This investment was made when British International Investment was named CDC Group.
We have now exited this investment. This is what we achieved.
Achieved impact
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Expected impact
In 2015, CDC made its first investment in IGT, alongside several European DFIs: the Netherlands’ FMO, Germany’s DEG, France’s Proparco, Belgium’s BIO and Austria’s OeEB.
Following a second investment round in 2016, CDC now has a total investment of $50 million in IGT, making us the largest lender.
Emerging from decades of isolation, Myanmar’s communications sector has radically evolved in recent years. It is now the world’s third fastest growing mobile phone market behind India and China.
Our investment will support the work of companies such as IGT, which has helped to increase mobile phone coverage in Myanmar from 10 per cent to 85 per cent in the past five years.
IGT has become the backbone of Myanmar’s telecommunications network, with 2,900 towers built and plans to build 5,000 towers in total. With this infrastructure, around 14 million people, mainly in under-served rural areas, now have mobile phone coverage and better access to communications.
Our investment will also help attract other investors to the country.
Reporting and Complaints Mechanism
The Reporting and Complaints Mechanism allows anyone outside BII to report alleged breaches of the business integrity or environmental and social provisions of BII’s Policy on Responsible Investing. This includes breaches made by BII, a BII investee, or a portfolio company of a fund in which BII has invested. The Reporting and Complaints Mechanism Rules are available here. Reports and complaints can be submitted by email to reportsandcomplaints@bii.co.uk or by mail. See more details on our Reporting and Complaints Mechanism here.
For any other general enquiries contact us at enquiries@bii.co.uk
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Key facts
- Last updated
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When the last quarterly update of the website database occurred.
- December 2024
- Project number
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An identifier number shared by investments in the same project.
- D27
- Status
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The current status of the investment (green flag for active and red flag for exited).
- Exited
- Region
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The geographical region where the country is located. We currently invest in Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and the Caribbean. In 2023, BII’s investment mandate was extended allowing it to invest in regional funds linked to Ukraine, with the majority of activity expected to begin post-war. Investments outside these regions were made prior to 2012 under previous investment mandates.
- Rest of the World
- Country
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The countries where the investment delivers impact. Where impact is delivered in multiple countries, this is indicated.
- Myanmar
- Sector
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We prioritise those sectors that facilitate development and need our capital the most. Our priority sectors contribute towards many of the Sustainable Development Goals. They range from investing in the power infrastructure that will provide people with better access to electricity, to investing in financial institutions that direct capital to the individuals and businesses that need it the most.
- Technology and telecoms
- Sub sector:
- Diversified Telecommunication Services
- Investment type :
- Debt
- Start date :
- August 2016
- End date :
- July 2023
- Amount :
- $29.67m
- Currency of investment :
- USD
- Domicile
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The company or investment fund’s place of incorporation.
- Singapore
We provide capital in the following ways: directly – through direct equity, direct debt, guarantees and other non-intermediated financial instruments; and indirectly – principally through investment funds.
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For direct investments, this is the amount that BII has committed to the business or project. For fund investments, this is the amount BII has committed to the fund.
The currency in which the investment was made.
- Last updated
Related investments made by BII into this company:
| Investment name | Commitment | Region | Sector | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment 01 | $20.33m | Rest of the World | Technology and telecoms | December 2015 | Exited |
