The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) supports the infrastructure sector in developing countries and emerging markets in Asia, Africa, Latin America & Central & Eastern Europe. FMO provides loans, mezzanine financing, equity and guarantees and capacity development grants. FMO specialises in providing financing in local currency financing, local currency guarantees and currency swaps with the long tenors needed for most infrastructure financings. The goal is to contribute to the structural and sustainable economic growth in these countries and, together with the private sector, obtain healthy returns. In Africa FMO concentrates on power (generation as well as transmission and distribution), mining, transport infrastructure and the finacial sector. In 2007 FMO closed a record amount of new contracts in Africa, while the Africa portfolio is the largest of FMO's regional portfolio's. This makes FMO a valuable partner in most infrastructure projects in Africa.

Bernhard van Meeteren
B.van.meeteren@fmo.nl • af@fmo.nl
+ 31 (0)70 314 9665
Fax + 31 (0)70 314 9753

www.fmo.nl