Norfund
Axel Ryder Schøyen is an experienced economist currently working for Norfund since August 2019, where responsibilities include analytical tasks. Prior to this role, Axel held positions as a summer intern at Equinor for a brief period in 2019 and served as a summer associate at DNB from June to September 2018, as well as a summer intern at the same company in 2017. Axel completed a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Commerce at The University of British Columbia from 2015 to 2019 and obtained a Certificate of Upper Secondary Education in Sciences from Persbraten High School between 2011 and 2014.
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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.