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Grupo Promerica advances regional sustainability strategy in Costa Rica
Reinforcing its deep-seated commitment to sustainable development, Grupo Promerica, one of the largest financial groups in Central America, is highlighting a new milestone in its longstanding partners...
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Proparco and the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation are supporting financial inclusion in Uganda
With the support of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Proparco is providing technical assistance to support the second phase of a project implemented by the Grameen Crédit Agricole F...
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SPE Capital, Proparco and Amethis Invest in Delta Holdings
A consortium of investors comprising SPE PEF III (SPE Capital), Proparco and Amethis MENA Fund II (Amethis) has invested in Delta Holdings B.V. (Delta Holdings), a prominent manufacturer of specialty...
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Proparco and Planet Solar support the development of solar power plants in Sierra Leone
After its initial investment in Planet Solar in 2023, Proparco has provided an additional €390 000 to Planet Solar, a Sierra Leone-based company to support grid connection for the local community. Thi...
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Proparco and Golomt Bank partner for the first time in Mongolia to finance local SMEs and climate projects
As part of a USD 150 million loan syndicated by IFC, Proparco is participating alongside the impact fund BlueOrchard in its first financing operation with Golomt Bank. With a USD 30 million contributi...
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Proparco joins forces with DFIs to support Banco Sudameris’ ambitions in green finance and women’s entrepreneu...
Together with DFIs FinDev and JICA and two commercial banks - Banco Finantia and the Commercial Bank of Dubai - Proparco is contributing USD 75 million to a USD 370 million syndicated loan arranged by...
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Ukraine Phoenix Tech Fund Announces the Approval of Major Commitments from Bpifrance, Proparco, EIB, Henri Seydoux
Ukraine’s tech sector continues to build, scale, and attract global attention even in the face of war. The launch of Ukraine Phoenix Tech Fund (UPTF), an early-stage €50 million venture capital fund,...
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DenizBank issues USD 270 Million Green Bond
The 5-year term bond will serve to finance investments such as renewable energy, energy and resource efficiency, green building investments, emission reduction and control systems, water and waste man...
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Finance verte et inclusive au Vietnam : VP Bank émet une obligation verte pionnière
VP Bank has just issued a $300 million green social and sustainable bond, the first ever issued by a private bank in Vietnam on the international market. Proparco is supporting this pioneering initiat...
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The Hayssam El Jammal Group Launches the ProAlu Industrial Complex in Cameroon
The Hayssam El Jammal Group, a leading player in the steel industry in Central Africa, is launching a new large-scale industrial project in Cameroon: the ProAlu complex. Supported by Proparco with 15...
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Proparco invests in Accion Venture Lab Fund II to support financial inclusion in Africa, Asia, and Latin Ameri...
Proparco is renewing its partnership with Accion by investing in its latest venture capital fund dedicated to supporting start-ups working to promote financial inclusion in countries in Asia, Latin Am...
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Proparco supports SME financing alongside BCI Guinea
The Banque pour le Commerce et l’Industrie Guinée (BCI Guinea), a subsidiary of the BCI Mauritania group, and Proparco, the private sector arm of the AFD Group, signed on Monday, September 8, 2025, a...
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Independent Complaints Mechanism (ICM) policy revision: formal public consultation on the Draft ICM Policy com...
The Independent Complaints Mechanism (ICM) depends on a robust and appropriately framed policy to inform and guide its activities, and the Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) have committed to reg...
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Proparco commits to SME financing in Senegal
Proparco has granted a €3 million ARIZ portfolio guarantee to FBNBank Senegal, a subsidiary of First Bank of Nigeria Plc, to cover a €6 million loan portfolio. This operation aims to support the bank’...
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How gender lens investing is shaping more inclusive workplaces
To understand the outcomes of its gender-related investments to date, Proparco commissioned an evaluation of its portfolio. The goal was to assess the contributions of these investments to gender equa...
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CBAO strengthens credit access for Senegalese MSMEs
Proparco and CBAO, the Senegalese subsidiary of the Attijariwafa bank group, have formalized their partnership by signing their first ARIZ guarantee, designed to facilitate access to credit for micro,...
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Sustainable plantations: Proparco supports ECOM towards biochar coproduction
Biochar, charcoal derived from organic residue, is the product of an ancient practice that has been reinvented to optimise carbon storage and restore agricultural soils. With Proparco's support, EC...
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Supporting Ukraine: Proparco's enhanced strategic response
Proparco has reiterated its commitment to rebuilding Ukraine's economy at the Ukraine Recovery Conference, organised on 10 - 11 July 2025 in Rome. Its strategy is based around four key focuses aimed a...
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Boosting job creation in Africa’s sports sector
In a significant move to accelerate job creation and enhance the competitive sports and entertainment sector in Africa, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Proparco, a subsidiary of the Agence...
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ILX and Proparco partner to support development in emerging markets through a B-Loan
By joining this transaction alongside Proparco, ILX supports the mobilisation of private finance and contributes to risk-sharing efforts that allows to mobilise additional investors. The partnership u...
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