In Latin American and Caribbean countries, Proparco conducts its activities in line with the mandate for emerging countries given to AFD Group by the French authorities, which aims to support “ green and inclusive growth”.

This strategy has two main objectives:

• Help economies on the subcontinent move towards a growth model that uses fewer natural resources and emits lower levels of greenhouse gases;
• Promote the development of the local economic base and reduce inequalities

• Private sector initiatives for renewable energies and energy efficiency (solar, wind, hydroelectric, biomass…);
• Strengthening healthcare and education provision (expansion and upgrading of private hospital services and university campuses…);
• Developing microfinance for small entrepreneurs in the formal and informal sectors; 
• Supporting local banks, in particular to facilitate financing for agricultural and agro-industrial projects and increase the capacity of Latin American actors to meet the rise in food needs in the region.