GUINEA-BISSAU TAH-7 RESILIENT ROAD CORRIDOR (EIB-20210433)

Countries
  • Guinea-Bissau
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
N2 highway (Safim / Mpack): starting from PK45 close to village of d'Antotinha to the M'Pack border
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Financial Institutions
  • European Investment Bank (EIB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
U
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Dec 17, 2024
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Government of Guinea-Bissau
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Sectors
  • Infrastructure
  • Transport
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 149.03 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported 142
Converted using 2024-12-17 exchange rate.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 223.54 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported 213
Converted using 2024-12-17 exchange rate.
Bank Documents
Media Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EIB website

Updated in EWS Apr 9, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Jun 9, 2023

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, the project will finance the rehabilitation and climate change resilience enhancement of the N2 highway between Safim and Mpack (115 km), corresponding to a section of the Dakar-Lagos Trans-African Highway corridor No.7 (TAH-7). More specifically, this includes widening the existing road to accommodate hard shoulders, as well as the rehabilitation of two major and five minor bridges.
The EIB loan will support road rehabilitation works on the approximately 65 km-long section, starting from PK45 close to village of d'Antotinha to the M'Pack border crossing.

This project will bring significant improvements in the country, such as increased mobility and safety, better access to trade and economic activities, as well as essential services.
The project will also promote regional integration, enhancing Guinea-Bissau's potential to trade with neighbouring countries and within the wider West African market. Additionally, it will benefit through economies of scale from an expanded market in an integrated African economy under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which entered into force on 1 January 2021.

Investment Description
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Under EFSD+ Guarantee

The project is also being co-financed by the World Bank.


Contact Information
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Name: Shirin Wheeler
Email: s.wheeler@eib.org
Phone: +32 474 242494

Name: Anne-Cécile Auguin
Email: a.auguin@eib.org
Phone: +352 4379 - 83330

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