Developing African countries to tap a €1 billion fund from Germany’s largest bank and the World Bank

The World Bank Group's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and Deutsche Bank have launched a €1 billion guarantee platform aimed at expanding trade finance in frontier and developing African countries.

• MIGA and Deutsche Bank have launched a €1 billion guarantee platform to expand trade finance in developing and frontier markets.
• This is MIGA's first standalone trade finance guarantee with a global commercial bank, aiming to reduce risks in volatile regions.
• MIGA will offer guarantees to Deutsche Bank covering non-payment risks for trade finance transactions involving state-owned banks in developing countries.
• The initiative targets priority areas such as low-income, fragile, and conflict-affected states, ensuring capital flows into key sectors like agriculture, health, and water.

This initiative serves as MIGA's first standalone trade finance portfolio guarantee platform with a global commercial bank, structured to mitigate risks in volatile regions.

Under the framework, MIGA will provide robust guarantees to Deutsche Bank to cover the risk of non-payment on eligible trade finance transactions involving state-owned banks in developing economies.

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The overarching goal is to sustain and expand the availability of trade finance in markets where commercial risk appetite is deteriorating, and funding gaps are growing.

Sustaining trade in developing African countries

The platform is designed to provide critical protection against financial losses resulting from the failure of a sovereign entity, state-owned bank, or public authority to pay an unconditional financial obligation related to a trade transaction.

A meaningful share of the trade finance volume supported by this new platform will be directed toward priority areas, specifically low-income countries eligible for International Development Association support, as well as fragile and conflict-affected states.

By de-risking these transactions, the platform ensures that essential capital keeps flowing into sectors like agriculture, health, and water, which are vital for everyday survival and development in these volatile areas.

Regional and sector benefits

Developing nations in Africa stand to benefit significantly from this platform, as many of the continent's emerging economies face high borrowing costs and limited access to international trade credit.

By backing transactions involving state-owned African banks, the initiative will help local businesses import essential goods, secure agricultural inputs, and access medical supplies that might otherwise be blocked by rising risk premiums.

According to a report by CNBC Africa, Deutsche Bank expressed that the partnership would expand its collaboration with multilateral development institutions and increase its capacity to support trade flows in higher-risk markets.