14 May 2013
CDC has appointed Ayaan Adam as the new Managing Director for its Africa funds team
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3 May 2013
CDC, the UK's development finance institution, is today announcing that it is selling a portion of its 60.02% shareholding in the Ugandan bank, DFCU...
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3 May 2013
CDC and Standard Chartered Bank strike deal to boost trade finance in Africa and South Asia
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26 April 2013
CDC has announced its 2012 annual results. We now back more businesses than ever in our history, supporting over one million direct jobs. Returns were up to £223m.
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16 April 2013
CDC has given US$20m backing to Au Financiers, allowing them to support Indian entrepreneurs and provide financial services to parts of India underserved by commercial banks
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7 December 2012
DFID has asked CDC to manage its new Impact Investment Fund, and CDC is now requesting proposals from fund managers, holding companies, non-profit organisations and other investment vehicles for investment...
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26 November 2012
CDC's first direct investment under its new strategy announced in September is the provision of US32.5m to the founders of ETG, an African agribusiness helping hundreds of thousands of smallholders sell...
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13 September 2012
CDC has launched its new strategy and mission to support the building of businesses throughout Africa and South Asia, to create jobs and make a lasting difference to the lives of people in some of the...
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24 August 2012
CDC Group plc, the UK's development finance institution has made a series of new appointments.....
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31 July 2012
CDC has announced a new EUR 10m investment targeting SME businesses in developing countries in West Africa and the Indian Ocean region.
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24 July 2012
Aureos, an SME-focused investment company which CDC supported from its inception, has been bought by Abraaj, a leading player in emerging markets private equity investing. Read more here...
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4 July 2012
CDC Group plc, the UK’s development finance institution, has appointed Colin Buckley as its new Chief Operating Officer.
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29 May 2012
CDC Group plc has announced its 2011 results. Figures show that it now finances more businesses than ever in its 64-year history. In 2011, CDC backed 1,126 private sector businesses in 74 developing countries...
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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 SMEs in Africa's second largest country.....
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5 April 2012
CDC has announced a new US$50m investment in a pan-African fund backed by Sir Bob Geldof, 8 Miles LLP. The fund will take equity stakes in promising businesses in a range of sectors, having reached a...
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4 April 2012
A new joint study from CDC, FMO and WWF shows economic benefits of sustainable palm oil. Protecting the environment by producing certified sustainable palm oil is also good for the bottom line, according...
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13 March 2012
CDC and IFC today agreed to boost collaboration on private sector development.
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17 February 2012
CDC announces US$40m investment to strengthen African banks and microfinance
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6 February 2012
CDC appoints new Managing Director for Direct Investments
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30 November 2011
CDC Group plc, the UK’s development finance institution, has become the latest signatory to IATI. CDC’s announcement means a strengthening of the company’s commitment to transparency and accountability....
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5 November 2011
CDC, the UK’s development finance institution (DFI), has appointed Diana Noble as its new Chief Executive Officer. Following the announcement of a new business plan in May, she will lead the company as...
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24 October 2011
CDC to anchor first ever fund targeting India’s eight poorest states
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3 October 2011
Farming and agribusiness in sub-Saharan Africa will receive a significant boost as CDC, the UK’s development finance institution, today announced a US$20m investment in the sector.
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23 September 2011
A new report finds that international finance
institutions play a key role in catalysing job creation and growth through the private sector in
emerging markets, particularly as governments face increased...
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31 May 2011
A radical new business plan for CDC has been announced today following the review of the organisation and its activities undertaken last year by the Secretary of State for International Development, Rt...
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18 April 2011
Figures released today show that CDC Group plc (CDC), the UK’s development finance institution, increased the level of its investment in developing countries to £420m for the year.
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1 April 2011
CDC Group plc has today announced the appointment of Jeremy Sillem as a Non-executive Director. Mr. Sillem joins the board following the departure of Andrew Williams and Arnab Banerji who left the board...
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28 February 2011
Agence Française de Développement, have agreed to jointly finance climate change and climate efficiency projects.
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18 February 2011
CDC Group plc, the UK’s development finance institution, has announced that Richard Laing, Chief Executive, has advised the company of his intention to retire in early 2012.
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11 February 2011
Clean energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia will receive more investment thanks to EUR30million of new funding announced today by CDC Group plc, the UK’s development finance institution...
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26 January 2011
CDC, the UK’s Development Finance Institution, has today announced a US$30 million investment in the African Infrastructure Investment Fund 2, an equity investment fund committed to developing basic infrastructure...
