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Proparco and Ecobank Senegal collaborate to strengthen access to financing for Senegalese SMEs
Following the signature of two ARIZ and EURIZ portfolio guarantees with Ecobank Côte d'Ivoire at the FIC Summit last October, AFD Group, via Proparco, is reiterating its support for the pan-African ba...
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Proparco participates in the first closing phase of Alcazar Energy Partners II, which reaches US$ 336.6 millio...
Alcazar Energy Partners II (“AEP-II”) brings together eight public and private institutional investors from North America, Europe, and Asia, including Proparco, to invest in selected emerging markets....
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Proparco supports Louis Dreyfus Company operations and value chain in the brazilian citrus industry
Through this US$40 million 10-year loan, for which the signing ceremony took place on November 10, 2022, Proparco will support the company’s actions to address climate challenges and promote socio-eco...
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In Sub-Saharan Africa, the ARAF fund is strengthening the climate resilience of smallholder farmers
Financed by several partners and development finance institutions – including Proparco, via AFD Group’s FISEA+ facility – the ARAF fund targets the issues of food security and climate change. It inves...
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A model of resilience: Brazil’s leading private sanitation provider
Thanks to its business model – aligned with ESG principles – Aegea has become the leading private sanitation company in Brazil, servicing 154 cities in 2022 (up from 6 in 2010). Providing sanitary sew...
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Pour Elles", a support to women entrepreneurs in the Democratic Republic of Congo
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 43% of the economic activity is managed by women. However, many constraints limit Congolese women entrepreneurship. To support women's economic empowerment and rev...
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Financing adaptation: the private sector’s role
The climate crisis has become increasingly evident in the last five years. Its alarming effects are also becoming more apparent. Thus, it has become clear that the actions taken to adapt to global cli...
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Private Sector & Development magazine: latest issue dedicated to climate change adaptation
To mark COP27, which will be held in Egypt from 6 to 18 November, Proparco has released the 38th issue of its Private Sector & Development magazine dedicated to climate change adaptation. Through anal...
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In Nigeria, Proparco and the European Union support the FCMB bank in its digital offer dedicated to high impac...
Proparco and the European Union (EU) are supporting a major Nigerian bank, First City Monument Bank Ltd (FCMB), through the financing of a €325,000 technical assistance (TA) program. This TA program w...
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Proparco and Ecobank Côte d'Ivoire strengthen their collaboration for the benefit of Ivorian SMEs
On the occasion of the 3rd edition of the Finance in Common Summit (FICS), Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer of Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Proparco and Ecobank Côte d'Ivoire signed two...
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Building inclusive, green and resilient economies
Recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic has provided countries with a unique opportunity to 'build back better'. Leveraging this opportunity will entail ensuring that stimulus and policy packages are both...
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Sub-Saharan Africa: towards a low-carbon economy
Renewable energies hold a specific place within the mission and actions supported by Proparco all over the world. Since 2000, Proparco has financed 125 energy projects in developing countries represen...
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Proparco, DEG, FMO and several US private sector investors join DPI, as partners in KELIX bio which delivers l...
Proparco, along with DEG, Germany’s development finance institution and FMO, the Dutch development bank, is joining Development Partners International (“DPI”), a premier investment firm focused on Afr...
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Proparco and the Bank for Trade and Industry Mauritania sign a USD 12 Million Guarantee for Trade Finance oper...
The guarantee package granted by Proparco amounts to 12 million dollars. It will enable Banque pour le Commerce et l'Industrie (BCI) Mauritanie to strengthen its import financing activity in Mauritani...
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Responding to pandemics: development funders light the way
Three key figures in development finance institutions working with the healthcare sectors of developing countries provide their insights gleaned at the coalface of pandemic responses. The funding and...
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Proparco, the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France and Team Europe support TCX to promote local cu...
In times of economic instability, Proparco, joins forces with the European Commission and several other European sovereigns in supporting TCX to protect households and businesses in the poorest countr...
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Françoise Lombard, CEO of Proparco, chooses Morocco for her first trip To North Africa
For her first visit to North Africa since her nomination as head of Proparco, Françoise Lombard has chosen Morocco. On this occasion, she will meet with companies supported by Proparco, notably in the...
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Proparco and Coronation Merchant Bank Limited sign a $20 Million Trade Finance Guarantee Facility in Nigeria
Proparco announced a $20M Trade Finance Guarantee Facility for Coronation Merchant Bank (CMB). This will enable Coronation Merchant Bank to establish and deepen partnerships with correspondent banks,...
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How digital innovation supports development and can aid the Covid-19 recovery
During the Covid-19 pandemic, many day-to-day activities – meetings, working, shopping- were made possible because they moved online. This highlighted the critical role of digital infrastructure in su...
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