NRFC General Fund
Funds Australian companies in seven priority sectors with debt, equity, and guarantee instruments.
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) General Fund is the principal investment vehicle of Australia's government-owned development finance institution, established under the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Act 2023. It deploys debt, equity, and guarantees — explicitly not grants — across seven legislated priority areas defined in the NRFC (Priority Areas) Declaration 2026 (F…
Debt, equity, and guarantees across seven priority industrial sectors for Australian companies, drawn from an approximately AUD 8.85B general investment mandate.
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