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High-Level Strategic Round Table · Mauritania — Canary Islands
A pan-African banking group financing energy, infrastructure and industrial projects
Attijariwafa bank came to the round table to set out what a pan-African banking group can bring to the electrification and industrialisation of Mauritania — not as a local lender alone, but as a group that has already arranged, agented and financed power plants, terminals and transport infrastructure across the continent.
The presentation covers the group in figures, its credit ratings, its footprint in more than 16 African countries, the business lines of its Corporate & Investment Banking arm, and a track record of energy, infrastructure and credit-agent mandates.
For Canarian companies looking at Mauritania, the relevant point is the combination: a subsidiary on the ground in Nouakchott, a corporate banking desk in Spain, and a group balance sheet able to sit in international financing structures alongside development finance institutions.
Consolidated key figures presented by the group, as of 31 December 2025.
Attijariwafa bank is rated by three international agencies, reflecting its fundamentals and the support of its strategic shareholders.
| Agency | Short-term | Long-term | Long-term national | Financial strength | Outlook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P Global Ratings · Nov 2025 | B | BB | — | AA | Positive |
| Fitch Ratings · Dec 2025 | B | BB+ | AA+ | — | Stable |
| Moody’s · Jun 2025 | NP | Ba1 | — | — | Stable |
Subsidiaries and representative offices in more than 16 African countries, plus Europe, the United Kingdom and the UAE.
4th largest bank in the country with 19 branches and a 10% market share — the group’s platform for Mauritanian corporate clients.
83.07% and 95% held. Largest bank with 168 branches and 30% market share, with local teams in asset management, private equity and corporate finance.
2nd largest bank with 54 branches and 11% market share, with dedicated asset management and brokerage divisions.
Largest private bank with 203 branches and 8% market share, with active brokerage, research and corporate finance teams.
Attijariwafa bank Egypt (formerly Barclays Egypt), 56 branches.
Power plants in Mali, Togo, Cameroon and Egypt; ports in Abidjan, Cotonou, Pointe-Noire and Kribi; airports and highways in Senegal and Gabon. The same structures — agency roles, security agency, co-arranging alongside development finance institutions — are the ones Mauritanian electrification projects will need.
Eight business lines and five coverage teams, accessible to clients through a single corporate banking relationship.
A selection of the mandates presented — power generation first, then transport and port infrastructure, then the agency roles the group plays inside international financing structures.
MAD 155 million (USD 17 m) for EBL (Orascom).
MAD 9,000 million (USD 1,280 m), alongside AFC, IFC, AfDB, OPEC, EIB and FMO; sponsors EDF, IFC and the Government of Cameroon.
EUR 100 million (USD 110 m), with BOAD, AFC, GuarantCo, Orabank and Banque Atlantique; sponsor Eranove.
MAD 3,165 million (EUR 304 m), with IFC, DEG, AfDB, EAIF and OFID; sponsor Eranove.
The first IPP in Mali. Sponsors AIIM, IFU and BWSC; lenders BOAD, IsDB, Emerging Infrastructure Fund, OFID and ICD.
30-year concession to develop and operate the terminal; sponsors Olam, the Government of Gabon and AFC.
| Year | Infrastructure transaction | Role | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Container terminal development and extension — Autonomous Port of Pointe-Noire | CDC — co-arranger & lender | XOF 151 bn (USD 230 m) |
| 2024 | Benin Terminal — extension concession, Autonomous Port of Cotonou | CBAO Benin — lender | XOF 49.2 bn (USD 75 m) |
| 2023 | SECAA highway construction under PPP — Senegal | CBAO — lender | XOF 41.3 bn (USD 67.8 m) |
| 2023 | Dakar–Diamniadio toll highway | Lender | XOF 6.5 bn (USD 11 m) |
| 2022 | New Libreville airport — Gabon | Lead arranger, security agent & lender | MAD 3.5 bn (USD 348 m) |
| 2022 | Tower F construction — Abidjan | Co-arranger & lender | XOF 275 bn (USD 125 m) |
| 2021 | Second container terminal — Port of Abidjan | Lender | EUR 311 m |
| 2021 | AIBD construction — refinancing of the DFI facility | CBAO — lender | XOF 197 bn (USD 300 m) |
| 2020 | Kribi container terminal extension — partial concession financing | SCB — lender | XOF 12 bn (USD 19.6 m) |
The presentation closes with three named contacts covering Mauritania and Spain. Their direct email addresses are on the last page of the downloadable PDF.
Attijari Bank Mauritania.
Attijari Bank Mauritania.
Attijariwafa bank.
The full deck includes the group’s key figures, its shareholding structure, the detailed country-by-country footprint, the CIB business lines and every mandate listed above, with the direct contact details of the Mauritanian and Spanish teams.