2005
GuarantCo is incorporated as a Mauritian company and tender launched for a new fund manager
1st Local currency Bond issue by Celtel Kenya
2009
1st Leverage facility applied Increases guarantee capacity to USD 146m
2010
1st Local currency Securitisation in India
2011
1st Local currency Corporate bond in Nigeria
2012
1st Local currency Bond in Sri Lanka & sukuk in Pakistan
Provides 1st co-guarantee with US AID in Uganda Provides 1st guarantee for Standard Chartered Bank
1st one PIDG project GuarantCo, EAIF and lnfraCo Africa combine on Kalangala project in Uganda
2013
1st Local currency Project financing in Nepal
2014
1st Local currency Project financing in Cameroon
2015
Nairobi office opens
2016
1st Leverage facility cancelled beneficiaries rely solely on GuarantCo’s standalone credit ratings
Change in Manager to GMC Limited, part of Cardano Development
2017
Singapore office opens
1st transaction of lnfraCredit Nigeria as operations commence
Strategic partnership signed with LSE to support developing markets’ local currency bond issuance
2018
1st local currency Corporate bond in Vietnam and Ghana
1st guarantees of synthetic local currency green bond in India, moves market from 5 to 7 years
Co guarantee platform MoU signed with African Development Bank
LSE bond listings for Quantum Terminal and Sindicatum
2019
1st dual-currency guarantee in Bangladesh
1st guarantee in Jordan
1st co-financing with Asian Development Bank (Kacific)
2020
1st green Kenyan bond Listing on NSE and LSE (Acorn)
1st Guarantee in Madagascar (GreenYellow) and Tanzania (CRDB).