Topics: Economy, Finance

  • Investment to accelerate the energy transition in Southeast Asia

    On December 22, 2023, Swedfund invested 12 MUSD in Southeast Asia Clean Energy Fund II (SEACEF II). This investment will contribute to providing scale-up capital to early-stage companies focused on advancing the low-carbon transition in some of Southeast Asia's most fossil fuel-intensive economies.

  • Swedfund invests USD 25 million in Indian growth fund for climate investments

    Swedfund has invested USD 25 million in the Indian fund South Asia Growth Fund III (SAGF III), managed by GEF Capital. The fund has a broad mandate to invest in various sectors, where the focus is on climate benefits and resource efficiency in everything from the agricultural sector to industrial solutions, primarily in India, and to some extent in Southeast Asia.

  • Swedfund strengthens support for African companies

    Swedfund invests EUR 20 million in Amethis Fund III, which is an African fund to further support the development of the private sector in Africa. The fund will help create new jobs and tax revenues through its investments across the African continent.

  • Agreement on the reconstruction of Ukraine

    Swedfund, together with the EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) and anumber of other development financiers, has the 21st of June signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) on investments in the private sector as part of the reconstruction of the country.
    Several European development finance institutions are now stepping up their efforts to prepare for the reconstruction o

  • Swedfund invests USD 5 million in African health fund

    On May 24, Swedfund invested USD 5 million into Transform Health Fund (THF) managed by AfricInvest. It is a blended-finance fund that will invest in African health care. The aim is to scale up proven and innovative models and initiatives that improve access to affordable care, thereby increasing the quality and accessibility of health care across Africa.

  • Marie Aglert new Head of Investment at Swedfund

    Swedfund, which is Sweden's development finance institution for sustainable investments in developing countries, has a new investment manager who will lead the investment organization: Marie Aglert. She comes most recently from the Swedish Export Credit Agency, EKN, where she was Director Large Corporates.

  • Additional investment of 1.9mn USD to increase access to reliable and clean energy

    Swedfund announced on December 29th, 2022 an additional investment in d.light (1.9mn USD). d.light is a company providing affordable off-grid solar electricity to people living without access to reliable and clean energy in Africa and India. Swedfund’s funding will be used for supporting the company’s further expansion.

  • $25 million investment in Vietnam to create jobs

    Swedfund invests $25 million in vietnamese bank VP to reach small and medium-sized companies and create more jobs and it is Swedfund's first direct investment in the financial sector in Vietnam.

  • Swedfund invests in solar energy

    Swedfund invested USD 30 million on the 1st of March in the Mirova Gigaton Fund . The main purpose of investing in the fund is to reach out to projects in developing countries, with debt financing through a wide range of important, complementary solar energy solutions outside the regular grid, so-called off-grid solutions.

  • Swedfund invests USD 5 million in Somali fund

    Swedfund invests USD 5 million in the Somali fund NHAO (Nordic Horn of Africa Opportunities Fund). "Since the fund aims to support women-led companies and companies employing many young people, this is a very good opportunity to reach companies and businesses directly contributing to jobs and strengthening the Somali economy", says Maria Håkansson, CEO of Swedfund.

  • Investment in the African infrastructure fund AIIF4

    On December 16, Swedfund invested USD 26 million in African Infrastructure Investment Fund 4 (AIIF4). This is the first investment Swedfund has made in broader infrastructure that includes more than just clean energy and climate infrastructure.

  • Swedfund invests in entrepreneurs and businesses in South Sudan

    Swedfund invests an additional USD 4 million in loan financing in Kinyeti Venture Capital (Kinyeti), alongside the Norwegian Development finance institution Norfund. Kinyeti’s target is to assist in building the private sector in South Sudan by offering capital to entrepreneurs and to growing businesses which supports job creation.

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