No country can defeat poverty without sustained economic growth, creating jobs and raising taxes for public services. CDC's mission is to create jobs and achieve lasting change for people in the poorest countries in Africa and Asia. CDC currently has investments in more than 1,200 businesses in over 70 countries. In 2015, the businesses that CDC invested in helped create over a million new direct and indirect jobs in the world's poorest countries.
CDC investments deliver significant development impact, while at the same time generating a financial return, every penny of which is re-invested.
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