• The Abu Dhabi roundtable yielded $16.4 billion in investment commitments.

• The IsDB and World Bank pledged over $3.3 billion in financing and guarantees.

• The plan targets 60% GDP growth and 10% annual real growth by 2030.

As the “Chad Connexion 2030” investment roundtable closed on November 11, 2025, in the United Arab Emirates, Chadian President Mahamat Deby Itno announced $16.4 billion in investment pledges from private and international investors. Forty agreements and memorandums of understanding worth $4.1 billion were signed, he said.

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) plans to provide $650 million in project financing and $200 million in investment and trade guarantees for Chad. The World Bank announced a $2.5 billion package to support the plan’s implementation.

Other institutions, including the Arise industrial group already active in Chad, expressed their intention to expand operations by building industrial zones in Sarh and N’Djamena and establishing a textile plant to process locally produced cotton.

Attending the Abu Dhabi event to present the “Chad Connexion 2030” plan, the Chadian government aims to attract up to $30 billion to finance 268 development and reform  projects.

For the first year of implementation of the five-year plan (2025–2030), President Deby Itno said the country expects to mobilize $20.5 billion in financing.

The Chad Connexion plan targets 60% GDP growth and a 10% real annual growth rate by 2030.