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Mina Skille Mariussen is an accomplished economist currently employed at Norfund since May 2023. Previously, Mina worked as a consultant at Vista Analyse from January 2022 to May 2023 and served as a research assistant at the University of Oslo from August 2019 to July 2021. Short-term experiences include internships at Oslo Economics in June 2021 and with the OECD in the Directorate for Development Co-Operation from August 2020 to March 2021. Earlier, Mina held various roles, including an avlaster at Bærum kommune for seven years and a consultant at gold Youth Development Agency in the summer of 2019. Educational qualifications include a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Oslo and additional studies at Universitat Pompeu Fabra and the Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town. Mina's academic background also features a Halvtårsprogram in social entrepreneurship from the University of Oslo.
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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.