In August 2025, OeEB provided USD 25 million for a syndicated credit line from the Dutch development bank FMO for Robust International Pte. Ltd. (‘Robust’), Singapore. The credit line is used to finance the group's working capital requirements for local processing facilities for agricultural products (primarily cashews and sesame) in Burkina Faso, Mozambique and Côte d'Ivoire. In addition to OeEB, BII, Proparco, Swedfund and IFU are also participating in the credit line arranged by FMO (totalling USD 175 million).
| Project name | Robust International Pte. Ltd. |
| Region | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Sector | Agribusiness/Agriculture |
| Service | Investments & Financing |
| OeEB project volume | USD 25 million |
| International climate finance according to UNFCC | No |
| Additionality | Financial Additionality |
| Project partner(s) | Robust International Pte. Ltd. |
Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Singapore, Robust is a multi-national trader of agri-commodities, specializing in sesame and cashew nuts and sourcing primarily from East and West Africa. The company is evolving from traditional trading and processing to becoming an end-to-end integrated supply chain company.
By using the working capital facility to purchase sesame and cashew nuts directly from local cooperatives, aggregators, and farmers, Robust's processing plants in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Mozambique – where nuts and seeds are cleaned, graded, shelled, and packaged – create local value instead of exporting raw products to Asia for processing. In addition to generating 1,100 jobs at the plants (also financed in 2023 through an FMO-arranged loan with Finnfund), Robust is a major off-taker for around 600,000 smallholder farmers in the region, driving economic growth and development.