The Bank’s shareholding was subsequently expanded with the joining of multilateral development financiers and commercial banks, including the African Development Bank (AfDB); the Netherlands Development Company (FMO); German Investment and Development Company (DEG); SBIC Africa Holdings, Commercial Bank of Africa, Standard Chartered Bank and Barclays Bank Plc as Class B (Institutional) shareholders. In 2008, Rwanda joined as the fourth Class A (Member State) shareholder.

Class A

Class B

• African Development Bank
• FMO – Netherlands
• DEG – Germany
• Consortium of Yugoslav Institutions
• SBIC – Africa Holdings
• Commercial Bank of Africa, Nairobi
• Nordea Bank Sweden, AB (publ)
• Standard Chartered Bank, London
• Barclays Bank PLC, London