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Year selected: 2019
Haemme HR-assistenttia
Finnfund on suomalainen kehitysrahoittaja ja ammattimainen vaikuttavuussijoittaja. Rakennamme kestävämpää maailmaa sijoittamalla vastuullisiin ja kannattaviin yrityksiin kehitysmaissa. Sijoitamme vuosittain 150-200 miljoonaa euroa 20-30 projektiin, painottaen uusiutuvaa energiaa, metsätaloutta, maataloutta ja rahoitusalaa. Yhteensä Finnfundin sijoitukset ja sijoituspäätökset ovat noin 800 miljoonaa euroa, puolet niistä Afrikassa. Yhtiöllä on noin 80 työntekijää. Lisätietoja osoitteessa www.finnfund.fi Haemme HR-tiimiin oma-aloitteista ja yhteistyötaitoista […]
Read moreAugust 20, 2019
Finnish investment helps close the education gap in Africa
Finnish development financier Finnfund is investing 7 million US dollars in Maarifa Education Group, a private tertiary education company operating in Sub-Saharan Africa. Maarifa Education offers high quality programmes in labour market relevant studies of medicine, business, IT, law, and social-sciences, complementing public universities which can educate only a third of all applicants. Despite the […]
Read moreAugust 14, 2019
Finnfund funds microloans for poor women in rural India
Finnish development financier Finnfund will make a EUR 15 million investment in Indian company Annapurna Finance Pvt Ltd, which offers microloans and related financial literacy education, mainly to poor women in rural India. The loan makes it possible for Annapurna to offer its services more widely in India. This is Finnfund’s first project eligible for […]
Read moreJune 27, 2019
OP and Finnfund to establish Finland’s first global impact fund
OP and Finnfund will establish Finland’s first impact fund that will invest into emerging markets. The OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I will promote the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals in a measurable way while providing an attractive return for investors. As a new type of fund in the Finnish market, OP Finnfund […]
Read moreJune 13, 2019
Finnfund finances energy efficient solar power solutions in Nigeria’s banking sector
Finnish development financier Finnfund has signed a pioneering 5 million US dollar long-term senior debt financing to Starsight Power Utility Limited group. Starsight offers solar-diesel-battery hybrid generation and efficient cooling and lighting solutions to commercial and industrial clients throughout Nigeria. Starsight’s solution will cut the customer’s use of fossil fuels by up to 70% thanks […]
Read moreJune 10, 2019
2X Challenge group welcomes new members from the world of development finance
PRESS RELEASE Four new members have joined the founding group of seven industrialised countries committing to the “2X Challenge: Financing for Women”. The group behind the initiative, which aims to collectively mobilize $3 billion in commitments for women’s economic empowerment in developing countries, now includes the development finance institutions (DFIs) of the Netherlands (FMO), Sweden […]
Read moreMay 14, 2019
We are looking for a legal trainee
Finnfund is a Finnish development financier and professional impact investor. We build a sustainable world by investing in responsible and profitable businesses in developing countries. Each year we invest 150–200 million euros in 20-30 projects, emphasising renewable energy, sustainable forestry, sustainable agriculture and financial institutions. Today Finnfund’s investments and commitments total about 800 million euros, […]
Read moreMay 10, 2019
Stakeholders expect Finnfund to invest in climate action
Research company Innolink conducted a survey for approximately one hundred Finnfund stakeholders. The interview questions dealt with Finnfund’s visibility and image, its mission and success with it, as well as the quality of cooperation with stakeholders. The respondents included representatives of Finnfund’s investment projects, co-investors, civil society organisations, political influencers and academia. “This information is […]
Read moreApril 26, 2019
Finnfund invests in Ukraine’s largest windfarm
Finnish development financier Finnfund has decided to make a 15 million euro co-investment in the Syvash wind farm to be built in Kherson province, southern Ukraine. With a generating capacity of 250 MW, Syvash will be the largest wind farm in Ukraine. It will have significant impact on Ukraine’s energy security and contribute to the […]
Read moreApril 18, 2019
The bank-in-phone wasn’t a joke after all
Many things changed when two Ethiopian friends opened their first bank accounts. It is evening in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Horse entrepreneur Eyob Lema carries in his pocket a 100 birr banknote, his earnings for the day. The sum equals to about three euros. Thirty-year-old Eyob Lema is a typical Ethiopian in the sense […]
Read moreApril 5, 2019