Development Report 2017 (Austrian Development Bank)

Summary

• OeEB reached a committed total portfolio of €1.08 billion at the end of 2017, with 90.5% invested in lending projects and 9.5% in equity projects.p.2
• OeEB committed €468 million to climate-friendly projects, representing 43% of its total committed portfolio.p.7
• A total of €343 million was invested in projects benefiting micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, representing 32% of the committed portfolio.p.7
• Projects supported by OeEB enabled 1,618 MW of newly installed renewable energy capacity and produced 3,076 GWh of renewable energy in 2017.p.2
• OeEB directed €154 million into Least Developed Countries, making up 14% of its committed portfolio.p.7
• In 2017, OeEB committed $4.5 million to the Catalyst MENA Clean Energy Fund to support renewable energy projects in Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia.p.4

Key insights

1. Renewable energy represents the single largest sector in OeEB's committed portfolio at 31%, followed by SME financing at 19%.p.4
2. Southeastern and Eastern Europe constitutes the largest regional focus of OeEB's portfolio at 25%.p.5
3. OeEB invested $4.5 million in the Catalyst MENA Clean Energy Fund to foster solar energy and energy efficiency in the MENA region.p.4
4. OeEB-financed projects reached at least 71,160 microborrowers and at least 5,824 SMEs.p.7
5. In 2017, the average GPR score of projects in OeEB's portfolio was 1.6 and the average developmental impact score (EPOL) was 1.7.p.6
6. About 32% of all OeEB projects involved Austrian institutions.p.7