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.
Oragroup is a regional commercial bank operating in West and Central Africa. Orabank (formerly known as Financial Bank) currently operates in Benin, Chad, Gabon, Guinea, Mauritania and Togo. It provides a broad spectrum of financial services to a wide range of corporates, SMEs and retail customers.
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.
- Africa, West Africa
- 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
- Investment type
:
We provide capital in three broad ways: direct equity, debt, and intermediated equity (principally through investment funds).
- Intermediated investment
- Fund:
- ECP Africa Fund III
- Fund Manager:
- ECP Africa
- 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
- September 2008
- Domicile
:
This is the investee company’s place of incorporation; or a fund’s jurisdiction.
- Togo
