Development finance institution
Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank (OeEB)
Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG (OeEB) is the Development Bank of the Republic of Austria since 2008 and is wholly owned by Österreichische Kontrollbank AG. The bank is a specialist institution that finances private investment projects in developing and emerging countries, provided these projects are economically viable and make development sense. OeEB provides risk capital (equity and debt) to private companies and funds to foster sustainable growth, create jobs, and address development challenges. It operates on behalf of the Austrian federal government and strives to maximise the development impact of its private sector investments.
Investment focus
- Sectors
- Energy and powerSMEsAgriculture and foodHealthcareInfrastructure
- Stages and strategies
- GrowthSeedFund investmentsPrivate creditProject finance
- Regions
- Northern Africa, Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa
Fund commitments
- Interact Climate Change Facility
- Amethis Fund III
- Central American Mezzanine Infra Fund II
- Catalyst MENA Clean Energy Fund LP I
- Regional MSME Investment Fund for Sub‑Saharan Africa (REGMIFA)
- Shore Cap II
- Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar Development Fund
- Evolution III Fund
- The Solar Energy Transformation (SET) Fund
- Maghreb Private Equity Fund IV (MPEF IV)
- Frontier Energy II
- Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF)
- Africa Renewable Energy Fund I
- SEAF Caucasus Growth fund
- Ascent Rift Valley Fund I (ARVF I)
- Facility for Energy Inclusion
- SUSI Asia Energy Transition Fund
- Gutmann OeEB Impact Fund
- Agricultural and Rural Impulse Fund (agRIF Coöperatief U.A.)
- DI Frontier Market Energy & Carbon Fund
- Lendable MSME Fintech Credit Fund I
- ShoreCap III
- Apis Growth Fund III (AGF III)
- Africa Renewable Energy Fund II (AREF II)
- Alcazar Energy Partners II (AEP II)
- Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund (EEGF)
- Accion Digital Transformation Fund
- SANAD Fund for MSME
- Global Climate Partnership Fund
- The Enterprise Expansion Fund SICAV-SIF
- AfricInvest Fund IV (AfricInvest)
- Dolma Impact Fund
- Caucasus Clean Energy Fund I
- DWM Inclusive Finance Equity Fund II
- responsAbility Access To Clean Power Fund
- Adenia Capital IV
- European Financing Partners V
Sources
- Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026
- https://amethis.com/en/amethis-and-edmond-de-rothschild-private-equity-announce-the-final-closing-of-amethis-fund-iii-in-line-with-its-target-at-eur-406m/, amethis.com. Accessed 14 November 2026.
- https://www.africaprivateequitynews.com/p/inspired-evolution-announces-final, www.africaprivateequitynews.com. Accessed 14 November 2026.
- https://www.accion.org/news/accion-launches-152-5m-fund-investing-in-digital-transformation-of-financial-institutions-serving-small-businesses-globally/, www.accion.org. Accessed 14 November 2026.