| Organisation |
GARI Fund - Guarantee Fund for Private Investments in West Africa |
| Alternate Name |
Fonds de Garantie des Investissements Privés en Afrique de l’Ouest |
| Abbreviation |
GARI |
| Parent |
Agence France de Developpement - AFD (27.01%); European Investment Bank - EIB (19.30%); German Development Company - DEG (18.53%); Office Federal des Affaires Economiques Exterieures - OFAEE (15.72%); West African Development Bank (11.58%) |
| u.r.l. |
http://www.fondsgari.org/ |
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http://www.boad.org/content/presentation/pres_financement_gari.htm |
| email |
gari@fondsgari.org |
| Country |
Togo |
| Location |
Lome |
| Address |
GARI 68, avenue de la Libération, Lome |
| Postal Address |
BP 985 Lome |
| Telephone |
(228) 221.06.05 / 221.42.44 |
| Management u.r.l. |
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| Fax |
(228) 221.35.05 / 221.52.67 |
| Sector |
Insurance - General |
| Organisation Type |
African Multilateral |
| Status |
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| Stated Role |
Created in January 1995, The Guarantee Fund for Private Investments in West Africa (GARI) is an institution that provides support to the private sector in ECOWAS countries, with the aim of facilitating access of private businesses to medium and long term financing facilities through the sharing, with other banks, financial establishments and international financial institutions, of the risk related to these transactions.<P>Eligible private companies must operate in the following sectors: industry of fabrication, food industry, fishing, mining, tourism, services (Building & Public Works, transport, etc), agriculture. |
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| Geographical Focus |
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| Notes |
ECOWAS Countries
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Member states of ECOWAS are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. [ Retrieved on 19/09/2007 - http://www.ecowas.int/ ] |