In October 2025, OeEB signed an investment with the eco.business Fund SSA (“EBF SSA”), which targets Sub-Saharan Africa. EBF SSA is the little brother of EBF LAC (Latin America and the Caribbean), with which OeEB has been successfully cooperating since 2017. Subordinated notes amounting to EUR 20 million were subscribed.
| Project Name | eco.business Fund SSA (EBF SSA) |
| Region | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Sector | Financial sector / Microfinance / SM |
| Service | Investments & Financing |
| OeEB project volume | EUR 20 million |
| International climate finance according to UNFCCC | Partially |
| Additionality | Financial Additionality |
| Fund domicile | Luxembourg |
| Project Partners | eco.business Fund SSA (EBF SSA) |
The two sub-funds EBF SSA and LAC belong to Eco-Business Fund S.A., based in Luxembourg, but the assets of the two sub-funds are separate. The fund, branded as eco.business Fund, and its two sub-funds are managed by the German fund manager Finance in Motion, with whom OeEB has a long-standing business relationship.
Like its big brother, EBF SSA supports private-sector projects with financing, focusing on biodiversity conservation, sustainable use of natural resources and mitigation of climate change and its consequences.
The financing can be supplemented with technical assistance funds for product development, capacity building and awareness campaigns.