ASF interventions are channelled through twelve (12) operational instruments for the benefit of its partners. These instruments:

Cover most of the financing needs expressed by economic operators and financial institutions of Member States;

Throughout their life cycle (establishment, expansion, modernization, period of crisis (refinancing merger...);

Support several types of financing (banking market, money market, financial market, construction market, business-to-business loan);

Are adapted to the various maturity periods of projects (short, medium and long term);

Target several types of actors (States, Management and Intermediation Companies (MIC), Banks, Companies, Investors or subscribers on the financial or monetary market, National Guarantee Funds, Investment Funds...);

Facilitate all types of financing: direct or commitment by signature;

Combine several types of guarantees (end loss guarantee, first demand payment default guarantee, autonomous guarantee...).

ASF's range of products and services represent a valuable tool which helps, among others, to:

Promote private investments in Member States by sharing the risk with credit institutions;

Enhance in Member States the impact of the private sector, which is an essential link in steering these countries towards development;

Facilitate the mobilization of domestic savings for investment financing;

Contribute to the fight against poverty by enabling SMEs/SMIs to access bank financing and microfinance institutions to benefit from refinancing lines within the banking system;

Contribute to the strengthening of support mechanisms for SMEs/SMIs in the Member States.