EBRD Shareholders Endorse New Five-Year Strategy
New Strategic and Capital Framework raises the Bank’s ambitions
EBRD’s Board of Governors approves Strategic and Capital Framework for 2026-2030
Supporting Ukraine during wartime and reconstruction remains the Bank’s central objective
Bank to increase size, scope, and impact
The Board of Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) today approved the Bank’s Strategic and Capital Framework (SCF) for the next five years.
The Board, which has overall authority over the Bank, voted to approve its strategic direction during its 34th Annual Meeting and Business Forum, held in London.
The SCF for 2026-2030 raises the Bank’s ambitions to deliver for its countries, clients, and partners through its investments, chiefly in the private sector, and policy reform initiatives.
Its central strategic objective is the continuation of the Bank’s exceptional support for Ukraine during wartime and reconstruction.
Governors agreed at the end of 2023 to increase the Bank’s paid-in capital by €4 billion to provide significant and sustained investment for Ukraine and help support the EBRD’s priorities wherever it operates.
The Bank has deployed more than €7 billion in Ukraine since the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, and the new capital will have a multiplier effect which will further increase available investment.
During the new SCF’s five-year period and without reducing its existing commitments, the Bank will also become fully operational in new countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Iraq.
Its ambition is to expand significantly its size, scope and impact thanks to its enhanced financial strength and greater geographical reach.
EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso said: “I am very pleased that the EBRD’s shareholders have approved our strategic aspirations for the next five years.
This demonstrates their continued confidence in our approach and the relevance of our business model and its emphasis on the private sector.
The Bank enters the next SCF period from a position of strength. This enables us to be even more ambitious for the impact and delivery we strive to achieve, not least in supporting Ukraine, which will continue to be our top priority.”
The new SCF identifies three core themes for its activities:
Accelerating the green transition
Advancing economic governance
Promoting human capital and equality of opportunity for all
It also aims to maximise the Bank’s impact through two strategic enablers:
Developing and deploying digital technology.
Mobilising more private capital.
Each of the themes and enablers reflects areas where the scale of the challenges is large, the shared interest of the Bank’s shareholders is strong, and its capacity to add value is substantial.
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