Overview

No country has succeeded in reducing poverty in a sustainable manner without economic growth. Successful businesses employ and train people, pay taxes, and create and operate infrastructure.

CDC’s objective is to invest in a commercially sustainable manner in the poorer countries of the developing world and to attract other investors by demonstrating success.
CDC’s capital is focused on the private sector as the engine of growth.

Our investments:

• provide much needed capital for growing businesses;
• attract other investors by demonstrating success;
• build value in companies through environmental, social and governance   improvements; and
• drive economic growth, which is the only long-term route out of poverty.

CDC is invested in over 700 companies in 74 countries through 59 different fund managers.