Country eligibility

Eligible Countries

Projects in the following countries qualify for support. Almost all are considered by the International Monetary Fund as Emerging Markets or Developing Economies.

Albania
Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of Congo
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao P.D.R.
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Rwanda
Samoa
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Ineligible Countries

Projects in the following countries do not qualify for support - this includes those where there are currently banking sanctions.

Afghanistan (currently unable to consider applications)
Andorra
Australia
Austria
Belarus (currently unable to consider applications)
Belgium
Canada
Croatia
Cuba (currently unable to consider applications)
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong SAR
Iceland
Iran (currently unable to consider applications)
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao SAR
Malta
Myanmar (currently unable to consider applications)
The Netherlands
New Zealand
North Korea (currently unable to consider applications)
Norway
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Russia (currently unable to consider applications)
San Marino
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
South Korea
South Sudan (currently unable to consider applications)
Spain
Sudan (currently unable to consider applications)
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria (currently unable to consider applications)
Taiwan
Ukraine (currently unable to consider applications)
United Kingdom
United States
Venezuela (currently unable to consider applications)
West Bank and Gaza (currently unable to consider applications)