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Innovation, Economy and Finance

KREANORD - Nordic Creative Industries
KREANORD unites the experiences, skills and visions in the fields of economy and culture in the Nordic countries. The activity embraces even the Baltic countries.

NDF - Nordic Development Fund
NDF is a Nordic multilateral development finance institution with offices in Helsinki. From 2009, NDF shall provide grant financing to climate change projects through co-financing with multilateral development banks and other institutions.

NEFCO - Nordic Environment Finance Corporation
NEFCO is an international financial institution established by the five Nordic countries. NEFCO finances investments and projects primarily in Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus, in order to generate positive environmental effects of interest to the Nordic region.

NIB - Nordic Investment Bank
NIB finances projects that strengthen competitiveness and enhance the environment. The Bank offers long-term loans and guarantees on competitive market terms to its clients in the private and public sectors. NIB is an international financial institution owned by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden.

NICe - Nordic Innovation Centre
The NICe initiates and finances activities that enhance innovation. The centre cooperates primarily with small and medium sized companies in the Nordic region. It aims at developing a smoothly functioning Nordic region without national barriers.

Nopef - Nordic Project Fund
Nopef works to strengthen the international competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises by providing loans on favourable terms for co-financing feasibility studies. To this end, the fund works in cooperation with national, Nordic and international organisations.

Nordic Energy Solutions
The world needs energy solutions and the Nordic countries have much to offer. This web portal presents some of the best solutions developed in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The site is divided into three interlinked sections: Commercially available energy solutions, public policy and performance, and research and innovation.

Nordic Energy Research
The Nordic countries offer a prime test-bed for technological and market solutions to global climate and energy issues. With competencies in green technology and innovation, and the political will to act, the Nordic region can be aptly branded as a "green valley of Europe".

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