FAPA Portfolio by Intervention Pillar

4%
What is FAPA ?
24%
22% Enabling Environment The ADB, with the aid of the People and Government of
16%
Infrastructure
Japan, has created the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance
MSME
34%
Finance
(EPSA) Initiative for Africa, a comprehensive platform for
Trade mobilizing financial and technical assistance. FAPA is the
multi-donor thematic trust fund created under the EPSA
Initiative to support implementation of the Bank's Private
Sector Development Strategy.
FAPA provides untied grants for studies, technical assistance, and capacity building to all kinds of public and private
institutions in the 53 regional member countries of the African Development Bank.

Launched with a target of $200 million, the fund received contributions of $32 million from Japan and $10 million
from the ADB's net income in 2007 and 2008. Nearly two thirds of the resources have been committed and a
robust pipeline will claim the available balance byend of 2010. Additional contributions are actively sought to
expand FAPA's activities in specific areas, such as:

– Clean and Green

– Entrepreneurship
– Microfinance
– Governance and Enabling environment,
– Trade Facilitation, etc.

Why FAPA ?
> Because Private Sector Development is the key
to achieving the Millennium Development Goals
FAPA Portfolio Volume by Year
30 35 > Because sustainable development requires
25 30 good governance, knowledge, capacity building,
20
25 technology and skills
20
15 FAPA Portfolio

10
15
Number of Grants > Because the African Development Bank has the
10
5
capacity and experience to get the job done...
5

0 0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 (to end February)

HOW IT WORKS ?
The FAPA technical team, operating out of the Bank's Private Sector Department, is supervised by an Oversight Commit-
tee of senior Bank management and contributing donors. The Oversight Committee reviews and approves the FAPA
Business Plan and rolling Work Program. Technical Assistance Projects are processed and implemented in accordance
with Bank rules and procedures.

Contacts
Peter IDE, EPSA Coordinator Aïssatou BA, Senior Technical Assistance Advisor Veronica GIARDINA. Senior Cooperation Offficer
Tel: (216) 7110 2743 Tel : (216) 7110 2627 Tel :(216) 7110 2519
E-mail:p.ide@afdb.org E-mail: a.i.ba@afdb.org E-mail : v.giardina@afdb.org