Paris, June 23, 2023 - Eric LOMBARD, CEO of Caisse des DépÔTS, and Létondé F. Brice HOUETON, CEO of Caisse des Déppots et Consignations du Bénin (CDC Bénin) signed their first bilateral cooperation agreement.

Since its creation, Caisse des DépÔts et Consignations du Bénin has maintained regular technical exchanges with Caisse des DépÔts in Cotonou and Paris. In a context of the dynamic development of CDC Benin, the two institutions confirm, by signing this cooperation agreement, their common desire to continue and strengthen their bilateral relationship.

Today's agreement provides for technical exchanges, the sharing of expertise and experience on a range of professions and activities between the two institutions, including, among others, the structuring and operationalization of a territorial banking model in Benin, the management of savings funds and deposits, regulation& eacute; s, the management of pension and solidarity schemes, green finance and the financing of

The two institutions will also continue their cooperation within the Caisse de Dépôt Forum in order to ensure the promotion of the CDC model and the development of projects of common interest in the service of the economic, social and environmental development of their respective countries.

About the Benin Deposits and Consignations Fund (CDC Benin)

With a mission of general interest in support of public policies led by the State and local authorities, the private sector, the CDC Benin is a public financial institution and a long-term investor that supports the structural transformation of the Beninese economy. Responsible for providing innovative solutions to the problem of financing investments in Benin, the CDC Benin constitutes an important lever on which the public authorities rely to finance priority sectors of the national economy.

About the Caisse des DépÔts Group

Caisse des DépÔts and its subsidiaries constitute a public group, long-term investor serving the general interest and economic development of the territories.

It brings together five areas of expertise: social policies (retirement, vocational training, disability, old age and health), asset management, the monitoring of subsidiaries and participations, corporate financing (with Bpifrance) and the Banque des Territories.