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Proparco and its 2021 Key Figures
Despite 2021 being marked by the continuing effects of the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, PROPARCO maintained a level of financial commitments of over €2 billion to support private sector development in its countries of operation.
Find out about PROPARCO’s main results in 2021 in this 6-page brochure in PDF format.
This new edition of the KEY POINTS brochure presents the key figures from the Sustainable Development Report 2021.
Published in May 2022

Watch the intervention of Fatoumata SISSOKO-SY (Proparco), during the event Invest In Togo on May 2022.
Published in May 2022
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Key points - Proparco sustainable development report 2021
This new edition of the KEY POINTS brochure presents the main expected impact results of a scope of 75 new financings signed by Proparco in 2021. It also shows their expected contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The last section focuses on the actual impacts of our projects, in line with our ex-ante estimates.
This summary brochure has been produced before the publication of the full Sustainabie Development Report, which will be available soon.
Published on 17 May 2022
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Private Sector and Development 37 : Faced with the crisis, what prospects for the private sector?

The spread and impact of Covid-19 on populations around the world has triggered unprecedented economic shock waves. In emerging and developing countries in particular, the entrepreneurial fabric has been severely damaged by the effects of health measures and the freezing of many local commercial activities. Whole sectors of these economies have been slowed down and MSMEs – which account for up to 80% of formal jobs in these countries – have suffered significant financial difficulties.
Published on 03 May 2022
Presentation of the 37th edition of Proparco's Private Sector & Development magazine, by Françoise Lombard, General Manager of Proparco and Bruno Wenn, President of the EDFI association. This latest issue of Private Sector & Development is published in collaboration with the EDFI association. It gives a voice to a number of European development finance institutions and presents their responses to the Covid-19 crisis.
Published on 06 May 2022
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Annual Report Independent Complaints Mechanism - DEG / FMO / Proparco - January/December 2021
As part of their commitment to act responsibly and transparently, in 2014, DEG and FMO established the Independent Complaints Mechanism (ICM) to ensure that individuals, groups, communities or other parties who believe to be adversely affected by a DEG and/or FMO-Financed Operation have the right to be heard and the right to raise complaints with both institutions, where they believe there has been a breach of the organizations’ policies or procedures.
Published in March 2022
Fostering a vibrant private sector is critical to ensure economic growth, job creation and the delivery of meaningful impact. FCS countries need the additionality that DFIs provide to help drive economic recovery, develop the private sector, generate jobs and build back better from external shocks. However, investing in these markets is not ‘business as usual; challenges include governance and business integrity issues, small ticket sizes and a lack of investable companies. DFIs have tried to originate investments in fragile markets, with mixed results and considerable reputational risk.
Published in March 2022
Asia Financial Institution Forum 2022
Published on 19 Apr 2022
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Replay - Intervention of Proparco during Abertura de Safra de Cana, Açúcar e Etanol 2022/23
Watch the intervention of Guilherme Meira, Senior Investment Officer (Proparco), during Abertura de Safra de Cana, Açúcar e Etanol 2022/23 in March 2022.
Published on 17 Feb 2023

Watch the intervention of Myriam BRIGUI (Proparco), during the event Invest In Benin on February 2022.
Published on 22 Mar 2023
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FISEA + Mobilizing equity investors in Africa for enhanced impacts
In February 2022, the European Commission and the French Development Agency Group (AFD) are about to sign a 35 million euros guarantee agreement called FISEA+. FISEA + is a facility founded by AFD with the help of the French Government and implemented by Proparco, the private sector arm of AFD Group. Interview with Jérémie Ceyrac, Head of equity at Proparco.
Published in February 2022
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Partnership between PROPARCO and the European Union
A Look Back at the Partnership between PROPARCO and the European Union
Published on 04 Feb 2022
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Technical assistance - Propulse - the off-grid sector
In response to the various challenges facing startups and companies with high growth potential, PROPARCO provides its clients with both financial and non-financial solutions through PROPULSE, its capacity building service to engage its clients towards more positive impacts.
Published in January 2022
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Video of the launch of the SPD magazine n°36: Technical assistance, opening up new horizons
Soline Praloran, Project Manager, and Sébastien Fleury, Director, Investing in Complex Environments at Proparco, present issue 36 of the Private Sector and Development magazine about technical assistance.
Published in December 2021
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Private Sector and Development n°36: Technical assistance, opening up new horizons
Technical assistance (TA) is an accelerator of performance, responsible practices and impacts. It is a way for Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) to promote the integration and dissemination of strategic issues for their partners and beneficiaries, by building their skills through the provision of external expertise.
Published in December 2021
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Ghana : Our financing and support solutions for Start-Ups and SMEs
To support Africa’s transition, PROPARCO invests in the private sector in all business sectors. Its financing specifically targets the development of essential infrastructure for opening up territories, economic activity and improving living conditions for people (conventional and renewable energies, roads, ports, rail networks, airports…).
Published on 24 Nov 2021
Choose Africa is the French initiative to support African start-ups, VSEs and SMEs implemented by Proparco and AFD.
In Ghana, this support has notably enabled New Crystal Hospital and Sinel Specialist Hospital to develop their activities.
In July 2021, Proparco signed a new partnership with Ecobank to enable the pan-African bank to offer up to fifty million Ghanaian Cedis (7.4 million euros) in term loans to micro, small and medium enterprises affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published on 19 Nov 2021
DTRT Apparel is a Ghanaian apparel company that now employs nearly 2,500 people. It received support from the Verod Capital fund, which provided funds and expertise to accompany the company's development and increase its impact.
Proparco supports thousands of companies in Africa directly or through investment funds like Verod Capital.
Published on 19 Nov 2021
Guillaume Barberousse, Head of the Banking and Financial Markets Division at Proparco explains Proparco's solutions in favor of startups and MSMEs. He answers three questions:
What is Proparco's action to support MSMEs and start-ups ?
What tools does Proparco deploy to support these companies?
How does Proparco facilitate access to financing and credit for these companies?
Published on 16 Nov 2021
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Rules of procedure of the Board of directors
The rules of procedures of the Board of directors (french version) - December 11th, 2020
Published in October 2021