This investment in the USD 538m HSBC Real Economy Green Investment Opportunity (“REGIO”) fund makes Proparco one of its three founding investors. REGIO will invest in green bonds issued by private companies based in emerging countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Proparco signed a US$15 million investment in Mekong Enterprise Fund IV to support the growth of the dynamic private sector in Vietnam.

Bpifrance and Proparco have announced the first closing of Averroès Africa, their fourth private equity fund of funds for Africa. With a target size of EUR 100m, Averroès Africa will invest in African funds dedicated to start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises in order to continue to support private sector development, employment and innovation on the continent.