Development finance institution

The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB Group)

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The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (also known as TDB Group, and formerly operating as the PTA Bank) functions as a treaty-based multilateral development bank and alternative asset allocator. Established in November 1985 pursuant to the Treaty for the Establishment of the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States, the bank operates as the primary financial arm of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). TDB Group maintains dual administrative headquarters in Bujumbura, Burundi, and Ebene, Mauritius, alongside a primary regional operational hub in Nairobi, Kenya. As a major institutional allocator, TDB Group deploys capital across trade finance, infrastructure project finance, and asset management via its dedicated subsidiaries—such as the Trade and Development Fund (TDF) and the Eastern and Southern African Trade Advisers Limited (ESATAL)—anchoring specialised alternative, mezzanine, and private credit funds to catalyse economic integration and sustainable development across its member states.