Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) Nationality Requirements
Not everyone can apply to every MDB.
Each bank only accepts applications from citizens of its member countries.
I know this sucks. But I've got you covered.
I’ve created a complete cheat sheet showing exactly which nationals can apply to which MDBs.
This guide covers every major MDB in alphabetical order. It's a long list, so I've included a table of contents below. Just jump straight to the banks you care about.
How to use this guide:
Find your nationality
See which MDBs you're eligible for
Focus your job search on those banks
Simple as that.
Below you’ll find a table of contents for the MDBs I cover. This should help you easily skip to the MDB’s you’re most interested in.
Table of Contents: Overview of MDBs
(I’ve put the location of headquarters after each MDB)
African Development Bank (AfDB) – Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) – Lagos, Nigeria
Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development (AFESD) – Kuwait City, Kuwait
Asian Development Bank (ADB) – Manila, Philippines
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) – Beijing, China
BADEA – Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa – Khartoum, Sudan
Black Sea Trade & Development Bank (BSTDB) – Thessaloniki, Greece
CABEI – Central American Bank for Economic Integration – Tegucigalpa, Honduras
CAF – Development Bank of Latin America & Caribbean – Caracas, Venezuela
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) – St Michael, Barbados
Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) – Paris, France
Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) – Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
ECOWAS Bank for Investment & Development (EBID) – Lomé, Togo
EIB – European Investment Bank – Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
East African Development Bank (EADB) – Kampala, Uganda
Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) – Almaty, Kazakhstan
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) – London, United Kingdom
FONPLATA – Plata Basin Development Fund – Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
IBEC – International Bank for Economic Co-operation – Moscow, Russia
IDB – Inter-American Development Bank – Washington, DC, USA
IIB – International Investment Bank – Moscow, Russia
IsDB – Islamic Development Bank – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
NADB – North American Development Bank – San Antonio, Texas, USA
NDB – New Development Bank – Shanghai, China
NIB – Nordic Investment Bank – Helsinki, Finland
OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) – Vienna, Austria
Pacific Islands Development Bank (PIDB) – Kolonia, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
Shelter Afrique (ShafDB) – Nairobi, Kenya
Trade & Development Bank (TDB) – Ebene, Mauritius and Nairobi, Kenya
West African Development Bank (BOAD/WADB) – Lomé, Togo
World Bank Group – Washington, DC, USA
Eligible Nationalities Cheat Sheet
1. African Development Bank (AfDB)
Headquarters: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Austria
Belgium
Benin
Botswana
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Comoros
DR Congo
Republic of the Congo
Côte d’Ivoire
Denmark
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Germany
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
India
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kenya
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Netherlands
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Portugal
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Spain
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Türkiye
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Zambia
Zimbabwe
2. Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
Headquarters: Lagos, Nigeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Chad
Comoros
Côte d’Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia, The
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
3. AFESD – Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development
Headquarters: Kuwait City, Kuwait
Algeria
Bahrain
Comoros
Djibouti
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Sudan
Syria
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
4. AIIB – Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Headquarters: Beijing, China
Afghanistan
Algeria
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Benin
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Canada
Chile
China
Cook Islands
Côte d’Ivoire
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Djibouti
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guinea
Hong Kong, China
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Korea, Republic of
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Liberia
Libya
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Myanmar
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Samoa
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Tunisia
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vietnam
5. Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Headquarters: Manila, Philippines
Afghanistan
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belgium
Bhutan
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Canada
China
Cook Islands
Denmark
Fiji
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Hong Kong, China
India
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Korea, Republic of
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao PDR
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Pakistan
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Portugal
Samoa
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
United Kingdom
United States
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vietnam
6. Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)
Headquarters: Khartoum, Sudan
• Bahrain
• Egypt
• Iraq
• Jordan
• Kuwait
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Mauritania
• Morocco
• Oman
• Palestine
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Tunisia
• United Arab Emirates
• Yemen
7. Black Sea Trade & Development Bank (BSTDB)
Headquarters: Thessaloniki, Greece
• Albania
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bulgaria
• Georgia
• Greece
• Moldova
• Romania
• Russia
• Turkey
• Ukraine
8. Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI)
Headquarters: Tegucigalpa, Honduras
• Argentina
• Belize
• China (Taiwan)
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Dominican Republic
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Republic of Korea
• Spain
9. Development Bank of Latin America & Caribbean (CAF)
Headquarters: Caracas, Venezuela
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Haiti
• Jamaica
• Mexico
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Portugal
• Spain
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Uruguay
• Venezuela
10. Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
Headquarters: St Michael, Barbados
• Anguilla
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Barbados
• Belize
• Brazil
• British Virgin Islands
• Canada
• Cayman Islands
• China
• Colombia
• Dominica
• Grenada
• Germany
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Italy
• Jamaica
• Mexico
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Suriname
• The Bahamas
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• United Kingdom
• Venezuela
11. Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB)
Headquarters: Paris, France
• Albania
• Andorra
• Belgium
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Georgia
• Germany
• Greece
• Holy See (Vatican)
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Italy
• Kosovo
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Moldova
• Montenegro
• Netherlands
• North Macedonia
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• San Marino
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Türkiye
• Ukraine
12. Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC)
Headquarters: Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Republic of the Congo
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon
13. ECOWAS Bank for Investment & Development (EBID)
Headquarters: Lomé, Togo
• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Cabo Verde
• Côte d’Ivoire
