West African Development Bank
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The West African Development Bank is a regional financial institution that funds development and economic integration projects among West African countries.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement | 3 |
| West African Development Bank canonical | 2 |
| Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (BOAD) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T540231 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West African Development Bank Context triple: [West Africa, hasRegionalBank, West African Development Bank]
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A.
African Development Bank
The African Development Bank is a multilateral development finance institution that promotes economic growth and social progress across African countries through loans, grants, and policy support.
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B.
African Monetary Union
The African Monetary Union is a proposed initiative to create a single continental currency and unified monetary policy for member states of the African Union.
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C.
Islamic Development Bank
The Islamic Development Bank is a multilateral development finance institution that provides Sharia-compliant funding and support for economic and social development in member countries of the Islamic world.
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D.
Bank of Botswana
The Bank of Botswana is the central bank of Botswana, responsible for formulating monetary policy, issuing the national currency, and overseeing the country’s financial system.
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E.
International Finance Corporation
The International Finance Corporation is a global development institution that is part of the World Bank Group and focuses on promoting private sector investment in developing countries to reduce poverty and support sustainable growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West African Development Bank Target entity description: The West African Development Bank is a regional financial institution that funds development and economic integration projects among West African countries.
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A.
African Development Bank
The African Development Bank is a multilateral development finance institution that promotes economic growth and social progress across African countries through loans, grants, and policy support.
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B.
African Monetary Union
The African Monetary Union is a proposed initiative to create a single continental currency and unified monetary policy for member states of the African Union.
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C.
Islamic Development Bank
The Islamic Development Bank is a multilateral development finance institution that provides Sharia-compliant funding and support for economic and social development in member countries of the Islamic world.
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D.
Bank of Botswana
The Bank of Botswana is the central bank of Botswana, responsible for formulating monetary policy, issuing the national currency, and overseeing the country’s financial system.
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E.
International Finance Corporation
The International Finance Corporation is a global development institution that is part of the World Bank Group and focuses on promoting private sector investment in developing countries to reduce poverty and support sustainable growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international financial institution
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multilateral development bank ⓘ regional development bank ⓘ |
| abbreviation | BOAD ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
reduce poverty in West Africa
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strengthen regional integration ⓘ support sustainable development ⓘ |
| clientType |
private companies
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sovereign borrowers ⓘ state-owned enterprises ⓘ |
| countryServed |
Benin
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Burkina Faso ⓘ Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ
surface form:
Côte d’Ivoire
Guinea-Bissau ⓘ Mali ⓘ Niger ⓘ Senegal ⓘ Togo ⓘ |
| currencyUsedInOperations | West African CFA franc ⓘ |
| finances |
private sector projects
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public sector projects ⓘ |
| focusArea |
regional infrastructure
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social sectors ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
West African Economic and Monetary Union
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surface form:
West African Economic and Monetary Union member states
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| geographicFocus |
West African Economic and Monetary Union
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surface form:
UEMOA zone
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| hasLendingInstrument |
equity investments
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guarantees ⓘ lines of credit ⓘ non-sovereign loans ⓘ sovereign loans ⓘ |
| hasOfficialNameInFrench |
West African Development Bank
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement
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| headquartersCountry | Togo ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Lomé ⓘ |
| legalStatus | multilateral institution ⓘ |
| memberOf | West African Economic and Monetary Union ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| operatesInMonetaryUnion | West African Economic and Monetary Union ⓘ |
| purpose |
financing development projects in West Africa
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promoting economic integration among member states ⓘ |
| regionServed | West Africa ⓘ |
| sector |
agricultural development
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development finance ⓘ energy ⓘ infrastructure financing ⓘ private sector development ⓘ transport ⓘ |
| shortName |
BOAD
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West African Development Bank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement
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| typeOfOwnership | owned by member states and institutional shareholders ⓘ |
| website | https://www.boad.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: West African Development Bank Description of subject: The West African Development Bank is a regional financial institution that funds development and economic integration projects among West African countries.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
West African Development Bank
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shortName
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West African Development Bank
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement
West African Development Bank
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hasOfficialNameInFrench
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West African Development Bank
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement
this entity surface form:
Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement