The OPEC Fund for International Development

Together we drive development, strengthen communities and empower people.

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A road can connect more than places. It can open access to jobs, markets and essential services.

In southeastern Tajikistan, the completed Kulyab–Kalaikhumb Road Project is helping provide safer, more reliable year-round movement of people and goods between western Tajikistan and the eastern region of Gorno-Badakhshan.

Our President Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa visited the OPEC Fund-financed project to see its impact firsthand.

With a US$10 million loan from the OPEC Fund, the project reconstructed 58 km of road across two sections of the strategic Kulyab–Kalaikhumb corridor, including four bridges and one tunnel.

For people living in Kulyab, Shurabad and Darvaz districts, the improved connection means better access to jobs, markets and public services, while making it easier to transport local products.

The project strengthens a key transport corridor connecting western Tajikistan, including Dushanbe, with Gorno-Badakhshan and extending toward China, supporting more efficient movement of people and goods and inclusive economic growth.

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With nearly 40,000 tons of fresh mangoes reaching European markets each year, Côte d’Ivoire has become a key African player in the international mango trade.

The entire value chain has benefited from the support of an innovative initiative funded by IFAD, the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and @TheOPECFund helping producers strengthen their productivity and market access.

This support has translated into tangible results: 80% of project participants reported increased production, while 70% saw an improvement in their income.

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A stronger road connection. Better access to essential services. New opportunities for trade and regional connectivity.

The OPEC Fund is deepening its partnership with Tajikistan with a US$30 million loan for the first phase of the Rushan–Varshez Road Rehabilitation Project. The project will strengthen a key transport corridor between central and eastern Tajikistan and improve the country’s most direct road connection with China.

Our President Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa signed the loan agreement alongside the OPEC Fund’s first Country Partnership Framework with Tajikistan, together with HE Faiziddin Qahhorzoda, Minister of Finance.

The framework sets priorities for cooperation during 2026–2028, focusing on energy security, regional connectivity and food security.

“The Country Partnership Framework marks an important step in our long-standing cooperation with Tajikistan and reflects our shared commitment to sustainable growth and stronger regional connectivity. The Rushan–Varshez project demonstrates this partnership in action. By improving a vital transport link, it will provide communities with more reliable access to essential services while supporting trade and economic opportunity,” said our President.

More information: https://t.co/753KEImrxY

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Our President Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa is leading an OPEC Fund delegation to Tajikistan.

The mission will focus on advancing collaboration, meeting with national leadership and strengthening our partnership through new signings to advance sustainable development.

Our cooperation with Tajikistan dates back to 1997, spanning health, education, transport and storage, and energy.

Stay tuned for updates!

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From restoring degraded land to strengthening drought resilience, turning commitments into investment is key.

At @UNCCD COP17 in Mongolia, an OPEC Fund delegation joined global partners to advance investment and practical solutions for more resilient land and livelihoods.

The discussions build on a major commitment made at COP16 in Riyadh: up to US$1 billion from the OPEC Fund to support initiatives addressing land degradation, drought resilience and sustainable land management in partner countries.

At @Cop17Mongolia, the delegation contributed to discussions on scaling nature-positive investment and engaged with governments and development institutions on land restoration, drought resilience and sustainable infrastructure.

With up to 40 percent of the planet’s land affected by degradation, threatening more than one billion people, translating global commitments into investment and action is increasingly urgent.

Read more about the OPEC Fund’s engagement at COP17: https://t.co/AwArEkhlzC

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Today at the world's key forum to combat desertification, #UNCCDCOP17, we launched the Financing Investments and Eradicating Land Degradation and Desertification (FIELD) Initiative with partners to attract at least $2 billion by 2035 for land restoration and drought resilience across Asia and the Pacific.

Land degradation is not only an environmental problem. It is also an investment problem. FIELD will help countries turn priorities into investable projects, using blended finance, derisking, and capital-market instruments to unlock more private capital.

I welcome the growing interest and collaboration around FIELD with @qatar_fund, @TheMGIorg, @IUCN, the European Union, @TheOPECFund, @BMZ_Bund, @giz_gmbh and @UNCCD.

News release: https://t.co/LZxYKPzc6I

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Every journey begins with a first step.

When the OPEC Fund launched its first Project Lending Programme in 1977, it set out to support projects that met basic needs, reduced inequalities and strengthened countries' long-term resilience. That year, 22 project loans worth US$88.9 million were approved across 20 countries, spanning agriculture, energy and transport.

One of those first investments is featured here: a US$1.7 million agriculture loan for the Northeast Ghor Canal in Jordan, helping bring irrigation and rural development to 25,000 people in the Jordan Valley.

