022
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Rue du Trône 4
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office

Address: Rue du Trône 4
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 1
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 1
Members75 Percent: 1
Members: 4
Members F T E: 2.3499999046325684
Info Members: none

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: https://www.edfi.eu/members/meet-our-members/ 1. BIO: Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries 2. CDC Group plc 3. COFIDES: Compañía Española de Financiación del Desarrollo S.A. 4. DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH 5. FINNFUND: Teollisen yhteistyön rahasto Oy 6. FMO: Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. 7. IFU: Danish International Investment Funds 8. NORFUND: Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries 9. OeEB: Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG 10. PROPARCO: Société de Promotion et de Participation pour la Coopération Economique 11. SIFEM: Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets 12. SIMEST: Società Italiana per le Imprese all’Estero SpA, together with CDP Development Finance 13. SOFID: Sociedade para o Financiamento do Desenvolvimento, Instituição Financeira de Crédito, SA 14. SWEDFUND: Swedfund International AB
Organisation Members: Friends of Europe