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November 21, 2025
Sustainable and resilient infrastructure is essential for countries facing growing populations, rising energy needs, and increasing climate pressures. However, many promising climate and development projects are delayed by technical, regulatory, or capacity constraints. The Project Accelerator helps address these challenges by supporting public actors to develop sustainable, finance-ready projects that align with national priorities and strengthen long-term climate resilience.
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November 17, 2025
As COP30 unfolds in Belém, Brazil, the world’s focus is on accelerating the transition towards a climate-resilient future.
Press
November 10, 2025
Swedfund, Sweden's development finance institution, invests USD 10 million in Solar Saver to expand access to affordable and reliable solar power for small and medium-sized businesses in Southern Africa.
News
October 31, 2025
The first participants of Power Women, a training programme designed to support Ukrainian women pursuing careers in the renewable energy sector, have now graduated.
Press
October 30, 2025
Swedfund invests USD 20 million as a loan to India’s leading microfinance institution CreditAccess Grameen Ltd. The loan will contribute to empowering primarily low-income women across India, largely in rural areas, to participate in the economy. This in turn will spur job creation and local development.
Press
October 22, 2025
Swedfund invests USD 10 million in Nigerian company Moniepoint, Africa’s fastest growing fintech company, to accelerate access to banking and digital payment solutions for Nigeria’s underbanked Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
Press
October 10, 2025
Swedfund invests in improved access to financing for civil servants in Eswatini, Lesotho and Malawi through an up to 15 million USD loan to the microfinance institution Select Africa.
Press
October 7, 2025
Swedfund invests USD 15 million in Excelsior Capital Vietnam Fund II to boost Vietnamese private sector development and growth, and thereby job creation.
Press
July 31, 2025
Swedfund invests USD 20 million in Mutual Trust Bank PLC (MTB), in Bangladesh. The loan will secure long term financing for Micro-, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs), contributing to growth and job creation, as well as for climate action measures.
Press
July 23, 2025
Swedfund, Sweden’s development finance institution, has signed a USD 10 million loan to Platcorp Holdings Limited to support lending to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Press
July 15, 2025
Swedfund, British International Investment (BII) and Zambia’s National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) have announced the launch of Growth Investment Partners Zambia (GIP Zambia). This pioneering investment company is designed to provide long-term, flexible capital, primarily in local currency to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Zambia.
Press
July 10, 2025
Swedfund invests EUR 20 million in MHP SE (MHP), a leading Ukrainian producer of poultry and sunflower oil. The investment is done alongside the European Bank for Development and Reconstruction, EBRD and British International Investment, BII, securing a major contribution to safeguarding jobs and building resilience in the Ukrainian food- and agri-sectors during the ongoing war.