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Hélène Macé
Director for Private Finance Mobilisation
Proparco
Private Sector & Development author
Hélène Macé began her career at Natixis in 2004 in structured commodity finance, before holding various different positions at Société Générale in risk management and syndication. She joined the AFD Group in 2017 to work on financial systems, initially at AFD and then at Proparco from 2019 onwards. Since 2023, Hélène has been leading Proparco’s efforts to strengthen cooperation with private investors as Director for Private Finance Mobilisation.
Proparco
Proparco is a subsidiary of the AFD Group focused on private sector development. It has been promoting sustainable economic, social and environmental development for over 45 years.
Proparco provides funding and support to both businesses and financial institutions in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle-East. Its action focuses on the key development sectors: infrastructure, mainly for renewable energies, agribusiness, financial institutions, health and education. Its operations aim to strengthen the contribution of private players to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the international community in 2015.
To this end, Proparco finances companies whose activity contributes to creating jobs and decent incomes, providing essential goods and services and combating climate change.