About NMI

NMI Comparative Advantages

• Flexible, Committed Capital with a Long Term Perspective. NMI has committed capital ready for investment and has a long term investment and strategic outlook. It can invest quickly and flexibly with both Debt and Equity instruments and carefully tailors its investments to the needs of its portfolio MFIs.

• Partners with Extensive Financial Services Experience and Expertise. NMI's partners in Norway have extensive experience and expertise in banking, insurance, pension fund management, and investments. This unique assemblage of partners allows NMI to provide broad and deep financial services resources to portfolio MFIs.

• Support for Technical Assistance. The NMI Professional Assistance Facility provides technical and professional assistance to portfolio MFIs. This Facility is fully funded through NORAD, the development agency of Norway, and complements NMI's investment activities.

• Local Currency Investments. NMI will emphasize local currency investments for portfolio MFIs. To the extent practicable and cost-effective, NMI will take and manage foreign exchange risk, in conjunction with its Norwegian partners, rather than passing this risk along to MFIs.

• Experienced and Dedicated Microfinance Management Team. NMI has an experienced and dedicated management team of microfinance investment professionals who will make and monitor its investments and who will be actively engaged with portfolio MFIs and MIV Managers.