The majority of IDB loans during its early years went to companies such as machine shops, sawmills, textile and garment factories, flour mills and auto parts manufacturers. In other words, the bank responded to the emerging industries of the day in a nation that was converting its wartime industrial capacity to new challenges.
Au début, la plupart des entreprises qui ont obtenu des prêts de la Banque d'expansion industrielle étaient des ateliers d'usinage, des scieries, des manufactures de textile et de vêtements, des minoteries et des usines de pièces d'automobile.