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Support for Projects in Developing
Countries
Birgit Nevala
13.5.2016
Background and objective
• Financed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs,
managed by Finnfund
• Promotes business cooperation between companies
in Finland and in developing countries
• Offers support for developing country projects:
1. Business Partnership Support
2. Matchmaking service
3. Advice and guidance
Area of Operation
http://www.finnpartnership.fi/developingcountries/
Low Income
Developing Countries
Upper Middle Income
Developing Countries
Applicant / Coverage Amount
Low Income
Developing
Countries*
Upper Middle
Income
Developing
Countries **
SMEs and
other small
organisations
70 % 50 %
Large
companies
50 % 30 %
** Direct development
impacts required
1) Business partnership support:
Financial support for Finnish applicants for long term projects
(max. 400 000 euros)
2) Matchmaking
• Free of charge service to companies in all developing
countries
• Application available online
• Free marketing in Finland via Team Finland network,
Finnpartnership newsletter, Partner Search database,
Matchmaking workshops and directly to Business Partnership
Support applicants and other companies connected to
Finnpartnership
• Currently around 300 companies are looking for business
partners in the service (South- Africa 5, others present still no
applicants)
• Local consultant companies connected to Finnpartnership as
”company spotters”
www.finnpartnership.fi/matchmaking
www.finnpartnership.fi/partnersearch
2) Matchmaking
Events
• Matchmaking workshops
– Together with Team Finland network and NGO’s
– In Helsinki + online Finnish embassies, Finpro offices abroad, company
spotters
• Doing Business with Finland:
– sector specific events 30-50 companies in the audience
– Matching with selected Finnish companies via Finnpartnership
– Instructions for Matchmaking application
– Information on exporting to Finland
Advice and guidance
• Monthly newsletter: information
on business opportunities and
events related to business
partnerships and business
opportunities
• Developing Country Database:
provides useful information for
the companies aiming to do
business in developing countries
c/o Finnfund, P.O. Box 391, 00121 Helsinki, Finland
tel. +358 9 348 434, fax +358 9 3484 3346
fp@finnpartnership.fi
matchmaking@finnpartnership.fi
www.finnpartnership.fi

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Finnpartnership - NATF - 13 May 2016

  • 1. Support for Projects in Developing Countries Birgit Nevala 13.5.2016
  • 2. Background and objective • Financed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, managed by Finnfund • Promotes business cooperation between companies in Finland and in developing countries • Offers support for developing country projects: 1. Business Partnership Support 2. Matchmaking service 3. Advice and guidance
  • 3. Area of Operation http://www.finnpartnership.fi/developingcountries/ Low Income Developing Countries Upper Middle Income Developing Countries
  • 4. Applicant / Coverage Amount Low Income Developing Countries* Upper Middle Income Developing Countries ** SMEs and other small organisations 70 % 50 % Large companies 50 % 30 % ** Direct development impacts required 1) Business partnership support: Financial support for Finnish applicants for long term projects (max. 400 000 euros)
  • 5. 2) Matchmaking • Free of charge service to companies in all developing countries • Application available online • Free marketing in Finland via Team Finland network, Finnpartnership newsletter, Partner Search database, Matchmaking workshops and directly to Business Partnership Support applicants and other companies connected to Finnpartnership • Currently around 300 companies are looking for business partners in the service (South- Africa 5, others present still no applicants) • Local consultant companies connected to Finnpartnership as ”company spotters”
  • 8. 2) Matchmaking Events • Matchmaking workshops – Together with Team Finland network and NGO’s – In Helsinki + online Finnish embassies, Finpro offices abroad, company spotters • Doing Business with Finland: – sector specific events 30-50 companies in the audience – Matching with selected Finnish companies via Finnpartnership – Instructions for Matchmaking application – Information on exporting to Finland
  • 9. Advice and guidance • Monthly newsletter: information on business opportunities and events related to business partnerships and business opportunities • Developing Country Database: provides useful information for the companies aiming to do business in developing countries
  • 10. c/o Finnfund, P.O. Box 391, 00121 Helsinki, Finland tel. +358 9 348 434, fax +358 9 3484 3346 fp@finnpartnership.fi matchmaking@finnpartnership.fi www.finnpartnership.fi