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Norway’s hybrid financing model for a new NOK 10b climate fund

Norway has adopted a hybrid financing model for a new NOK 10 billion renewable energy fund for emerging economies. The model combines aid, profit from Norfund’s aid-funded investments and additional capital...

Business July 08, 2021

How to navigate cronyism and corruption in fragile states: a guidebook

When investing in countries where the state is weak, DFIs and aid agencies must navigate through a mine...

Business June 24, 2021

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Nordic DFIs double down on off-grid projects despite corona uncertainty

Nordic DFIs are expanding their investments in off-grid projects despite supply problems and falling...

Business March 22, 2021

Bold investment by Norfund supports expansion of Kenyan solar home system retailer

A USD 15 million loan from Norway’s DFI Norfund aims to help the Kenyan solar home system retailer d.light...

Business March 22, 2021

Swedfund rolls back half its corona losses, but outlook is still grim

Companies in Swedfund’s portfolio have managed the corona crisis better than feared. The aid-funded investor...

Business March 09, 2021

NDF reaches out to Nordic climate actors

The Nordic Development Fund (NDF) has received a new mandate from its owners to advance Nordic leadership...

Business December 17, 2020

Nordic DFIs step up investments as pandemic takes its toll

Four Nordic development finance institutions (DFIs) have committed almost a quarter billion euros in...

Business December 01, 2020

Nordics inject EUR 350m in new capital into Nordic Development Fund

The Nordic countries will revive the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) as a climate financing vehicle focusing...

Business October 20, 2020

Norfund sells SN Power to Scatec Solar, cashes in NOK 6 billion

Norway’s aid-funded investor Norfund is selling its hydropower firm SN Power to the solar energy company...

Business October 16, 2020

Swedfund estimates coronavirus losses of SEK 435 million

By the end of March the Stockholm-based development finance institution Swedfund wrote down the value...

Business June 16, 2020

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