Private company
Norfund
Logo: Heidi Berg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4
Development finance institution
Norfund is a development finance institution established by the Norwegian Storting (parliament) in 1997 and owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The fund receives its investment capital from the state budget, and surpluses in the portfolio are reinvested.2 It is headquartered in Norway.1 Its chief executive is Tellef Thorleifsson.1 It employed 70 people.1 It is part of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryfinancial services, investment fund, microfinance1
- HeadquartersNorway1
- Websitewww.norfund.no
- Legal formother legal person1
- Kind of organizationGovernment entity1
- LEI549300OLAD837KNSS3113
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered addressFridtjof Nansens plass 4, 0160 Oslo, Norway3
- Registered withThe Brønnøysund Register Centre, 879 554 8023
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Norfund is a development finance institution established by the Norwegian Storting (parliament) in 1997 and owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The fund receives its investment capital from the state budget, and surpluses in the portfolio are reinvested.2
Leadership
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- Chief executive officerTellef Thorleifsson1
- ChairOlaug Svarva1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- May 6, 1997Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.norfund.no1
- Websitewww.norfund.no1
- WikipediaNorfund
- WikidataQ7051162
Sources
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- 1WikidataNorfund on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaNorfund on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsNorfund logo by Heidi Berg, CC BY-SA 3.0