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Accelerating the green transformation of cities: role of the private sector
The UN estimates that cities are responsible for 75 percent of global CO2 emissions. If we are to have any hope of keeping to the Paris Agreement and limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees then it’s w...
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International consortium backs Damietta port in Egypt: US$ 455 million financing package from EBRD, IFC, AIIB,...
- EBRD, IFC, AIIB, DEG and Proparco to provide a US$ 455 million financing package to Damietta Alliance Container Terminals. - Co-financing to develop the superstructure of a second container termin...
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Rio de Janeiro deepens engagement in global climate action
As the site of the ’Rio Declaration’ and host of the G20 Summit in 2024, Rio de Janeiro has embraced international objectives with its Plan for Sustainable Development and Climate Action. Two core ini...
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Channelling private sector investment into sustainable urban planning
Cities are critical players in the deployment of inclusive and sustainable public policies. If they are to provide their growing populations with the economic, social and cultural services and resourc...
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The key role of private players in providing access to affordable housing in South Africa
South Africa’s private sector participates in real estate projects that provide low-cost, sustainable housing for the poorest sections of the population and for students. These building programmes red...
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Turkey: Proparco extends its financial support to populations affected by the February 2023 earthquakes
A total facility of EUR 105 Million will be provided to Denizbank, Isbank, QNB Finansbank, strategic partners for Proparco in Turkey. Proceeds of the financing will be on lent directly to individuals,...
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Ecobank Malawi Secures A $10 Million Trade Finance Guarantee To Boost The Country's Food Security
Proparco has just signed a $10 million Trade Finance Guarantee with Ecobank Malawi. The Guarantee will enable the bank to secure confirmation lines on Letters of Credit for importation of strategic co...
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IFC and Proparco join forces to strengthen food supplies in several African countries
IFC and Proparco today signed a risk-sharing agreement covering a package of trade finance operations worth a joint USD 200 million. As part of this deal, Proparco will now participate up to 50% in ce...
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Tiryaki Helps Bolster Food Security, Diversify the Economy in Iraq with support from IFC, FMO and Proparco
IFC, FMO and Proparco are supporting Sama Al-Manar, a subsidiary of Türkiye-based Tiryaki Agro, in developing a new state-of-the-art agro-industrial complex in Iraq's Umm Qasr Port, including a soybea...
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Proparco and 27four support Divercity to expand access to affordable housing in South Africa
Proparco and 27four, a South African investment manager, lead R550m investment in Divercity Urban Property Group alongside reinvestment from its existing shareholders. The investment is intended to fu...
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COP28: Ecobank Transnational Incorporated signs its 1st Sustainability-Linked Loan for US$200m with a syndicat...
A syndicate of European Development Finance Institutions (EDFIs) led by Proparco, and including Norfund, DEG, FMO and EFP, has announced a US$200 million Sustainability-Linked Loan to support Ecobank...
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In South Africa, Proparco supports Investec in its climate finance strategy
At COP28, Proparco announced a renewed commitment to Investec, a leading South African bank committed to sustainability, by granting it a €500,000 euro technical advisory facility. This new agreement,...
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Proparco has joined the shareholding of Harley’s, a leading pharmaceutical distributor in Kenya
Together with Mauritian conglomerate IBL, Proparco has closed the acquisition of a majority stake in Harley's, alongside the founding family. Proparco’s goal is to expand the supply of medicine and he...
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TBC and Proparco sign a EUR 100 million loan agreement
Proparco has granted a €100 million loan to JSC TBC Bank (TBC Bank) in Georgia. The loan facility, of a maturity of seven years, will be primarily used to finance climate-related investments and femal...
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BII, FMO, Proparco and Frontier Energy co-invest in Planet Solar, Sierra Leone’s first large-scale grid-connec...
Development Finance Institutions, British International Investment ("BII"), FMO, and Proparco, and renewable fund manager Frontier Energy today announced a co-investment of over $52 million for Planet...
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Proparco and DEG strengthen their partnership with MCB, in favour of climate finance in Mauritius
To support the scaling of climate finance in Mauritius, Proparco and DEG announced a new partnership with The Mauritius Commercial Bank Ltd (MCB) to support the bank in expanding its climate finance o...
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Dakar Mobilité secures financing for the first-ever 100% electric BRT bus system in sub-Saharan Africa
Dakar Mobilité, a Senegalese company owned by Meridiam and the Fonds souverain d'Investissements stratégiques du Sénégal (FONSIS), has raised €135 million needed to deploy Dakar's future electric BRT...
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Amethis, Africinvest, Proparco and IFC acquire a majority stake in Netis
A consortium of investors including Amethis, Africinvest, Proparco and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has acquired a majority stake in Netis, a leading pan-African telecommunication infra...
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COP28: "We need to strengthen climate finance and adaptation"
With COP28 taking place in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December 2023, Arnaud Uzabiaga, Head of Proparco’s Impacts Division, explains how Agence Française de Développement's private sector arm is ramp...
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Financing a sustainable future: de-risking innovation through food systems investing
Faced with the negative-dominant impacts of food production, opportunities in sustainable food businesses need to be aligned with the capital available for transformation. To achieve this, they must b...
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