Contribute Information
Can you contribute information about this project?
Contact the EWS Team
According to bank provided information, the proposed Project consists of a 5-year senior loan of up to US$30 million to Banque El Amana (BEA or the Bank), a private Mauritanian bank, to support the Bank’s financing to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) with 25% of the loan proceeds earmarked for women-owned/led MSMEs (WMSMEs).
The current facility is a 5-year senior loan (including 1-year grace period) of up to US$30 million.
BEA is a mid-tier, family-owned commercial bank headquartered in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
BEA is the tenth largest bank in Mauritania, in term of assets, offering various financial services and products to its clients via its network of 15 branches located across the country.
It serves approximately 38,000 banking clients and 167,000 clients on its digital wallet as of December 2024. BEA's shareholders include Ahmed Salem Bouna Moctar (99%) and other minority shareholders (1%).
Banque El Amana
Zahra Bouna Moctar
Head of Treasury
+222 41 42 62 00
bounamoctar.zahra@bea.mr
BP: 5559 Immeuble BEA rue Ali Ibn Abi Talib, Nouakchott, Mauritanie
https://bea.mr
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
You can submit a request for information disclosure at: https://disclosures.ifc.org/#/inquiries
If you believe that your request for information from IFC has been unreasonably denied, or that this Policy has been interpreted incorrectly, you can submit a complaint at the link above to IFC's Access to Information Policy Advisor, who reports directly to IFC's Executive Vice President.
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF IFC/MIGA
The Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by an IFC or MIGA- financed project. If you submit a complaint to the CAO, they may assist you in resolving a dispute with the company and/or investigate to assess whether the IFC is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. If you want to submit a complaint electronically, you can email the CAO at CAO@worldbankgroup.org You can learn more about the CAO and how to file a complaint at http://www.cao-ombudsman.org