Our investment
In 2013, CDC supported DFCU with a $10 million loan. The loan was repaid in April 2018.
CDC is a shareholder in DFCU alongside Arise, an investment vehicle created by the Netherland's Rabo Development, Norway's NorFinance and the Dutch DFI, FMO. We have supported the bank since 1964.
Our investment will increase access to affordable mainstream finance to underserved markets.
Our capital injection is helping AIG improve its existing payment and logistics operations, boost local trade revenues and create additional jobs, as well as expand into new countries.
Our focus has been in supporting the business’s expansion into financial services, as well as its development of local manufacturing in key African markets.
Our impact
Many women in Uganda struggle to access finance. With property passing from male to male, women struggle to offer collateral to lenders. And while women own about 40 per cent of the country’s SMEs, and employ about 2 million people, they receive less than 10 per cent of commercial credit.
Our investment in DFCU helps women entrepreneurs overcome the challenges of running a business. DFCU’s Women in Business (WiB) programme has supported several thousand businesswomen by providing loans at preferential rates alongside training, networking opportunities, and mentor programmes.
This enables female entrepreneurs to expand their businesses and to create direct and indirect jobs.
DFCU also provides long-term development finance to the SME sector which is a key driver of economic growth in the country.
Environmental and social aspects
CDC, together with other DFIs, has helped the bank to update and strengthen its existing Environmental and Social Management System.
Key facts
- Status:
- Exited
- Region :
Since 2012, we’ve only invested in Africa and South Asia. Investments outside these regions are from our pre-2012 portfolio.
- East Africa
- Countries:
- Uganda
- Sector :
We have seven priority sectors. However, we continue to invest outside these sectors, largely in the most challenging regions, as new investment supporting any sector helps to underpin the private sector, and create jobs and livelihoods for people.
- Financial services
- Website:
- http://www.dfcugroup.com
- Investment type :
We provide capital in three broad ways: direct equity, debt, and intermediated equity (principally through investment funds).
- Direct Equity
- Start date :
For direct investments, this is the date CDC committed capital to the business or project.
For funds, this is the date that CDC committed capital to the fund.
For underlying fund investments, this is the date that the fund invested capital into the business.e
- May 2013
- End date :
For direct equity investments, this is the date at which CDC exited the investment.
For debt investments, this is the date at which the final debt repayment was made.
For funds, this is the date at which the fund was terminated.
For underlying fund investments, this is the date at which the fund manager exited the investment.
- December 2019
- Amount :
For direct investments, this is the total amount that CDC has committed to the business or project (it may be a combination of equity and debt).
For funds, this is the total amount that CDC has committed to the fund.
- $10m
- Domicile :
This is the investee company’s place of incorporation; or a fund’s jurisdiction.
- Uganda
