§ Mrs. SpelmanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the value was of CDC investments in agribusiness in(a) Africa and (b) China in (i) 1998, (ii) 1999, (iii) 2000 and (iv) 2001, (A) in money terms and (B) as a proportion of all new investments; and if she will make a statement. [55990]
§ Clare ShortThe value of CDC's new investments in agribusiness in Africa and China over the last four years is shown below, along with their proportion in relation to all new investments.
(A) value in £m 1998 1999 2000 2001 Africa 14 6.1 6.2 0.6 China 0 0 0 0
(B) as proportion of total of all new investments Africa 6.2% 2.2% 2.4% 0.4% China 0 0 0 0 CDC has no agribusiness investments in China.
430WAmounts pledged and delivered to each country since September 2001 are not readily available. Allocations for 2002/2003 financial year are:
Kazakhstan 800 Kyrgyzstan 3,500 Tajikistan 500 Turkmenistan 100 Uzbekistan 500