Explore this milestone and more in the OPEC Fund's 50th Anniversary Book: https://t.co/4MaVoMh07Z

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Development finance is evolving.

In the latest OPEC Fund Quarterly, Khalid Khadduri, Vice President, Private Sector, shares his vision for the future of the OPEC Fund's private sector operations.

From mobilizing private capital and accelerating innovation to strengthening partnerships, he discusses how multilateral development banks can help unlock investment where it is needed most.

Read the full interview: https://t.co/x6Kw2mWpp3

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Digital cooperation is key to a more inclusive future.

At the OPEC Fund Development Forum, HE Deemah AlYahya @Dalyahya, Secretary-General of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) @dcorg, spoke with us about why international collaboration is essential to expanding digital access and opportunity, and how partnerships can help bridge the digital divide and drive more inclusive development.

Read the full interview: https://t.co/9a1f2rWe4Y

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Development is measured in the lives it changes.

As the HIV/AIDS pandemic continued to spread across the world, the OPEC Fund joined forces with the World Health Organization @WHO to help strengthen the global response. What began in 12 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa grew into an initiative that reached millions of people in 103 countries.

Over five years, grants worth more than US$65 million supported awareness, prevention, testing, counselling, care, treatment and long-term capacity building, helping strengthen health systems to respond more effectively to future health shocks.

Discover this story and more in the OPEC Fund's 50th Anniversary Book: https://t.co/Ryubhhsb38

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OPEC Fund President Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa visited OPEC Fund-supported water and agriculture projects in Eswatini, including MNWAP and LUSIP II.

MNWAP Phase 2, supported by a US$20 million OPEC Fund loan, will bring 4,100 hectares under irrigation and benefit around 37,300 people.

The visit concluded the mission that also saw the signing of the first OPEC Fund–Eswatini Country Partnership Framework, guiding future cooperation of up to US$250 million from 2026 to 2029.

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From factory floors in Maseru to farming communities in the highlands, new opportunities are taking shape across Lesotho.

OPEC Fund-supported investments in industry, agriculture and landscape regeneration are helping create jobs, strengthen livelihoods and support people building businesses across the country.

This story follows some of the people behind that change, showing how investments across different sectors can help create lasting economic opportunities for communities across Lesotho.

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OPEC Fund President Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa met with Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini in Mbabane to discuss Eswatini’s development priorities and the next phase of cooperation.

Discussions highlighted the new Country Partnership Framework (https://t.co/aouKX1fsoW) and opportunities to advance priority investments supporting resilience, sustainable growth and development.

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OPEC Fund President Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa and Eswatini Minister of Finance Neal Rijkenberg signed the first Country Partnership Framework between the OPEC Fund and the Kingdom of Eswatini.

The CPF provides up to US$250 million in financing over 2026–2029 for priority investments in water, energy and health.

Read more: https://t.co/aouKX1fsoW

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OPEC Fund President Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa was honored to be received by His Majesty King Mswati III in Mbabane.

The audience highlighted the long-standing partnership between the OPEC Fund and Eswatini and opportunities to further strengthen cooperation in support of sustainable growth and development.

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Today marks the National Day of our member country, Gabon.

The OPEC Fund extends its best wishes to the people of Gabon on the occasion of their Independence Day.

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Today marks the National Day of our member country, Indonesia.

The OPEC Fund extends its best wishes to the people of Indonesia on the occasion of their Independence Day.

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Our President Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa is leading an OPEC Fund delegation to Eswatini.

The mission will focus on engaging with national leadership and advancing our partnership in support of sustainable development.

We have been partnering with Eswatini in key sectors including transport, water & sanitation, health and agriculture.

Stay tuned for updates!

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Building resilience for a more sustainable future.

At the OPEC Fund Development Forum, HE Carlos Manuel Vila Nova, President of São Tomé and Príncipe, spoke with us about the country's vision for a more resilient and sustainable future, from accelerating the energy transition to strengthening partnerships that will help make it a reality.

Read the full interview: https://t.co/CVrKmfSMFB

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Every long-term partnership starts with a first investment.

In 1999, the OPEC Fund made its first private sector investment with a US$0.5 million equity stake and loan in Mauritanie Leasing.

Over the next 25 years, the institution evolved into Banque Populaire de Mauritanie, while continued OPEC Fund credit lines helped expand financing for small businesses.

Today, BPM is a leading player in Mauritania's financial sector and has helped support the creation of more than 25,000 permanent jobs. It's a story of how long-term partnerships and strategic investment can strengthen businesses, create jobs and help entire economic ecosystems grow.

Discover this story and more in the OPEC Fund's 50th Anniversary Book: https://t.co/Gnfj8pRrFw