British International Investment (BII) is the UK’s development finance institution. BII invests with the aim of solving the biggest global development challenges by investing patient, flexible capital to support private sector growth and innovation. BII has over 70 years of experience successfully supporting the sustainable, long-term growth of businesses in Africa and Asia, and have recently expanded to invest in the Indo-Pacific and the Caribbean.

BII invests to achieve impact and a financial return. Over the past five years, BII have committed almost £7 billion of new investments, with net assets growing in value to approximately £7.5 billion. BII have now invested in 1,200 businesses which directly employ over 900,000 workers and support many more. Over the next five years, BII plans to grow further, and aims to commit around £9 billion of new investments over the period. BII has a longstanding commitment to Financial Services (with a portfolio of over $2bn invested in fin...