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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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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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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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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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Proparco joins Axian Telecom’s new bond issuance to boost digital access in Africa
Proparco is pleased to announce its participation in the new public bond issuance of Axian Telecom Holding for an amount of USD 25 million. The success of Axian Telecom’s new USD 600 million bond issu...
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Choose Africa VC and Digital Africa Seed Fund : the new programmes by Proparco and Digital Africa dedicated to...
On the occasion of "Quai des Futurs", an event celebrating African tech held alongside Vivatech on 11 June, the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr Jean-Noël Barrot, reaffirmed France’s suppor...
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Orange becomes the strategic partner of the French Development Agency (AFD) Group for digital technology
The Orange Group and the French Development Agency (AFD) have announced the signing of a framework partnership agreement making Orange the leading player in digital technology at VivaTech 2025. This g...
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Proparco and Bank of Palestine announce equity investment
Investment positions Proparco as a major partner of Bank of Palestine.
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CRRH-UEMOA Issues Social Bond Dedicated to Affordable Housing, with Proparco as Anchor Investor
Proparco is supporting the Caisse Régionale de Refinancement Hypothécaire de l’UEMOA (CRRH-UEMOA) as an anchor investor for the issuance of a 60 billion XOF social bond on the regional stock exchange...
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Coris Holding and Proparco Strengthen Their Partnership to Facilitate Financing for Ivorian SMEs
Following the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Coris Bank International Côte d’Ivoire secured a financing line from Proparco aimed at enhancing support for Ivorian SMEs. In April this year, Proparco ha...
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Proparco joins British International Investment and FMO to expand the reach of the Africa Resilience Investmen...
ARIA is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with Proparco, the private sector financing arm of the Agence française de développement Group (AFD Group). Proparco joins the platform as a fundi...
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PFO Immobilier is developing a portfolio of energy-efficient real estate assets in Abidjan
Proparco has granted a long-term structured loan to PFO Immobilier, subsidiary of the Groupe PFO Africa, to finance office and commercial real estate projects in Abidjan. This is the first financing o...
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UBCI becomes the first Tunisian bank to join Proparco's Trade Finance program
Proparco reinforces its commitment to international trade in North Africa by integrating Union Bancaire pour le Commerce et l'Industrie (UBCI) into its Trade Finance program as an issuing bank. UBC...
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In Mauritania, Proparco supports three banks to facilitate import financing and secure the country’s supply ch...
Proparco is supporting Banque Mauritanienne de l’Investissement (BMI), Générale de Banque de Mauritanie pour l’Investissement et le Commerce (GBM), and Banque El Amana (BEA) through its Trade Finance...
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