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Alexander Lien is an experienced economist currently employed at Norfund, the Norwegian Investment Fund for developing countries, since August 2023. Prior to this role, Alexander worked at Vy as a Strategy and Business Developer, contributing to corporate strategy and business development for the largest transportation conglomerate in the Nordics from August 2021 to August 2023. Alexander also held positions at Capgemini Invent, where responsibilities included leading customer migration projects and evaluating post-merger integrations, as well as internships at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Yangon and Expara Ventures. Education includes a double master's degree in Finance and International Business from Norwegian School of Economics and Ivey Business School, along with a BSc in Economics and Business Administration.
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Norfund - The Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries, is owned by the Norwegian Government and serves as an instrument in Norwegian development policy. Norfund contributes to poverty reduction and economic development in the poorest countries through investments in profitable businesses and transfer of knowledge and technology. Norfund invests equity and/or debt capital, always as a financial minority together with partners, international or Norwegian. The main sector for investment is clean energy. Norfund is Norway's biggest investor in microfinance through the Norwegian Microfinance Initiative (NMI), and is also a prominent investor in small and medium sized businesses through regional funds and direct investments. Norfund's geographical focus is on Sub-Sahara Africa, where the fund has three regional offices (Nairobi, Cape Town and Accra). In addition, Norfund invests in selected countries in Asia and Latin America, with regional offices in Costa Rica and Bangkok. Norfund seeks to hire local staff in the regions, and 15 nationalities are represented among the staff.