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The download center gives access to information on Proparco’s strategy, operation and overall activity. Institutional documents can be downloaded (geographical scope, organization chart, etc.) on the governance of Proparco (internal rules, statutes, composition of the Advisory Investment Committee and its Board of Directors) and FISEA, on the overall and sectoral strategies, the policies of Proparco and the Group, and its intellectual production.
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Proparco Financial report 2013
Proparco Financial report - 2013
Published in December 2013
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Proparco Annual report 2013
Proparco Annual report 2013
Published in December 2013
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Independent power producers: a solution for Africa?
Independent power producers: a solution for Africa?
Published in November 2013
There is no denying the healthcare progress made by developing countries. However, the sector needs additional financing to meet growing needs. What is the role for private investment?
Published in July 2013
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New players and new banking models for Africa
The African banking sector – largely dominated by the European banks through to the late 1990s – is currently undergoing radical change. Alongside the sector’s traditional players, regional operations are emerging – and steadily evolving into genuinely pan-African groups. These banks, whether they are local, regional or continental, are deploying a more aggressive growth strategy, seeking to penetrate new market segments and reach target groups previously excluded from the banking system.
Published in May 2013
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European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) and private sector combat climate change in the developing world
Climate change is the most far-reaching challenge the world faces in coming decades. Estimates of the costs of mitigating climate change and adapting to it vary, but they all indicate massive need of resources. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has calculated the investments needed to keep average global temperature increase below 2° C to amount to annual USD 590 billion for OECD countries and USD 769 billion for non-OECD countries by 2035. The biggest portion of the new money should go to transport, building and energy sectors.
Published in January 2013
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Proparco Key Figures - 2013
Key figures Proparco 2013
Published in January 2013
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Proparco Financial report 2012
Proparco Financial report 2012
Published in December 2012
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Proparco Annual Report 2011
Proparco Annual Report 2011
Published in December 2012
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Waste: the challenges facing developing countries
Open dumping of waste presents a real threat to the environment and to human health and is commonplace in developing countries. Constrained by budget pressures, towns and cities in the southern hemisphere are struggling to deal with the proliferation of municipal solid waste. Global production has practically doubled over the past ten years and is expected to reach 2.5 billion tonnes per year in 2025 as a result of the combined effect of urban development and changes in consumption patterns.
Published in October 2012
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Utilising, developing and preserving forests: finding the balance
Forests are important carbon sinks that play a vital role in maintaining the world’s ecological balances. However, population growth and urbanisation are intensifying pressure on forested land in the southern hemisphere. The combined effects of agricultural development and overexploitation of fuel wood are causing nearly 13 million hectares of forest to disappear every year, particularly in the forest basins of the Amazon, Central Africa and Indonesia.
Published in May 2012
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EDFI energy evaluation 2012
This is a synthesis of findings from in-depth evaluations of three EDFI energy infrastructure investments in sub-Saharan Africa. The evaluation focussed on understanding the development impact and distilling lessons learned for the energy sub-sector. The investments evaluated are Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) in Zambia, and two Kenyan power plants, Olkaria III and Rabai Power.
Published in March 2012
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Development initiatives for sub-Saharan agriculture and food production industries
Sub-Saharan Africa is about to undergo an unprecedented demographic explosion: in 40 years its population will triple and the ratio of urban to rural dwellers will be reversed. Today, and even more so in the future, the continent’s stability – and this is a continent where 75% of the poorest people live in rural areas – depends on growth in the agricultural and agro-industrial sector.
Published in February 2012
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Proparco Key figures - 2012
Proparco - Key figures - 2012
Published in January 2012
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Proparco Financial report 2011
Proparco Financial report 2011
Published in December 2011
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Can private equity boost African development?
In just the last decade or so, private equity has carved out a new territory for itself in sub-Saharan Africa. For the region this is a fantastic opportunity to attract new investors whose funds are entrusted to specialist professional management teams. For many companies – from major corporations to start-ups – it is an opportunity to access not only the long-term funding vital for their growth but also close support in terms of defining their strategy, improving their governance and accessing international professional networks.
Published in October 2011
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Technical assistance, a development tool serving the private sector
Consultancy and support are an important component of the service that development finance institutions provide to businesses in emerging and developing countries, particularly in Africa. Small and medium sized enterprises are deficient in these areas, especially in governance and financial management, and this hinders their growth as well as their ability to contribute to development.
Published in July 2011
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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 orientation plan. AFD’s multi-pronged policy rests, in part, on measuring financed projects’ carbon footprints.
Published in July 2011
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Cement, confronting ecological responsibility and economic imperatives
As the 21st century gets underway, development institutions are facing a major moral dilemma. Should they be supporting a cement sector that produces such significant amounts of CO2 when their core mission is to combat climate change?
It is a question that is troubling the development world, yet it must be asked - and debated. It is this tricky problem that is the focus of this tenth issue of Private Sector & Development.
Published in May 2011
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What role for the private sector in African railways development?
“Without the railroad, the Congo is not worth a penny”, declared the famous explorer Henry Morton Stanley at the end of the 19th century. More than a century later this quote still resonates with the Africa of today. The continent is experiencing strong growth and the role of the rail sector is greater than ever before. Offering a lower cost alternative to roads, rail networks are also longer lasting and produce a lower carbon footprint.
Published in March 2011