Niels Gravgaard Laursen

Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) is the Danish government-owned fund which was founded in 1967 to provide advice on investing in developing countries and emerging markets. Headquartered in Copenhagen, IFU is managed by a board appointed by the Minister for Development Cooperation. They manage funds set up in partnership with the Danish state and institutional investors including the Investment Fund for Central and Eastern Europe, the Investment Fund for Emerging Markets, the Arab Investment Fund and IFU Investment Partners.

Danish Sustainable Development Goals Investment Fund K/S operates as public-private partnership, which will contribute to fulfilling the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) through private sector investments. The fund offers advice and risk capital for projects supporting the development in strategic sectors in developing countries. This includes climate, agribusiness and food, the financial sector, water as well as production and infrastructure. The company was founded on May 18, 2018 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.