AboutThe Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP) and Green TFP
A brief history
Launched in 1999, the Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP) aims to promote foreign trade to, from and among the economies where the EBRD invests through a range of products.
Through the programme, the EBRD provides guarantees to international confirming banks and short-term loans to selected issuing banks and factoring companies for on-lending to local exporters, importers and distributors.
At a glance
800+
Number of confirming banks in
88 economies
90
Number of issuing banks in
30 economies
29,000+
Total number of transactions since 1999
€27bn+
Total transaction value since 1999
Top 10 confirming banks 2020*
| Bank | Country |
|---|---|
| Commerzbank | Germany |
| Banca Popolare di Sondrio | Italy |
| Raiffeisen Bank | Austria |
| JP Morgan Chase Bank | United Kingdom |
| ING Bank | Netherlands |
| Unicredit | Italy |
| Deutsche Bank | Germany |
| Caixabank | Spain |
| UBS | Switzerland |
| KBC Bank | Belgium |
*January-December 2021
Top 10 countries by number of transactions 2021*
| Country |
|---|
| Uzbekistan |
| Greece |
| Serbia |
| Ukraine |
| Turkey |
| Tunisia |
| Armenia |
| Morocco |
| Georgia |
| Egypt |
*January-December 2021
Top 10 sectors supported in 2020*
*January-December 2020
Green TFP
The Green Trade Facilitation Programme (Green TFP) stimulates the supply of high performance technologies and services into or across the economies where the EBRD invests.
It contributes to the Bank’s Green Economy Transition (GET) approach, which puts investments that bring environmental benefits at the heart of the EBRD’s mandate.
Since 2016
The EBRD has supported more than €675 million in green trade financing
Almost 900 Green TFP transactions have been financed in 22 economies where the EBRD invests
Resulting in
Annual energy savings of 1,513,200 MWh
Water savings of 1,681,399 m3
Emission reductions of 605,376 tonnes CO2 equivalent
Green TFP portfolio by country 2021 (by number of transactions)
Uzbekistan 40, Greece 37, Armenia 32, Ukraine, 30, Turkey 21, Georgia 14, Serbia 13, Egypt 12, Mongolia 5, Others 19
Green TFP portfolio by sector 2021 (by number of transactions)
Agriculture 24, Buildings 25, Sustainably sourced materials 32, Industry 77, Renewable energy 36, Scrap metal for recycling 29