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Proparco partners with CRDB Bank to boost MSME growth in Tanzania with €48 Million in new guarantees
Proparco renewed its strategic partnership with CRDB Bank Plc, Tanzania’s largest financial institution, by granting two new guarantees worth €24 million each, totaling €48 million. This collaboration...
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In Southeast Asia, GreenYellow makes full use of solar energy
GreenYellow is a French company specialising in the energy transition and an expert in decentralised solar photovoltaic production. Created in 2007 and supported by Proparco, it helps its customers re...
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Drinking water for rural and semi-urban areas in Africa: the need for private sector involvement
The drinking water sector in semi-urban and rural Africa has long been considered unprofitable and has not attracted the interest of the private sector. However, over 50% of the continent's population...
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CaixaBank joins Proparco’s trade finance program to strengthen trade flows in Africa
Proparco is proud to welcome CaixaBank as the first Spanish bank to join the Trade Finance Guarantee Programme as a confirming bank, reinforcing efforts to bridge Africa’s trade finance gap. This part...
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Proparco grants €1M technical assistance to Equity Group Foundation to help Kenyan smallholder farmers transit...
Proparco and Equity Group have signed an agreement today, granting technical assistance of one million euros to Equity Group Foundation (EGF) for the implementation of its high-impact project, “Climat...
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Peru: an investor pool, led by Linzor Capital Partners, acquires the telecom provider Win, to connect underser...
Linzor Capital Partners, AC Capitales, DEG and Proparco, along with other investors, are acquiring the Peruvian company Win, which will connect underserved and low-to-middle income areas. A high-stake...
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Proparco strengthens its partnership with Rönesans Holding to support hospital infrastructure
Proparco has provided a €30 million debt facility to Rönesans Saglik Yatirim A.S., a subsidiary of Rönesans Holding, to finance the construction of a major hospital in the city of Kokshetau, Kazakhsta...
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Proparco joins the EBRD's Trade Facilitation Programme for Ukraine
Proparco has announced that a risk-sharing guarantee of 20 million dollars will be provided to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to support the Ukrainian private sector and t...
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Non-Revenue Water is water wasted - is resource wasted
About a third of the world’s drinking water supplied to water utilities is lost before it reaches any users. This loss, referred to as Non-Revenue Water (NRW), is the most crucial metric in the manage...
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Badili receives support from Proparco to support its refurbished phones initiative in East Africa
Proparco has granted Badili a $400,000 loan through the Bridge facility to support its initiative of offering refurbished smartphones, aimed at reducing electronic waste and providing consumers with a...
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Proparco invests in a Sustainable Bond Issuance to expand green and social financing from BAC Guatemala
Proparco will subscribe $50 million of BAC Guatemala’s first senior, unsecured sustainable bond, alongside IDB and La Green (via Finance in Motion), who will subscribe US$90 million. The transaction w...
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Banca Popolare di Sondrio joins Proparco’s Trade Finance Guarantee Program to increase confirmation capabiliti...
Proparco’s Trade Finance Guarantee Program expands its network. Banca Popolare di Sondrio (BPS), the first Italian Financial Institution to join the Program as Confirming Bank, is thus strengthening i...
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Addressing critical water shortage in Jordan: a collaborative effort
Guided by AFD and Proparco, DIWACO is addressing water scarcity in Jordan. Due to its record, the project is attracting interest from investors and commercial banks – notwithstanding its emerging mark...
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Acciona partners with IFC, Proparco, DEG and FMO to boost sustainable infrastructure in Latin America
Proparco provided a EUR 123m financing to Acciona, a leading global infrastructure company, to advance its sustainable infrastructure projects in Latin America. This financing is part of a larger Gree...
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Proparco supports Ecoener to develop the Payita 1 project in the Dominican Republic
• The project meets with the stringent sustainability performance standards of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). • Ecoener will receive a $43.1 million loan to finance the 60 MW photovolta...
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ACEP Sénégal: how microfinance is boosting small players in the agri-business sector
For over 30 years, ACEP Sénégal has been partnering small players in the agri-food sector by facilitating access to financial services. Its presence throughout Senegal, working alongside the rural pop...
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Proparco supports the second closing of the Saviu II fund alongside Triple Jump and Axian group
Saviu Ventures, one of the leading Venture Capital firms in Francophone Africa, has reached the second close of Saviu II, its second fund, with support from institutional investors including Triple Ju...
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Proparco supports Mirova for the launch of its Second Generation Fund Dedicated to Sustainable Land Use
Proparco supports Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to sustainable investment, which is gathering a coalition of investors to support developments in regenerative agricultu...
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Improving water service quality in Cambodia by facilitating access to credit
Between 2010 and 2019, AFD, with the help of the European Union, designed and implemented a project to unlock access to finance for Cambodian private entrepreneurs. Comprising a subsidized line of cre...
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Proparco invests €10 million in AfricInvest's new SME fund to support small and medium-sized enterprises in Af...
Proparco has announced a €10 million investment in the latest fund dedicated to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from AfricInvest, a long-standing partner and major player in impact investing...
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