[3] FMO's mandate is to provide long term capital for projects in countries in which commercial investors do not yet dare to invest.

It invests risk capital in companies and financial institutions in developing countries and has a strict policy on maximizing development impact with a methodology designed to make sure that FMO's return on investment is not just financial but also has positive environmental and social effects.

[4] Investments to date include Yoco,[5] WWF and other NGOs in Paraguay's Agricultural sector.

For instance, the Capacity Development Program provides funding with the aim to create access to management and technical know-how.

In 2009 the FMO invested in a coal power plant near Bargny in Senegal, called Sendou I.