16 November 2016 Podcast: Why should green buildings be a priority for investors in emerging markets? Earlier this year, the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency said improving building standards should be the world’s number one…
27 September 2016 CDC backs RBL Bank with US$50m loan CDC, the UK’s development finance institution, has today announced it is providing a US$50m long-term loan to RBL Bank in…
23 September 2016 CDC and the Sustainable Development Goals From 25th to 27th September 2015, the United Nations held the Sustainable Development Summit at its headquarters in New York. Those three…
13 September 2016 Diana Noble to step down as CEO of CDC next year Diana Noble has decided to step down as CEO of CDC Group plc next year after six years successfully leading…
2 September 2016 Podcast: The importance of improving job quality in supply chains It’s difficult to dispute that everyone working in supply chains – whether businesses or individuals – should get a fair…
26 August 2016 Digital financial services for cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire Advans, a company we’re invested in, has reached thousands of cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire with a programme designed to give…
16 August 2016 The latest from Africa’s largest independent power producer In 2015, CDC and Norfund – the Norwegian investment fund for developing countries – took direct control of Globeleq Africa, the largest independent…
12 August 2016 What role can development finance institutions play in the new global development agenda? In our Annual Review 2015: Growing in ambition and impact, we speak to Erik Solheim, the former Chair of the OECD’s Development…
20 July 2016 Annual Review 2015 shows CDC growing in ambition and impact Today, we have published our 2015 Annual Review, which reveals how we invested more money than ever last year and…
8 July 2016 Report shows how development finance institutions support sustainable development CDC has worked with development finance institutions (DFIs) across Europe to produce a report outlining the ways in which they…
1 July 2016 CDC makes new investment in Africa Internet Group CDC, the UK’s development finance institution, has today announced a EUR50m equity investment in Africa Internet Group (“AIG”). AIG is…
