The Industrialisation Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) has opened a new office in Ghana. IFU now has three regional offices in Africa. The two other offices are in South Africa and Kenya. The office in Ghana will advise Danish companies on investments and business opportunities in West Africa ... > Read more ...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Industrialisation Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) are exploring broader cooperation in private sector investments in developing countries. That is the result of a meeting held on 1 September between IFC’s Vice President and IFU’s management.... > Read more ...
IFU, its European sister organisations and the European Investment Bank place EUR 230 million in a fund to strengthen private sector investments in Africa, among other places. This means that Danish companies investing with IFU gain access to risk capital. In Kenya, Burmeister & Wain Scandinavi... > Read more ...
The Industrialisation Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) invested more than DKK 175m in 17 companies in Africa in 2008. This is the highest number of investments ever made by IFU in a single year in Africa – both in terms of the amount and by the number of investments. - In recent years, we ha... > Read more ...
Danish companies often finance their investments in developing countries through loans in Western currencies. By doing so, they run a currency risk that could have serious consequences for their business. As one of only a few, IFU offers to eliminate that risk. When a Danish company decides to ... > Read more ...
IFU and IØ have adopted a new CSR policy in order to make the current CSR guidelines more user friendly for the many companies that IFU and IØ invest in worldwide. The focus on climate has also been increased. The aim of IFU and IØ is to invest in projects that are sustainable and promote envir... > Read more ...
In a new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), growth is forecast to fall significantly throughout the world. But while the industrialised countries are facing recession and a negative growth of 2 percent in 2009, the average growth in the developing countries is estimated at 3.3 per... > Read more ...