HC Deb 19 September 2002 vol 390 cc429-30W
Mrs. Spelman

To 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 Short

The 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.

Amounts 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

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