1 In many ways, MDBs and MFIs are very similar organizations, but MDBs are truly global, with a wide membership drawn from many countries providing a wide range of financial support and knowledge building. MFIs have a more limited membership and may have a narrower remit focused more on the financial support for specific types of projects.
2 PFI 2010.
3 ECAs are financial institutions that provide financial support to promote exports from their "home" country. Some ECAs are government-run organizations and some are private companies.