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Private Sector & Development #27 - Vulnerabilities and crises: what role for companies?
Over two billion people throughout the world are currently living in countries in which development is being stymied by situations that are rife with conflict and violence. The growing number of both...
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Ethics Charter - AFD Group
Agence Française de Développement is a government body carrying out public policy, primarily overseas. Given this mandate, AFD as an organization, and each of its staff members as well, must consis...
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The AFD Carbon Footprint Tool for projects - User’s Guide and Methodology
AFD (Agence Française de Développement) aims to promote low-carbon development through the projects it finances, in line with France’s commitment to combat climate change and AFD’s strategic orientati...
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Guatemala: Low-cost solar lighting for rural communities
In Guatemala, 1.6 million people live without access to electricity, especially in rural areas and continue to use candles, oil lamps and other diesel generators. The Guatemalan start-up Kingo Energy...
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Video - The African Ports Sector: edition no. 26 of Proparco’s magazine
"African Ports : gateway to Development" : Issue no. 26 of Private Sector & Development focuses on the African port sector. The magazine features analyses provided by experts to get an insight into th...
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Private Sector & Development #26 - African ports: gateway to development
This 26th issue focuses on the African port sector. The magazine features analyses provided by experts from ISEMAR, SETRAG, Jeune Afrique and AFD, to get an insight into this rapidly growing sector th...
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3 questions to Barthout Van Slingelandt, managing partner XSML
Proparco has been partenring the XSML Fund since 2016 in Africa. Interview of Barthout Van Slingelandt, managing Partner of XSML : - What is the role of the new "AFR" Fund? - What is different about d...
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Special issue - Independent power producers: a solution for Africa?
Demand for electricity in sub-Saharan Africa is growing fast – driven primarily by economic growth and by policies for widening access to electricity – and yet production capacity has developed very l...
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Strategy 2017-2020 : Grégory Clemente, CEO of Proparco
Objective 2020: double its annual commitments to EUR 2bn in order to increase the private sector’s contribution to development. The objective is to triple its impacts on sustainable development (emplo...
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The Chiaka Sidibé Hotel School
Special report from Bamako on Mali's first hotel school : Chiaka Sidibé. A projet run by Azalaï Hotels Group, with the support of Proparco
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PROPARCO's activity Report 2015
2015 was a red letter year for the sustainable development agenda. The Addis Ababa Conference on Financing for Development, the UN General Assembly on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the...
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Private Sector & Development #25 - The african insurance sector: building for the future
This edition of Private Sector & Development looks at the opportunities and obstacles facing insurance in Africa and presents analyses prepared by a number of sector stakeholders (insurers, researcher...
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3 questions to Vineet Rai, CEO of Aavishkaar
Founded in 2001, Aavishkaar (which means “invention” in Hindi) is India’s leading impact investment firm.
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3 questions to David Auerbach, co-founder of Sanergy
In the slum areas of Kenya’s capital, indoor flush toilets are a rarity. Most people have to make do with plastic bags and outdoor pit latrines. To remedy the situation, a company called Sanergy has b...
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