The Dutch Desk

The Dutch Desk, Access Bank is here to provide financial support to Dutch businesses that wish to enter or expand their business in Nigeria. 


The Dutch Desk: 

  • serves as a bridge for local financing solutions beyond Access Bank’s individual existing product range. 
  • establishes a close link between the local and African network of Access Bank, the local business community, and the network of Invest International; and  
  • helps to bridge cultural and language gaps. 

Overall, the Desk improves the ease of doing business and access to finance for Dutch companies and their local Nigerian trading partners. We support Dutch businesses by providing local banking solutions to enter, trade with or expand their business in Nigeria.  The motto of the Dutch Desk is: Grow your business in Nigeria and create impact together.

The Dutch Desk Services at Access Bank

The Dutch Desk at Access Bank offers tailored financial solutions and business support for Dutch companies and their local Nigerian partners. The Desk helps businesses access the necessary banking tools and financial resources to grow and succeed in the Nigerian market. 


Our Key Services Include:

Account Setup and Transaction Banking:

  • We assist businesses and their Nigerian partners in setting up accounts and offer a range of transaction banking services to facilitate smooth business operations. 
  • This includes services for collections, payments, and liquidity management, ensuring that companies can operate efficiently. 

2. Trade Finance and Instant Settlement:

  • The Dutch Desk provides solutions for financing trade transactions, offering support for both imports and exports. Instant settlement options ensure swift transactions between Dutch companies and their Nigerian partners. 

3. Treasury Products (Forex):

  • We offer tailored treasury services, including foreign exchange (Forex) solutions. Dutch businesses operating in Nigeria often require currency exchange for seamless operations, and our treasury products ensure they can access competitive exchange rates and hedge against currency risk. 

4. Value Chain Support:

  • We provide support along the entire value chain, assisting both Dutch businesses and their Nigerian suppliers/distributors in accessing financial products that enhance operational efficiency and supply chain management. 

5. Credit Lines and Lending Facility:

    • Through our lending facility, Dutch businesses and their Nigerian partners can secure credit lines to support working capital, trade finance, and project-specific funding. 

  • We are currently working on establishing a $30M funding facility for Dutch SMEs and their local Nigerian suppliers, offering flexible terms based on project needs and business models.

Additional Services Include:

  • Channel Support: Offering multi-channel solutions for payments and collections to streamline business transactions. 
  • Collection Services: Enabling efficient collection methods to manage cash flows and ensure seamless operations. 

More about the lending Facility: 

Together with Project Structured Finance, we are looking at setting up a new funding facility of 30M USD for the benefit of:  

  • Dutch SME companies in Nigeria 
  • Nigerian suppliers of Dutch companies in Nigeria 

The commercial terms of the Funding Facility will be mutually determined in more detail. 

Do note that the current funding requests already amount to 60% of this facility.

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