Includes how major projects are financed and gives examples where relevant. Explains activities of the multilateral development banks in and other aid-funded projects where procurement is open to U.S. bidders.

Many infrastructure projects are financed by institutions such as the World Bank, the African Development Bank, the European Investment Bank, the French Agence Française de Développement, the Kuwait Fund, and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa.  Some are funded through bilateral assistance from France, India, China, Germany, and Japan.  These sources fund a broad portfolio of projects, including port and airport upgrades, sewage treatment, road, bridge and dam construction, energy, telecommunications, hospital and housing construction, and sports facilities.  Mauritius is eligible for the programs of both the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), which will be replaced by the new U.S. International Development Finance Corporation in October 2019, and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank).  The U.S. Trade and Development Agency also provides grant funding for feasibility studies spanning a wide variety of sectors.

U.S. Commercial Service Liaison Offices at the Multilateral Development Banks (African Development Bank, World Bank)
The Commercial Service maintains Commercial Liaison Offices in each of the main Multilateral Development Banks, including the African Development Bank and the World Bank.  These institutions lend billions of dollars in developing countries for projects aimed at accelerating economic growth and social development by reducing poverty and inequality, improving health and education, and advancing infrastructure development.  The Commercial Liaison Offices help American businesses learn how to get involved in bank-funded projects, and advocate on behalf of American bidders.  Learn more by contacting the Commercial Liaison Offices to the African Development Bank and the World Bank.
 

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