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21 December 2010
CDC Group plc, the UK’s development finance institution has today announced a US$10 million investment in the first private equity fund dedicated to Bangladesh.
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8 December 2010
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) today agreed
to replenish the co-financed facility EUROPEAN FINANCING PARTNERS with €225 million to finance...
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17 November 2010
Small and medium-sized businesses in Francophone West Africa will receive much-needed commercial investment thanks to an 8 million Euro investment announced today by CDC, the UK’s development finance ...
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25 October 2010
Low-income entrepreneurs in India received financial backing today when CDC, the UK’s development finance institution, announced a US$10m investment in Lok Capital II, a pioneering commercial microfinance...
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12 October 2010
CDC Group plc has announced today that it has committed US$12.6m to Seedfund 2, an investment fund that backs start-up and early-stage companies in India, in the consumer, technology, retail and education...
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12 October 2010
“Pioneering investment has long been a hallmark of CDC. The development impact of our investments in sustainable businesses via private equity funds has been profound and the lives of millions of people...
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13 September 2010
CDC is the UK’s development finance institution and is playing a vital part in the UK government’s development work and has done so for over 60 years.
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8 September 2010
The fight against poverty in the developing world has often seen fierce debates anddisagreements about the best way to tackle the problem.
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27 July 2010
The fight against poverty in the developing world has often seen fierce debates and disagreements about the best way to tackle the problem.
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17 June 2010
New research into companies in the developing world published today by CDC, the UK’s development finance institution, shows a strong link between good financial performance and good environmental, social...
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3 June 2010
CDC Group plc, the UK’s development finance institution, has today announced the appointment of Valentine Chitalu as a Non-executive Director.
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2 June 2010
CDC, the UK’s development finance institution, has today committed US$50m to the first private equity fund to focus solely on sustainable forestry in sub-Saharan Africa.
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20 April 2010
Preliminary figures released today show that CDC Group plc (CDC), the UK’s development finance institution in 2009 made a return of £207m and invested £359m in businesses in developing countries.
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30 March 2010
CDC Group plc, the UK’s development finance institution, has today announced the appointment of Dr Ian Goldin as a Non-executive Director.
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26 January 2010
CDC Group plc (“CDC”), the UK’s development finance institution is committing US$10m to
fund manager ShoreCap Management’s (“ShoreCap”) microfinance fund ShoreCap II (“SC II”).
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13 November 2009
CDC Group plc (“CDC”) has today become the first development finance institution to make a private equity investment focused solely on Sierra Leone since the end of the country’s civil war in 2002.
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15 July 2009
CDC Group plc, the UK’s development finance institution, today launched its first report on the development impact of its investments in poor countries.
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17 April 2009
Figures released today show that CDC Group plc , the UK’s development finance institution, has outperformed against all the targets set for the five years to 2008 by the Department for International D...
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1 April 2009
CDC Group plc, the UK’s development finance institution is investing US$15m in Advanced Finance Investment Group’s (AFIG) inaugural fund - Atlantic Coast Regional Fund.
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3 March 2009
CDC, joined forces today with the Shell Foundation charity and African SME finance and development company GroFin.
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17 February 2009
CDC Group plc, is making new commitments totalling US$35m to two private equity funds which will invest in microfinance institutions (MFIs).
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3 February 2009
CDC Group plc (“CDC”), the UK government-backed private equity emerging markets fund of funds investor, is committing US$40m to the Kotak India Private Equity Fund.
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20 January 2009
CDC Group plc is making new commitments totalling US$40m to two private equity funds focused on investment in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in south-east and central Asia.
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5 December 2008
CDC Group plc (“CDC”), the UK’s development finance institution, which invests in promising private businesses in developing countries, welcomes the National Audit Office’s conclusions about CDC’s performance...
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28 November 2008
CDC Group plc, is seeking preliminary proposals from fund managers for the formation and management of a commercial forestry fund that will invest 100% of its committed capital in sustainable forestry...
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3 November 2008
CDC Group plc, welcomes the new investment policy targets announced today by the Government and the appointment of a new CDC Chairman, Richard Gillingwater.
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2 September 2008
Sir Malcolm Williamson has announced he will retire as Chairman of CDC Group plc, the UK government’s development finance institution.
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17 October 2007
CDC Group, the UK Government-backed private equity emerging markets fund of funds investor, today announces it has committed $30 million to the Minlam Microfinance Offshore Fund.
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26 November 2006
CDC, the UK government-backed emerging markets private equity fund-of-funds, announces that it has committed $50m to a new African Fund managed by Helios Investment Partners.
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