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International Partnerships

Key facts

Implementing Partner:

Finnfund

Guarantee volume:

Up to €100 million

Sectors:

Digital infrastructure and platform providers

Geographical focus:

Sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on fragile states and least developed countries

Types of investments:

Direct investments and pass-on guarantees for private co-investors are foreseen. Underlying investments include debt and equity operations.

Investment period:

Open for investments until October 2028

Technical assistance:

up to €7 million

Description

How can businesses and investors get involved?

If you are a business representative or an investor with an interest in this guarantee program, we recommend getting in touch directly with Finnfund.

Contact: investmentsatfinnfund [dot] fi (investments[at]finnfund[dot]fi)

About Finnfund

Finnfund is a Finnish development financier aiming to build a sustainable future and generate lasting impact by investing in businesses that solve global development challenges. Finnfund invests €200-250 million in 20-30 companies in developing countries each year. The investments’ focus sectors include renewable energy, sustainable forestry, sustainable agriculture, financial institutions, and digital infrastructure and solutions.

Finnfund website

Press release: Global Gateway Forum: EU and Finnfund launch the Africa Connected Programme to mobilise more than €1 billion of sustainable investments in digital infrastructure