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HQ office : Oslo, Norway
ADDRESS : Fridtjof Nansens plass 4,
N-0160 Oslo
WEBSITE : http://www.norfund.no

NorfundNorway

Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries

Norfund – the Norwegian Development Finance Institution – was founded in 1997 and joined EDFI in 2001. Norfund is a company by special statute with limited liability, wholly owned on behalf of the Norwegian government by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Norfund’s mandate is to create sustainable commercial activities in developing countries.

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Key Figures

Key numbers (end of 2022)

Investments

€620 million

in new annual commitments to 58 projects

€3,010 million

in total portfolio of 226 projects

€572 million

in investment funds

Financial instruments

72%

equity and quasi equity

26%

loans

2%

guarantees

 

 

Technical Assistance

€1.2 million

approved in 15 new projects

100 %

government funding

Investment focus

Norfund’s main investment region is Sub-Saharan Africa. Norfund also invests in selected countries in Asia and Latin America. Norfund invests in clean energy, financial institutions, green infrastructure, and agribusiness in addition to SMEs through investment funds.

Staff

121

employees

 

Overseas offices

Costa Rica, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Thailand

Ministry in charge

Ministry of Foreign Affairs