In December 2025, Silk Road Fund (SRF) provided debt financing to the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in joint efforts with Trafigura. Kamoa-Kakula is Africa’s largest and the world’s fourth-largest copper mine, and this marks SRF’s first investment in the mining sector. Providing trade finance, the deal supports the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Mine in increasing production and upgrading capacity. This helps enhance the resilience of China’s mining supply chain while promoting local economic development.

In December 2025, Silk Road Fund invested in a portfolio of road assets (Vialtis) in Colombia jointly with Actis, a global infrastructure manager focused on emerging markets. The portfolio comprises three operational concessions with a total length of 416 kilometers, serving as critical transportation corridors in the region. This investment helps enhance regional transportation accessibility, shorten cross-border and inland travel times, reduce logistics costs, and benefit businesses and residents along the roads.

In December 2025, Silk Road Fund committed to invest in Macquarie Agriculture Fund – Crops Australia 2. The fund focuses on investments in Australian farmland assets, covering the cultivation and processing of a variety of food and cash crops. This investment represents an important step for Silk Road Fund in strengthening its overseas agricultural asset allocation, and supporting China’s national strategies on food security and sustainable development. Funded in RMB, the deal promotes the use of the currency in long-term cross-border investments, and serves as another practical example of RMB internationalization.

In December 2025, Silk Road Fund, acting as a limited partner, officially committed to Highland Capital Central Asia Fund II. The fund is established by Highland Capital, a Kyrgyzstan-based fund manager, with a strategic focus on growth-oriented enterprises in Central Asian countries such as Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Targeting key livelihood sectors including healthcare, food and beverage, hospitality, services, and construction, the fund seeks to empower small and medium-sized enterprises in Central Asia through capital infusion and industrial synergies. This initiative aims to foster sustainable socio-economic progress and enhance regional well-being.