The Regional Development Fund ( no, Distriktenes utbyggingsfond, DU) was a

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tasked with promoting regional development by counselling, loans and subsidies. The fund was established in 1961 and existed until 1993, when it was merged with the

Industry Bank The Norwegian Industrial Bank ( no, Den Norske Industribank), also known as the Industry Bank, was a Norwegian bank. It had a nationwide mandate as an industrial development bank. It was created in 1936, amid the interwar economic crisis, to supply ...

and the

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to form the

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. In 2004, the Norwegian Industrial and Regional Development Fund was merged with other agencies to form

Innovation Norway Innovation Norway is a state-owned company and a national development bank. The company's programs and services are intended to stimulate entrepreneurship in Norway. Its head office is in Oslo, and an office in each of the Norwegian counties. It al ...

.{{ cite book , year = 1986 , title = Regional utvikling mot år 2000 , isbn = 8202108969 , location = slo, publisher = Cappelen , url = http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007080300070 The Regional Development Fund was headquartered in

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Directors of the Regional Development Fund

Reidar Carlsen Reidar Carlsen (1 July 1908 – 2 May 1987) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Reidar Carlsen was born in Bodin in Nordland county, Norway. He studied at the National School of Forestry (''Skogskolen'') in the community of Steinkje ...

(1961–78) *

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(1978–90) * Terje Stubberud (1991–92)

References

Defunct government agencies of Norway Defunct banks of Norway Government agencies established in 1961 Banks established in 1961 1961 establishments in Norway Government agencies disestablished in 1993 Banks disestablished in 1993 1993 disestablishments in Norway Organisations based in Oslo