The CDF provides loans, grants and technical assistance to the public and private sectors of Member States to:
1. address adverse economic and social impacts arising from the implementation of CSME;
2. attract investment and new industries to disadvantaged countries, regions and sectors;
3. improve efficiency and competitiveness of industry; and
4. achieve structural diversification and infrastructural development.
Guidelines & Procedures For Country Assistance Programmes
In 2011, the CDF adopted a Country Programming Approach, whereby assistance is provided to distinct development components and projects within an overall Country Assistance Programme (CAP).