Publications and media
Our financing and support solutions for Startups & SMEs in Ghana
Africa is a top priority for Proparco and its parent company, Agence Française de Développement. In this respect, the new Choose Africa initiative implemented by AFD Group is mobilizing EUR 2.5bn by 2...
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Aurora, a school with a social impact in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Aurora, a school with a social impact in the Democratic Republic of Congo Founded in 2012, Aurora Institute responds to the needs of Kinshasa's growing middle class and provides to their children a qu...
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Proparco, Partnering with financial institutions for sustainable development
Each year, Proparco commits 40% of its total financing in favour of financial institutions who play a key role in fostering sustainable economic growth. Proparco is among the most active Development F...
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Our financing solutions for the private sector in the Middle East
Proparco has been working for the private sector and sustainable development for over 40 years. A subsidiary of Agence Française de Développement, Proparco invests to support the growth of private and...
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Executif summary - Why SMEs default in sub-Saharan Africa: the example of ARIZ
This brochure, in the form of an executive summary, presents the final results on a study as to why small- and medium-sized businesses default in sub-Saharan Africa, using the example of ARIZ. The goa...
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In Elazig, a high-quality hospital for all (Turkey)
The Fethi Sekin public hospital in the city of Elazig has been operational since August 2018. It has significant impacts on the local population. This hospital creates many jobs and has major economic...
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Merec: An agrifood player with sustainable values
Merec, the leading local player on the wheat and maize processing market in Mozambique, has diversified in recent years into manufacturing pasta, biscuits and animal feed. Merec currently operates fou...
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Private Sector & Development #32 - SME finance in Africa: what's new?
10 years after having dedicated its first issue to the financing and support of SMEs in Africa, this Private Sector & Development magazine takes another in-depth look into this major challenge for the...
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Video - SME finance in Africa: what's new? Edition no. 32 of Proparco’s magazine
For its 10th anniversary, Proparco's Private Sector & Development magazine takes stock of a major development challenge in Africa: the financing and support of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs...
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Reporting Climate Bond AFD 2018
Climate is central to everything AFD Group does, and in 2018 the Group consolidated this position by adopting a new climate strategy (2017-2022), which reflects its aim to help implement the Paris Agr...
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2018 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT
2018 was a year of significant growth and transformation for AFD Group with commitments reaching €11.4 billion, up by €1 billion on the previous financial year. In the course of the year, the Group...
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Proparco Key figures - 2018
With EUR 1.6bn of commitments, PROPARCO, the Group’s arm for financing private players, saw a +17% increase in its activity year-on-year and over +53% since 2015. These results are in line with the gr...
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AFD Group - 2018 Results
Discover the 2018 annual results of the AFD Group, and the key figures : €11.4 billion in commitments, up €1 billion in a year (+40% in 3 years) 846 new development projects launched (94 more th...
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Video - Scaling up the development impact of agro-industry, edition no. 31 of Proparco’s magazine
Video - Scaling up the development impact of agro-industry, edition no. 31of Proparco’s magazine
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EDFI - Towards Sustainable Development
EDFI is the Association of European Development Finance Institutions (“EDFIs”), a group of 15 publicly-backed institutions that provide financing and advice to private sector enterprises in emerging a...
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Introduction to Choose Africa
Choose Africa is the French initiative to accelerate the growth of MSMEs and entrepreneurship in Africa. AFD and Proparco will engage 2.5 billion euros by 2022 to support 10,000 companies. More info o...
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Private Sector & Development #31 - Scaling up the development impact of agro-industry
This issue of Private Sector & Development aims to demonstrate that the agro-industry, even if it sometimes brings up “negative externalities affecting the environment and small producers”, can be a m...
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