Norfund
Espen Froyn currently serves as Vice President at Norfund since January 2021. Prior to this role, Espen held various positions at Nordea Markets, including Director and Chief Sales Manager, focusing on major financial institutions and institutional clients across Norway, the Nordic Region, Europe, and the Middle East. Espen's earlier experience includes serving as Head of Fixed Income Treasury and Senior Portfolio Manager at Norges Bank Investment Management, where leadership extended to multiple teams managing substantial investment portfolios across various fixed income products. Espen also worked as an Economist in the Market Operations Department at Norges Bank. Educational credentials include a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Oslo and a recent qualification in Business Sustainability Management from the University of Cambridge.
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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.