CIFA GP Limited

$100,000,000.00 CAD

≈ $2.41 for every person in Canada ≈ 1,292 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2005-2006
Agreement period
July 14, 2005 – December 30, 2016
Reference
CA-3-A032944001

Published purpose

The Canada Investment Fund for Africa (CIFA) is a Government of Canada initiative created to provide risk capital for investment in Africa; as such, it is an important component of Canada’s contribution to private sector development in Africa. The Government of Canada investment of $100 million has leveraged an additional $160 million for investments in fifteen individual African companies in the oil and gas, mining, consumer goods, financial services, agribusiness, manufacturing, and logistics sectors, as well as two regional equity funds targeting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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This record provides $100 million in Canadian government funding to the Canada Investment Fund for Africa, which invests risk capital in private companies and equity funds across Africa to support private sector development.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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