The group's principal activity is to provide investment to small and mid-sized companies in the education and communication sectors.the group is focusing on the markets of central Asia, eastern Europe and Africa.the group also provides significant managerial assistance to developing companies.the group has declared a distribution of shares of e education network, inc to shareholders of record.the group has no fixed policy as to any particular industry or business in which it may invest or as to the type of securities or assets it may acquire.the board of directors uses four basic guidelines for its investments, these are cost method, appraisal method, private market method and public market method.the groups major competitors are business development companies, venture capital firms, new product development companies, marketing companies and diversified manufacturers. On 15-Jan-2004, the group acquired agi partners limited.