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Are you an ambitious finance professional ready for a new challenge in a global environment? Do you want to be a part of the growth and future success of the…

December 11, 2019

Finnfund’s Annual Report awarded as the best annual report of the year in Finland

…Pere, Communications Manager at Finnfund. “Impact investing and development finance may not always be the easiest sectors for communication as the greatest impact and results are generated by and through…

November 27, 2023

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August 9, 2018

The Ukraine price shock will be felt globally and hit the income of the poorest

…will come through tightening financial conditions, which are already affecting the availability of capital in more risky markets,” comments Kristiina Karjanlahti, Finnfund’s new Lead Economist specialised in developing economies. Countries…

March 29, 2022

OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I invests in Sathapana Bank, Cambodia, to accelerate SME growth and women empowerment

…formal banking services, especially loans, has been lower compared to men. As almost half of Sathapana’s loan clients are women, the investment is eligible for the 2X Challenge gender investing…

October 6, 2021

Finnfund’s investment bridges the digital divide in South Africa with help of technology from Nokia

…fast, uncapped, and time-based open-access fiber internet to townships while also providing a gateway to initiate micro-payments for accessing internet. Zuks Xegwana, Local Community Officer in Kayamandi With its wholly…

November 16, 2023

Regardless of the dark clouds over Kenyan economy, the banking sector is performing relatively well

Nea Tiililä

…to build up its decreasing foreign-exchange reserves. What complicates redemption, is that Kenya had not had access to international capital markets from 2020 until in June 2023 when it secured…

August 14, 2023

Evaluation of Finnfund’s special risk financing completed – the focus successfully shifted to the poorest countries

The evaluation of the special risk financing, commissioned by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, which is responsible for steering Finnfund’s operations, has been completed. According to the evaluation, the special…

February 28, 2018

Bringing together executives of Africa’s most promising, fast-growing agribusiness

…the customers they serve, for the countries in which they operate, and for the shareholders who own them. They are path-leading examples of what is possible and necessary in African…

February 10, 2020

Seeking significant positive impacts in addition to financial return

Markus Pietikäinen

…businesses in emerging markets. Concurrently, it has created new opportunities both for companies and investors. In a crisis like this, private companies often are a key source of initiative and…

January 27, 2021