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Jolaks Manufacturing secures a USD 20 million loan to boost food security in Sierra Leone
Proparco has signed a USD 20 million senior loan with Jolaks Manufacturing Company (Jolaks) in Sierra Leone. This financing will support Jolaks' edible palm oil refinery, a key player in Sierra Leone'...
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Proparco, IFU and Si invest EURO 25 million in Imperium Holding to foster employment in Morocco
Imperium Holding, a global leader in luxury tea and infusion packaging, has obtained a joint investment of €25 million from Proparco along with the Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU...
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Kazakhstan: Proparco partners with Rönesans to finance a major hospital in the city of Kokshetau
Proparco is participating in a EUR 365 million financing package for the first healthcare facility management public-private partnership (PPP) project in Kazakhstan, together with EBRD and AIIB, as we...
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Beacon Power Services Secures Series A Funding to Accelerate Sustainable Data-Driven Solutions for Africa’s P...
Accra, November 7, 2024 – Beacon Power Services (BPS), an energy tech company providing data and grid management solutions to help Africa’s power sector distribute electricity more efficiently, today...
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Proparco and Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe support access to long-term financing for farmers via a EURIZ facility
Proparco is providing Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe with a EUR 5 million EURIZ facility to support its ability to offer long term finance to local farmers operating in the Zimbabwean agricultural sector. The...
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In Vietnam, Proparco supports HD Bank for its climate finance and gender equality projects
HD Bank, one of the Top 10 commercial bank in Vietnam, signed a $50 million loan with Proparco, to invest in projects promoting gender equality and sustainable development.
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Financing MSMEs in crisis situations: ACME’s experience in Haiti
It is essential to continue supporting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in conflict zones, as they create both jobs and wealth however, credit financing means that financial institutions h...
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Proparco renews partnership with NMB to expand financing for exporters, agricultural SMEs and women in Zimbabw...
In Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, Proparco has committed to three facilities with NMB Bank Limited, cementing its partnership with the bank. The facility package includes a USD 15 million credit facility...
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FMO, FinDev Canada and Proparco support Argentinian renewable energy sector with USD 100 million FMO-syndicate...
FMO, FinDev Canada, and Proparco, the Dutch, Canadian, and French development finance institutions, announced the signing of a USD 100 million syndicated facility to its longstanding customer Genneia...
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Ecobank successfully issues its USD 400 million bond, with support from Proparco as anchor investor
Proparco is pleased to announce its participation, alongside Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB), as anchor investors in Ecobank’s USD 40...
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FISEA: venture capital for fragile countries
Facilité d’Investissement et de Soutien aux Entreprises en Afrique (FISEA - Facility for investing in and supporting African business) is one of the first venture capital investment initiatives set up...
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Proparco supports the development of high-impact South African SMEs with the ASISA ESD Fund, in partnership wi...
Proparco is providing a €2 million ARIZ PRIME portfolio guarantee to the ASISA ESD Fund (comprising the ASISA Enterprise Development (ED) Fund and the ASISA Supplier Development (SD) Fund), managed by...
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Yapı Kredi Leasing reinforces its climate finance strategy in Turkey, with the support of Proparco
Proparco has just granted a €50 million loan to Yapı Kredi Leasing. This financing will be entirely allocated to support Yapı Kredi Leasing’s growth in climate finance, funding investments such as Win...
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At the forefront of the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, the International Committee of the Red Cross
Together with development agencies and the private sector, the ICRC explores innovative partnering and financing solutions at the humanitarian-development-peace nexus in fragile and conflict-affected...
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In Bangladesh, Proparco supports Q Collection, a responsible textile player committed to women's empowerment
Proparco is providing a bilateral $27.5 million loan to Q Collection, through financing Q Collection and its subsidiary company, SQ Celsius, Bangladesh's leading knitwear manufacturer. With the constr...
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Proparco and AfricInvest finance Lapaire to support accessible optical care in Africa
Proparco and AfricInvest together approved financing for Lapaire Glasses SA, an optical retail chain offering quality eyewear at a fair price in West and East Africa (Ivory Coast, Benin, Togo, Mali, B...
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Microfinance Solidaire pursues its support for microentrepreneurs, backed by Proparco
AFD Group and Microfinance Solidaire (MFS) are strengthening their partnership, launched in 2016, through a new €2 million loan to support MFS's activity in favour of partner microfinance institutions...
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Proparco, Bic-Bred (Suisse) SA and Céréalis renew their partnership to support food security in Africa
Following the success of the first partnership started in 2023, Proparco, Bic-Bred (Suisse) SA and Céréalis are working together again to meet the growing demand for cereal and oilseed imports by seve...
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Nigeria: Nutrik increases its local production capacity for emergency therapeutic food
Proparco has granted a €2 million loan for Nutrik to develop its emergency therapeutic food (RUTF) production activity in Nigeria. This financing is part of the FARM (Food & Agriculture Resilience Mis...
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Transform Health Fund Surpasses $100 Million Target Final Close to Improve Access to Quality Healthcare in Afr...
AfricInvest and The Health Finance Coalition (HFC) announced the final close of the pan-African Transform Health Fund (THF), an innovative blended-finance fund that aims to bolster healthcare systems...
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