Partners

Our Investors

Abler Nordic (formerly Nordic Microfinance Initiative - NMI) is a public-private partnership investing in and building up financial inclusion institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, primarily through equity investments but also through loans.

We are supported by unique and robust investors, including Norfund and IFU (the Norwegian and Danish governmental funds for developing countries), as well as private sector institutions such as DNB Livsforsikring, Ferd, KLP, Lauritzen Fonden, PBU, Storebrand, TD Veen, and Koldingvej 2, Billund A/S.

Since its inception in 2008, Abler Nordic has launched five funds: Global, Frontier, Fund III, Fund IV, Fund V and Climate Smart Fund. The latter is a pilot project with ~10 million USD in funding from the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment and a catalytic credit guarantee provided by Temasek Foundation.

In 2025, Abler Nordic launched Fund V, securing close to 100 million USD from owners DNB, Ferd, IFU, KLP and Norfund in its first fundraising round.

With respect to the Norwegian Transparency Act, information relating to different investors' ownership and investments in our funds can be obtained by contacting us at info@ablernordic.com.

Our Supporters and Partners

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Norad, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, are highly important supporters and partners. Abler Nordic offers competence building for local Financial Service Providers through our Technical Assistance Facility, sponsored by Norad and hedging through our Foreign Exchange Facility, funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and administered by Norfund. DLA Piper Norway provides pro bono legal advice.

About us

Through our investments we seek to contribute to a more inclusive, just and environmental society by building sustainable financial institutions that enable low-income households in developing countries to build a better future.

Since inception, we have cumulatively supported 13.7 millioncustomers with financial services.

Abler Nordic’s six funds have aggregated commitments totaling 470 million USD. We have our headquarters in Oslo and additional offices in Delhi, Jakarta, Nairobi and Copenhagen. Abler Nordic is registered with The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway as an Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM).