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  • Anna Ryott new Managing Director for Swedfund

    Anna Ryott has a unique background with experience from both business and civil society organisations. At present, Anna Ryott holds the post of Managing Director of SOS Children’s Villages, Sweden.

  • Contributing to creating more and better jobs

    Swedfund and 26 international finance institutions issued a joint communique below on the occasion of the launch of IFC’s Jobs Study “Assessing Private Sector Contributions to Job Creation and Poverty Reduction”.

  • Swedfund Participates in UN PRI

    UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) has acknowledged Swedfund’s commitment to integrate the six Principles in our business activity and to submit an annual report of this work.

  • Nordic Development Finance Institutions invest USD 34 million in Norsad Finance Limited

    Four Nordic development finance institutions – Finnfund, IFU, Norfund and Swedfund – have completed a USD 34 million equity investment in Norsad Finance Limited, a provider of long term financing for SMEs in Southern Africa. The investment increases Norsad’s capital base to over USD 100 million and will facilitate the company’s strategy of expanding its investment activities in the region.

  • Sweden Ghana Medical Centre in Accra officially inaugurated

    On Wednesday June 27 the Sweden Ghana Medical Centre (SGMC) was officially opened. Ghanaian Vice President John Mahama Dramani, GMI’s CEO Thomas Pollare and Chairman Henry Broni-Amponsah made speeches to the media and a large number of invited guests.

  • Swedfund invests in Kenyan insurance company

    UAP Holdings Limited (UAP), an insurance company with operations in Kenya, Uganda, and South Sudan, has received capital to finance expansion in the region, including Rwanda. Swedfund will contribute US$ 10 million to finance this growth.

  • Vattenfall buys Swedfund’s share of Vattenfall Biomass Liberia AB

    Vattenfall has decided to buy Swedfund’s share of their jointly owned company Vattenfall Biomass Liberia AB, in which Swedfund is a minority shareholder. Vattenfall Biomass Liberia AB is a shareholder of Buchanan Renewables Fuel, Liberia. This means that Swedfund will exit its committment in Liberia.

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