ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development
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ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development is the regional financial institution of the Economic Community of West African States that funds development and integration projects across West Africa.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development canonical | 2 |
| Banque d’Investissement et de Développement de la CEDEAO | 1 |
| ECOWAS Fund | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T612221 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development Context triple: [ECOWAS, hasOrgan, ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development]
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A.
West African Development Bank
The West African Development Bank is a regional financial institution that funds development and economic integration projects among West African countries.
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B.
African Development Bank
The African Development Bank is a multilateral development finance institution that promotes economic growth and social progress across African countries through loans, grants, and policy support.
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C.
ECOWAS
ECOWAS is a regional political and economic union of West African countries that promotes economic integration, peace, and development across the region.
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D.
African Monetary Union
The African Monetary Union is a proposed initiative to create a single continental currency and unified monetary policy for member states of the African Union.
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E.
ECOWAS Parliament
The ECOWAS Parliament is the legislative and consultative body of the Economic Community of West African States, representing citizens of member countries and promoting regional integration and democratic governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development Target entity description: ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development is the regional financial institution of the Economic Community of West African States that funds development and integration projects across West Africa.
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A.
West African Development Bank
The West African Development Bank is a regional financial institution that funds development and economic integration projects among West African countries.
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B.
African Development Bank
The African Development Bank is a multilateral development finance institution that promotes economic growth and social progress across African countries through loans, grants, and policy support.
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C.
ECOWAS
ECOWAS is a regional political and economic union of West African countries that promotes economic integration, peace, and development across the region.
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D.
African Monetary Union
The African Monetary Union is a proposed initiative to create a single continental currency and unified monetary policy for member states of the African Union.
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E.
ECOWAS Parliament
The ECOWAS Parliament is the legislative and consultative body of the Economic Community of West African States, representing citizens of member countries and promoting regional integration and democratic governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international financial institution
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regional development bank ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Economic Community of West African States
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linked to:
ECOWAS
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| alsoKnownAs |
Banque d’Investissement et de Développement de la CEDEAO
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linked to:
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development
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| countryOfMembers |
Benin
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Burkina Faso ⓘ Cabo Verde ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Verde Islands
Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ Gambia ⓘ
linked to:
The Gambia
Ghana ⓘ Guinea ⓘ Guinea-Bissau ⓘ Liberia ⓘ Mali ⓘ Niger ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Senegal ⓘ Sierra Leone ⓘ Togo ⓘ |
| currencyOfOperations |
US dollar
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West African CFA franc ⓘ euro ⓘ |
| finances |
agriculture and rural development projects
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energy projects ⓘ private sector projects ⓘ public sector projects ⓘ regional integration infrastructure ⓘ social and health sector projects ⓘ telecommunications projects ⓘ transport projects ⓘ |
| formerName |
ECOWAS Fund
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linked to:
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development
|
| hasAbbreviation | EBID ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Togo ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Lomé ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| owner | member states of ECOWAS ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Economic Community of West African States
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linked to:
ECOWAS
|
| purpose |
financing development projects in West Africa
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promoting regional economic integration in West Africa ⓘ supporting public and private sector investment ⓘ |
| regionServed | West Africa ⓘ |
| sector |
development finance
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infrastructure finance ⓘ private sector development ⓘ regional integration projects ⓘ social sector development ⓘ |
| serves | member states of ECOWAS ⓘ |
| shortName | EBID ⓘ |
| website | https://www.bidc-ebid.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development Description of subject: ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development is the regional financial institution of the Economic Community of West African States that funds development and integration projects across West Africa.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development
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alsoKnownAs
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Banque d’Investissement et de Développement de la CEDEAO
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linked to: ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development