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Liberia
• Mali
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• Togo
14. European Investment Bank (EIB)
Headquarters: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
• Austria
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czechia
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Ireland
• Italy
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Netherlands
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
15. East African Development Bank (EADB)
Headquarters: Kampala, Uganda
• Kenya
• Rwanda
• Tanzania
• Uganda
16. Eurasian Development Bank (EDB)
Headquarters: Almaty, Kazakhstan
• Armenia
• Belarus
• Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyz Republic
• Russia
• Tajikistan
17. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
• Albania
• Algeria
• Armenia
• Australia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Benin
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Canada
• China
• Côte d’Ivoire
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czechia
• Denmark
• Egypt
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Georgia
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India
• Iraq
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Korea, Republic of
• Kosovo
• Kyrgyz Republic
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Mexico
• Moldova
• Mongolia
• Montenegro
• Morocco
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Nigeria
• North Macedonia
• Norway
• Oman
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Russia
• San Marino
• Serbia
• Slovak Republic
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Tajikistan
• Tunisia
• Türkiye
• Turkmenistan
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Uzbekistan
18. FONPLATA – Plata Basin Development Fund
Headquarters: Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Paraguay
• Uruguay
19. IBEC – International Bank for Economic Co-operation
Headquarters: Moscow, Russia
• Mongolia
• Russia
• Vietnam
20. IDB – Inter-American Development Bank
Headquarters: Washington DC, USA
• Argentina
• Austria
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belgium
• Belize
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Canada
• Chile
• China
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Croatia
• Denmark
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Israel
• Italy
• Jamaica
• Korea, Republic of
• Mexico
• Netherlands
• Nicaragua
• Norway
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Portugal
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Suriname
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Trinidad and Tobago
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Uruguay
• Venezuela
21. IIB – International Investment Bank
Headquarters: Moscow, Russia
• Cuba
• Mongolia
• Russia
• Vietnam
22. Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
Headquarters: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Algeria
• Azerbaijan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Cameroon
• Chad
• Comoros
• Djibouti
• Egypt
• Gambia
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Guyana
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palestine
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Suriname
• Tajikistan
• Togo
• Tunisia
• Türkiye
• Turkmenistan
• Uganda
• United Arab Emirates
• Uzbekistan
• Yemen
23. North American Development Bank (NADB)
Headquarters: San Antonio, Texas, USA
• Mexico
• United States
24. New Development Bank (NDB)
Headquarters: Shanghai, China
• Algeria
• Bangladesh
• Brazil
• China
• Egypt
• India
• Russia
• South Africa
• United Arab Emirates
25. Nordic Investment Bank (NIB)
Headquarters: Helsinki, Finland
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• Iceland
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Norway
• Sweden
26. OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)
Headquarters: Vienna, Austria
• Algeria
• Ecuador
• Gabon
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Kuwait
• Libya
• Nigeria
• Saudi Arabia
• United Arab Emirates
• Venezuela
27. Pacific Islands Development Bank (PIDB)
Headquarters: Kolonia, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
• Chuuk (FSM)
• Guam (USA)
• Kosrae (FSM)
• Marshall Islands
• Northern Mariana Islands (USA)
• Palau
• Pohnpei (FSM)
• Yap (FSM)
28. Shelter Afrique (ShafDB)
Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya
• Algeria
• Benin
• Botswana
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Cape Verde
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Côte d’Ivoire
• Djibouti
• Egypt
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eswatini
• Ethiopia
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Kenya
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libya
• Malawi
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Morocco
• Namibia
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• São Tomé and Príncipe
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• South Africa
• South Sudan
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Tunisia
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
29. Trade & Development Bank (TDB)
Headquarters: Ebene, Mauritius and Nairobi, Kenya
• Belarus
• Botswana
• Burundi
• Comoros
• DR Congo
• Djibouti
• Egypt
• Eritrea
• Eswatini
• Ethiopia
• Ghana
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mauritius
• Mozambique
• Rwanda
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• Somalia
• South Sudan
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
30. West African Development Bank (BOAD/WADB)
Headquarters: Lomé, Togo
• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Côte d’Ivoire
• Guinea-Bissau
• Mali
• Niger
• Senegal
• Togo
31. World Bank Group (IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA, ICSID)
Headquarters: Washington DC, USA
• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Algeria
• Angola
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Australia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Bahamas
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Barbados
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Belize
• Benin
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Botswana
• Brazil
• Brunei Darussalam
• Bulgaria
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cabo Verde
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Chile
• China
• Colombia
• Comoros
• DR Congo
• Republic of the Congo
• Costa Rica
• Côte d’Ivoire
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Djibouti
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• El Salvador
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Estonia
• Eswatini
• Ethiopia
• Fiji
• Finland
• France
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Georgia
• Germany
• Ghana
• Greece
• Grenada
• Guatemala
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• Korea, Republic of
• Kosovo
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyz Republic
• Lao PDR
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libya
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mali
• Malta
• Marshall Islands
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Micronesia
• Moldova
• Mongolia
• Montenegro
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Myanmar
• Namibia
• Nauru
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• North Macedonia
• Norway
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palau
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Poland
• Portugal
• Qatar
• Romania
• Russia
• Rwanda
• Samoa
• San Marino
• São Tomé and Príncipe
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Serbia
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• Slovak Republic
• Slovenia
• Solomon Islands
• Somalia
• South Africa
• South Sudan
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• St. Kitts and Nevis
• St. Lucia
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines
• Sudan
• Suriname
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Syria
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste
• Togo
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia
• Türkiye
• Turkmenistan
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Venezuela
• Vietnam
• Yemen
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
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