Additionality

1. Development banks.

Additionality is development banks' operating principle of complementing or supplementing provision from the commercial sector, and avoiding competing with - or crowding out - other organisations.

For this reason, development banks will not provide support where the project is able to obtain sufficient financing or facilities elsewhere on reasonable terms.

2. Other contexts.

Similar principles in other contexts.

See also

• Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
• Asian Development Bank
• Central bank
• Development bank
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
• United States Agency for International Development
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development