The EBRD was established in 1991, following the collapse of communism, with a mandate to "help build market economies and democracies" in 27 countries stretching from central Europe to central Asia.
EBRD je osnovana 1991, nakon pada komunizma, sa mandatom da «pomogne u izgradnji tržišnih ekonomija i demokratija» u 27 zemalja na potezu od centralne Evrope do centralne Azije.