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Mohizi is a small-scale, women-led plantain chips producer in Côte d'Ivoire that has been able to formalise and grow its business with loans and support from COFINA. Photo: Axel Hallgren/Swedfund

Closing MSME finance gap in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal

Swedfund has invested EUR 20 million in Compagnie Financière Africaine (COFINA), a leading mesofinance institution that provides loans to micro, small and medium-sized businesses in West and Central Africa to enable them to develop and grow their business.

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.

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Investment for enhanced access to finance for MSMEs in Nigeria

Swedfund invests USD 30 million in Access Bank Nigeria Plc to reach underserved MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises) at scale. By providing long-term capital and capacity building to unbanked and under-banked companies in Nigeria, the investment is expected to support sustainable private sector development and inclusive growth.

Xurya’s solar systems in Indonesia, South Jakarta. Photo: Xurya Daya Indonesia

Swedfund makes first renewable energy investment in Indonesia

Swedfund, Sweden's development finance institution, has announced an equity investment of USD 10 million in Xurya, an innovative Indonesian solar rooftop company. Xurya enables commercial and industrial companies across the country to adopt solar power with no upfront costs, displacing fossil fuel-based power generation.

Swedfund to support Ukraine's energy sector

Swedfund to support Ukraine's energy sector

Swedfund and Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Naftogaz, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at supporting the modernisation of combined heat and power plants (CHPs) and advancing renewable energy projects in Ukraine.

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