Tackling poverty by investing in business
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£359m investments in developing countries in 2010
£237m cash generated in 2010 for re-investment in developing countries
930 portfolio companies in 70 developing countries
$1,378m third party capital mobilised in 2010
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9 May 2012
CDC is today announcing a new US$15m investment in SGI, an Ethiopia-focused investment fund that is backing...
5 April 2012
CDC has announced a new US$50m investment in a pan-African fund backed by Sir Bob Geldof, 8 Miles LLP....
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Between 2004 and 2010 CDC operated as a fund-of-funds investor, and had £1.9bn invested in 930 portfolio companies in 70 developing countries through 71 fund managers at the end of 2010.
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