Bern, 15.04.2026 — SIFEM made new investment transactions totalling USD 181.9 million in 2025, surpassing its investment volume for the third consecutive year, the highest recorded to date. It met or exceeded virtually all of the strategic objectives set by the Federal Council for 2025.

By supporting around 600 companies in more than 70 developing or emerging countries, SIFEM has wide-ranging development impact. In 2025, its investments created or preserved 12,750 jobs; 35% of investments concerned climate-related projects and 31% promoted women’s participation in economic activity. The operating result is positive at CHF 15.3 million. However, exchange rate movements between the operational currency (the dollar) and the reporting currency (the Swiss franc) produced a negative overall result of −CHF 82.4 million.

The Federal Council also approved the following nominations to the Board of Directors for the elections to be held at the Annual General Meeting on 5 May 2026: Stefan Beiner, Doctor of Economics (HSG), partner at c-alm AG and former deputy director of PUBLICA; and Julien Kinic, consultant (AltQ) with extensive experience in impact investing (Idiem Partner; Proparco). The Federal Council thanked outgoing board members Kathryn Imboden and Dominique Biedermann for their work.

SIFEM (Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets) is the Confederation’s development finance institution. It provides financing to promising, sustainability-minded companies in developing and emerging countries, contributing to the creation of decent jobs, the promotion of shared prosperity, poverty reduction, and sustainable and inclusive economic development in partner countries.