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BII Increases Commitment to African Partners with £725m new Facility

by Peter Oluka
July 17, 2024
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Quick look:

  • Increase in African investments represent 61 per of BII’s total commitments for the year
  • £449 million of new climate finance investments in Africa and Asia – taking total over last two years to over £1 billion

British International Investment, the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, announced today that it had increased its commitment to African partners with £725 million of new sustainable development investments, from a global total for the year of £1.31 billion.

BII has a mission to help countries escape poverty by providing impact investments to support the development of thriving private sectors. It invests in the people and places most in need of capital that typically receive the least from private investors.

The scope of BII’s activity last year was published today in its Annual Review, entitled Creating Impact Together.

Of the total, £724.9 million went to support African businesses, compared with £692 million or 55 per cent of total investments in 2022.  BII’s capital now supports – directly and indirectly – 1,580 companies that directly employ nearly a million people in 65 countries.

BII’s Africa portfolio size is now $5.6 billion across 812 businesses, which directly provide 499,232 jobs and pay $1.46 bn in taxes.

Climate change continues to be one of the biggest threats to global development, with people living in some of the world’s poorest countries among the most vulnerable to its impact.

Out of BII’s total commitments in 2023, £449 million (37 per cent) was classified as climate finance – taking the total over the last two years to over £1 billion. BII’s climate finance target over the course of its current five year strategy period is 30 percent.

BII has backed a wide range of companies that are vital to economic development and improving peoples’ lives. Its investments have covered sectors such as food and agriculture, financial services, as well as green and digital infrastructure. New investments have included:

  • AFEX: BII invested £21.8 million in AFEX, a leading commodities platform that currently operates over 200 warehouses in Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda and serves over 450,000 farmers. The investment will help build 20 modern warehouses to enable up to 200,000 more farmers to access low-cost storage and maximise sales from crop harvests.
  • Planet Solar: BII invested £8.5 million in Planet Solar to provide clean, affordable solar power in Sierra Leone, where only 23 per cent of people have access to electricity. It will be Sierra Leone’s first large-scale solar project to be connected to the grid. It will enable more power to flow to industries and communities in the capital city Freetown, the Western region, and four other areas throughout the country.

BII’s total net assets increased to £8.5 billion (£8.1 billion in 2022) while the portfolio grew to £7.3 billion (£6.9 billion in 2022). The main reason for this portfolio growth in 2023 was a higher pace of drawdowns compared with realisations and foreign currency valuation gains.

BII’s overall financial result was a loss after tax of £44.0 million (£167.7 million profit in 2022), a loss of 0.5 per cent on net assets over the year (2.2 per cent gain in 2022).

The portfolio generated a £71.5 million return (£285.6 million return in 2022), a portfolio gain of 1.1 per cent (4.8 percent gain in 2022).

BII seeks returns of 2 percent across its portfolio, measured on a rolling seven-year basis. This measure is consistent with its mandate to invest to support the economic stability that will improve the lives of millions of people. The company remains ahead of this financial return hurdle with a seven-year weighted average annual portfolio return of 5.2 per cent.

Diana Layfield, Chair at British International Investment, said:

“In a world facing an ever-growing climate challenge, and where inequality and access to basic water, power and economic development remains a profound human challenge, our role is as important as it has ever been.

“We are pleased to have committed £1.3 billion during a challenging year when levels of foreign direct investment are falling in many of the countries and regions that need it the most. In Africa, FDI amounts to just $40 per person, compared with $651 in North America.”

Chris Chijiutomi, Managing Director and Head of Africa for BII, said:

“We continue to make a real difference to the lives of millions of people living in Africa on behalf of the British tax payer. Our 2023 investment performance underlines our dedication to supporting our partners across the continent as they play a key role in creating vital jobs and services and building economies that are more adaptable and resilient to the impacts of the climate emergency.”

Find out more about BII Annual Review 2023: Creating Impact Together here

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    Peter Oluka (@peterolukai), editor of Techeconomy, is a multi-award winner practicing Journalist. Peter’s media practice cuts across Media Relations | Marketing| Advertising, other Communications interests. Contact: peter.oluka@techeconomy.ng

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