The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA Bank) is a banking institution based in Bujumbura, Burundi. Established in 1985, the firm's mission is to extend development capital and services to advance regional growth and integration through customer focused and innovative financing instruments. It operates through Trade Finance, Project Finance and Other segments. The Bank is governed by a Board of Governors (BOG), which is comprised of shareholders' representatives and is responsible for exercising all the powers of the Bank.