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Digicel Haiti
US$ millions unless stated. Haitian fiscal year, October to September. FY2026-27 began October 1, 2026.
Description
Digicel Limited (Digicel or the sponsor) is a provider of GSM mobile telephone services which entered the Jamaican market in early 2001. Since then Digicel has expanded into fifteen countries including Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad & Tobago. Digicel is the fastest growing wireless operator in the Caribbean and distinguishes itself from incumbents through competitive tariffs as well as superior quality, functionality and service. The proposed project will finance the rollout of a mobile cellular telephone network in the Republic of Haiti by Unigestion Holdings S.S, an operating subsidiary of New Holdco (St. Lucia IBC) (“the company”),
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a Digicel holding company. Unigestion is 70% owned by Digicel, with the remaining stake held by local partner, GB Group S.A. The project is expected to approximately cost $130 million.
- Partner
- World Bank Group, IFC
- Sector
- Communications
- Stage
- Closed since May 31, 2006
- Approval
- May 15, 2006
- Closing
- Not reported
- Instrument
- Loan, Loan
- Effectiveness
- June 16, 2006
- Last transaction
- May 31, 2006
- Operation ID
- 24919
Life cycle3 stages, 9 dates
Stage history
| Stage | From |
|---|---|
| Approved | May 15, 2006 |
| Under way | May 31, 2006 |
| Closed | May 31, 2006 |
Dated events
| Event | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | January 31, 2006 | IFC Finances One |
| Approval | May 15, 2006 | IFC Finances One |
| First commitment | May 15, 2006 | Transactions |
| Last disbursement | May 31, 2006 | Transactions |
| Planned start | May 31, 2006 | IATI |
| Signing | May 31, 2006 | IFC Finances One |
| Actual start | June 16, 2006 | IATI |
| Effectiveness | June 16, 2006 | IFC Finances One |
| First disbursement | June 16, 2006 | IFC Finances One |
Financing
Table 1.Financing, US$ millions
| Financier | AmountUS$ millions | Role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFC loan | 15.0 | Institution | IFC Finances One |
Table 2.Position at the data date by source (stocks), US$ millions
| This pageUS$ millions | Source | IATIUS$ millions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commitment | 15.0 | IFC Finances One | 15.0 |
| Disbursed | 15.0 | IATI | 15.0 |
| Undisbursed | Not reported | ||
| Total cost | Not reported |
Each amount is given as the source publishes it, converted to US$. IATI column: the commitments and disbursements the partner reports to IATI, converted to US$. Amounts by source
This page uses IFC Finances One for the commitment and IATI for disbursements.
Changes to the operationnot reported
- Original closing date
- Not reported
- Closing date extensions
- Not reported
- Restructurings
- Not reported
- Emergency component
- Not reported
New commitments and disbursements by fiscal year
Table 3.New commitments and disbursements by fiscal year (flows), US$ millions
Records and documents
Transactions2 records, May 15, 2006 to May 31, 2006
Table 4.Transactions, US$ millions
Terms5 of 6 reported
- Finance type
- 421 Standard loan
- Flow type
- 35 Private market
- Aid type
- C01 Project-type interventions
- Tied status
- 5 Untied
- Collaboration type
- 6 Private development finance
- Humanitarian
- Not reported
Locations1 place named, 1 place with coordinates
| Departments | Not reported |
| Places named by the source | The project will be headquartered in Haiti and will provide nationwide GSM services to both urban and rural areas of the country. |
| Places with coordinates | 1 |
Funds passed on1 transaction
| Receiver | Transaction | Date | US$ millions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unigestion Holding SA | Commitment | May 31, 2006 | 15.0 |
Identifiers2 identifiers
| System | Identifier | Source |
|---|---|---|
| IATI identifier | XM-DAC-903-SPI-24919 | IATI |
| IFC project | 24919 | Operation record |
Where sources differ1 field
| Field | Source | Value | Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | IFC Finances One | Closed | ✓ |
| Status | IATI | Active |
Partner documents
- Summary of Project Information, disclosures.ifc.org
Sources
- IATI record (d-portal): terms of use set by the publisher
- IATI: terms of use set by the publisher
- IFC project page: terms of use set by the publisher
- Transactions: terms of use set by the publisher
- Operation record: terms of use set by the publisher
Data as of October 18, 2026
| Source | Read on |
|---|---|
| IATI | October 18, 2026 |
| IATI | October 18, 2026 |
| IFC Finances One | October 18, 2026 |
Cite this page
HaitiDocs. Digicel Haiti. Partner portfolio, data as of October 18, 2026. https://www.haitidocs.org/portfolio/projects/IFC%3A24919