This investment was made when British International Investment was named CDC Group. It was also was made under a previous strategy. We disclose information on all our current investments, but narrative information on our pre-2012 investments, when we introduced a new strategy, may be limited.
Key facts
- Status:
- Active
- Region
Since 2012, we’ve only invested in Africa and South Asia. Investments outside these regions are from our pre-2012 portfolio.
- Rest of the World
- 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. For funds, the sectors listed here are those the fund has invested in so far.
- Financial services
- Investment type
We provide capital in three broad ways: direct equity, debt, and intermediated equity (principally through investment funds).
- Intermediated investment
- Fund manager:
- Access Holdings
- Start date
For direct investments, this is the date British International Investment committed capital to the business or project.
For funds, this is the date that British International Investment committed capital to the fund.
For underlying fund investments, this is the date that the fund invested capital into the business.e
- May 2007
- Amount
For direct investments, this is the total amount that British International Investment has committed to the business or project (it may be a combination of equity and debt).
For funds, this is the total amount that British International Investment has committed to the fund.
- $20.7m
- Domicile
This is the investee company’s place of incorporation; or a fund’s jurisdiction.
- Germany
Investments made by this fund
- Active
- Exited
Investment name | Country | Region | Sector | Start date | Status |
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AccesBanque Madagascar
AccessBank JSC is a microfinance insitution that provides microfinance products, and is held by the Access Holdings (Microfinance) Group. |
Madagascar | Africa, East Africa | Financial services | November 2006 | Active |
AccessBank JSC (previously MFBA)
AccessBank JSC is a bank that provides microfinance products, and is held by the Access Holdings (Microfinance) Group. |
Azerbaijan | Rest of the World | Financial services | December 2006 | Active |
Access Bank Tanzania
AccessBank Tanzania is a bank that provides microfinance products, and is held by the Access Holdings (Microfinance) Group. |
Tanzania | Africa, East Africa | Financial services | July 2007 | Active |
AB Microfinance Bank Nigeria
AccessBank Nigeria is a microfinance insitution that provides microfinance products, and is held by the Access Holdings (Microfinance) Group. |
Nigeria | Africa, West Africa | Financial services | November 2008 | Active |
AccessBank Liberia
AccessBank Liberia is a bank that provides microfinance products, and is held by the Access Holdings (Microfinance) Group. |
Liberia | Africa, West Africa | Financial services | December 2008 | Active |
AccessBank Tajikistan
AccessBank Tajikistan is a bank that provides microfinance products, and is held by the Access Holdings (Microfinance) Group. |
Tajikistan | Rest of the World | Financial services | June 2010 | Active |
AB Bank Zambia
AccessBank Zambia is a bank that provides microfinance products, and is held by the Access Holdings (Microfinance) Group. |
Zambia | Africa, East Africa | Financial services | March 2011 | Active |
Access Bank Rwanda
AccessBank Rwanda received its microfinance bank licence on 31st December 2013 from the National Bank of Rwanda. Its mission it to be a socially responsible bank for the lower and middle income strata of Rwandan society and to be the one-stop bank of choice for micro and small enterprises in the country. |
Rwanda | Africa, East Africa | Financial services | January 2014 | Active |
Access Bank Georgia
Microfinance Organisation CREDO (Georgia) became part of the Access Group in November 2014. Its mission is to provide sustainable financial services to low income Georgian entrepreneurs and micro/small businesses, particularly rural activities. |
Georgia | Rest of the World | Financial services | October 2014 | Active |
AccessBank Brazil
MFO AccessCrédito Brazil - Accion Microfinanças SCMEPP was acquired by AccessHolding in early 2015 and is a credit-only microfinance institution in Brazil. Access Holding’s network banks play a significant role in providing access to finance to unbanked individuals and SMEs. |
Brazil | Rest of the World | Financial services | March 2015 | Active |