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  • Swedfund invests in preservation and creation of African SME jobs

    Swedfund invests in preservation and creation of African SME jobs

    Swedfund is investing USD 15 million in TLG Africa Growth Impact Fund II (TLG II). Through the investment, Swedfund aims to support the preservation and creation of decent jobs in small and medium size companies that otherwise struggle to find financing.

  • Swedfund invests in African SME Fund

    Swedfund invests in African SME Fund

    Swedfund has committed EUR 15 million to the AfricInvest Small Cap Fund, a private equity initiative focused on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Africa. This indirect investment can enable more growth-oriented investments to unlock the full potential of SMEs in Africa.

  • Inside Equity Fund invested in Alpha Polyplast, a Zambian company that specialises in recycling plastic waste, to increase its capacity to recycle plastic waste throughout the country. Photo: Alpha Polyplast

    Catalysing sustainable growth through SMEs in Southeast Africa

    Swedfund, Sweden’s development finance institution, has invested USD 10 million in Inside Equity Fund II, aiming to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with impactful and innovative solutions in Zambia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique.

  • Founded by a female entrepreneur, Kinshasa-based DPXL is known for urban signs & billboards. The company has received XSML funding for new equipment and is now looking to expand further. Photo: Sighted Design, DRC

    Investing for continued support to SMEs in Central and East Africa

    Swedfund invests 15 MUSD in African Rivers Fund IV, an impact-oriented credit fund empowering sustainable growing companies in Central and East Africa to increase access to long term small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financing and support for sustainable private sector growth.

  • Swedfund invests in Teyliom Finance to promote financial inclusion in West Africa

    Swedfund invests in Teyliom Finance to promote financial inclusion in West Africa

    Swedfund invests USD 5 million in a loan to Teyliom Finance, a subsidiary of Teyliom Group, a leading pan-African group active in five industries, across twelve countries. The investment is directed towards Bridge Bank Microfinance to strengthen financing for micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) and is expected to enhance financial empowerment of women in Côte D'Ivoire.

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    Investment to strengthen small and medium sized companies in Francophone Africa

    On December 31, 2023, Swedfund, Sweden’s Development Finance Institution, invested 15 MEUR Joliba Capital Fund I. The investment will enable growth of small and medium sized companies which are key for private sector growth and job creation in the least developed regions of Francophone Africa.

  • Investment to accelerate the energy transition in Southeast Asia

    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 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 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

    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

    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

    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.

  • Erastus Ndaka from d.light delivers a solar-cell lamp to Redempta Nduva in Machakos, Kenya

    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.

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