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This new edition presents Proparco's financial and support solutions deployed on the African continent in favor of the private sector.

International trade is an important driver of economics development. By securing the trade-related payment obligations of approved financial institutions in emerging markets, Proparco's Trade Finance Programme supports growth and competitiveness of local SMEs. 

In addition to a guarantee instrument, PROPARCO offers capacity building services to its EURIZ client financial institutions to engage them towards more positive impacts and on the path to sustainable development: PROPULSE.

In addition to a comprehensive range of financial solutions, PROPARCO offers capacity building services to its MENA Facility client financial institutions to engage them towards more positive impacts and on the path to sustainable development: PROPULSE.

This brochure aims to sensitize financial institutions to their role in the fight against climate change. For example, they have a key role to play in mobilizing private climate finance. This brochure presents the range of services provided by PROPARCO (financing, guarantees and technical assistance) to allow partner banks and financial institutions to take better account of climate issues.

This brochure presents Choose Africa Resilience programme to support the economic recovery of African businesses.  Through the Choose Africa initiative launched in 2019, Agence Française de Développement Group (AFD and its private sector financing arm Proparco is mobilizing all its tools to finance and assist start-ups, microenterprises and SMEs in Africa. In response to the economic crisis triggered by Covid-19, AFD Group is stepping up its action by deploying a new component of the initiative: Choose Africa Resilience.

PROPARCO is offering its clients exceptional support services to manage the COVID-19 crisis, 100% covered by PROPARCO. This support is complementary to the financial assistance mechanisms proposed by PROPARCO in response to this crisis. It is an integral part of PROPULSE, PROPARCO’s capacity building service to engage its clients towards more positive impacts.

In response to the various issues facing the agriculture sector, PROPARCO provides its clients with financial and non-financial solutions through PROPULSE, its capacity building service to engage its clients towards more positive impacts.

In addition to its comprehensive range of financial solutions, PROPARCO offers its client financial institutions capacity building services to engage them towards more positive impacts and on the path towards sustainable development : PROPULSE

In addition to its comprehensive range of financial solutions, PROPARCO offers its clients working for financial inclusion (microfinance institutions,specialized funds, MIV*, Fintechs, etc.) capacity building services to engage them towards more positive impacts: PROPULSE.

PROPULSE aims to provide expertise and know-how tailored to our clients’ needs in order to generate more positive impacts on development. We help them develop their strategies and practices and support their commitment to innovation and performance.

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 2022 to contribute to private sector 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 Finance Institution in the financial sector.  

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 financial players that actively contribute to the economic, environmental and social development of developing and emerging countries.

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 goal was to identify the difficulties faced by SMEs face and to determine the causes for default on the SMEs’ bank loans. Commissioned by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the French development agency, this study is the first to undertake an in-depth analysis into the reasons behind SME loan defaults through concrete case studies, and to draw statisical anaylses from them.

UNLOCK is Proparco’s innovative guarantee scheme offered to financial institutions to jointly cover the risk on long-term financing in local currency for key development projects.

UNLOCK is Proparco’s innovative guarantee scheme offered to financial institutions to jointly cover the risk on long-term financing in local currency for key development projects.

Since 2006, Proparco has been pursuing to an ambitious climate strategy and pledged 30% of its annual financing to climate mitigation projects. Proparco is among the most active Development Financial Institutions in the fight against climate change.

Proparco, a subsidiary of AFD, supports private initiatives in developing countries providing quality education, as widely accessible as possible, to facilitate the integration of young people in society and make local economy dynamic and innovative.

Strengthening the capabilities of clients' companies