Danish government and pension funds in SRI joint venture

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DENMARK - Danish pension funds PKA and PBU are investing $76m in private equities in Tanzania and Vietnam in a joint initiative with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to secure sustainable and socially responsible investments in developing countries.

The PKA Group, which consists of eight occupational pension funds, together with PBU, the Danish pension fund for early childhood teachers, will invest the $76m in the newly established capital fu...

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