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Proparco, IFC, DEG and DFC Support South African COVID-19 Vaccine Maker, Aspen
To support the development of vaccines for African countries, Proparco, IFC, DEG - the German development finance institution, and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) today an...
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Proparco participates in Berkeley Energy’s new Africa Renewable Energy Fund II
The €130 million fund will focus on the development, construction, and operation of renewable energy assets and technologies across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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IVORY COAST : Proparco and EAIF partner to finance the first biomass plant with grid injection in Africa
During the visit to Côte d’Ivoire by Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Proparco and the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) have closed a 165M EUR proj...
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Proparco and Ecobank Liberia have signed a USD 10M Trade Finance guarantee
After a pilot Trade Finance project launched in 2017 with Ecobank Group subsidiaries in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire (and their French subsidiary as confirming bank), PROPARCO has just...
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Proparco supports the growth of the Vitalis Group, a leading pharmaceutical company in Latin America
Proparco, alongside Acon Investments, DEG and FMO, acquired the Vitalis Group (Vitalis), a leading manufacturer and distributor of generic injectable pharmaceuticals with production facilities in Colo...
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Proparco supports the development of Global Tea in Kenya and Malawi
Proparco, Si Advisers LLP ('Si') and IFU have signed an agreement to provide growth capital to Global Tea & Commodities (‘Global Tea’), a tea, coffee, and macadamia business with operations in Kenya a...
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Côte d'Ivoire: PROPARCO is strengthening its partnership with ADVANS-CI, ECOBANK-CI and SIB to support Ivorian...
During the visit to Côte d’Ivoire by Mr. Franck Riester, the French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, PROPARCO and the financial institutions ADVANS-CI, ECOBANK-CI and S...
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Proparco subscribes to a social and green bond issued by Symbiotics
Proparco has just made a USD 5m subscription to a social and green bond issued by Symbiotics for a total amount of USD 14.5m. The proceeds from the bond will be onlent to the Armenian bank Araratbank...
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Proparco, IFC and Cerba Lancet Africa Partner to Expand Diagnostic Capacity, Support COVID-19 Response in Afri...
To strengthen diagnostic capacity and the health response to COVID-19 in Africa, including in some of the continent’s poorest and most fragile countries, IFC, Proparco, and Cerba Lancet Africa today a...
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IFC, Proparco, DEG and DFC to Support COVID-19 Vaccine and Pharma Manufacturing in Africa
To strengthen Africa’s vaccine and pharmaceutical development and to accelerate the continent’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Proparco, the German D...
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Proparco supports d.light's, a global leader in solar energy
Proparco’s equity funding will enable d.light to provide energy access to millions of people living without reliable energy access
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Proparco participates in the first close of Ascent Rift Valley Fund II
African private equity fund manager Ascent today announced the first rolling close of its Ascent Rift Valley Fund II (ARVF II) at more than USD 100 million, significantly exceeding its initial target...
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Proparco, EIB and EBRD provide €87.4 million for construction of Total Eren’s solar power plant in Uzbekistan
The government of Uzbekistan’s plans to develop 8 GW of solar and wind capacity by 2030 have received a major boost following the approval of an €87.4 million financing package jointly organised by th...
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Proparco and the NSIA Group support Ivorian MSMEs affected by the covid-19 crisis
On the occasion of the visit of the French Minister of Economy and Finance, Mr. Bruno Le Maire, Proparco and the NSIA Group have signed a new partnership to finance Ivorian companies. The Choose Afric...
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Proparco is helping COFINA structure agricultural sectors in Burkina Faso
Fatoumata Sissoko-Sy, PROPARCO’s Regional Director for West Africa, and Dramane Bazié, Chief Executive Officer of COFINA Burkina Faso, have signed a Technical Assistance project to finance the agricul...
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Burkina Faso : Proparco is stepping up its action to support SMEs in partnership with Société Générale
To mark the launch of the new “Resilience” component of the French Choose Africa initiative in Burkina Faso, Mrs. Fatoumata Sissoko-Sy, PROPARCO’s Regional Director for West Africa, and Mr. Harold Cof...
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INDIA: USD 75m to develop the microfinance activity of IndusInd Bank and support women entrepreneurs in rural ...
Proparco has just signed a USD 75m loan with IndusInd Bank for its Microfinance Division. This financing will allow the bank to increase the number of microcredits allocated to women entrepreneurs in...
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Congolese MSMEs will benefit from the Choose Africa Resilience guarantee granted by Proparco to Société Généra...
During his visit to Brazzaville, Mr Franck RIESTER, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, launched the "Choose Afric...
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Proparco and BICIS commit to Senegalese VSEs and SMEs affected by the crisis
Proparco's Choose Africa Resilience guarantee will cover BICIS' lending of XOF 1,250,000,000 to Senegalese small and medium-sized enterprises.
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Proparco and FMO support Kılıç Deniz, Turkey’s leading aquaculture player, through EUR 80mln syndicated loan
FMO and Proparco announced today the launch of a EUR 80mln syndicated facility to support Kılıç Deniz, Turkey’s leading aquaculture player, which is growing and producing sustainably certified fish. T...
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