
LP interview: British International Investment

British International Investment, formerly CDC Group, is doubling down on an already massive Asia program as it heeds the call for climate action. Specialist funds are the priority
Founded in 1948, CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution (DFI), claims to be the oldest organisation of its kind globally. Changing its branding for the first time ever last month was therefore...
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