Key Facts
BSEC Established
25 June 1992
BSTDB Agreement
24 January 1997
Inaugural Meeting
5-6 February 1998
Start of Operations
1 June 1999
First Project Signed
December 1999
Treasury Operations
March 2000
Observer Status World Bank
May 2000
The Bank obtains from Moody’s Investors Service initial investment grade ratings of long term Baa2 and short term rating of P2
March 2004
First syndicated borrowing from international commercial banks
May 2004
BSTDB grants observer status to KfW Banking Group (Germany)
May 2006
BSTDB credit rating upgraded to Baa1 by Moody's
October 2006
Shareholders decide to increase the authorised capital of the Bank from SDR 1 billion to SDR 3 billion (approx. USD 4,8 billion).
December 2007