The primary mandate of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) is funding and managing of strategic projects that will have a long-term impact on the economic and social sustainable development of local communities in developing countries all across the world is. For more than four decades, ADFD has been providing soft loans to the governments of 53 countries around the world to execute projects in important fields that are driven by a comprehensive and integrated sustainable development approach, including sectors such as energy, infrastructure, education, public health, transportation, agriculture and industry.
ADFD follows strict criteria when evaluating the commercial and technical requirements of the projects through its key funding policy guidelines. The Fund is also heavily involved in managing the projects on the ground, including the projects that are funded through ADFD’s own financial resources or the projects that are funded by grants from the Government of Abu Dhabi.