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Proparco sells its stake in BICICI

Proparco and the Bank for Trade and Industry Mauritania sign a USD 12 Million Guarantee for Trade Finance oper...

The guarantee package granted by Proparco amounts to 12 million dollars. It will enable Banque pour le Commerce et l'Industrie (BCI) Mauritanie to strengthen its import financing activity in Mauritani...

Sub-Saharan Africa: towards a low-carbon economy

Renewable energies hold a specific place within the mission and actions supported by Proparco all over the world. Since 2000, Proparco has financed 125 energy projects in developing countries represen...

Proparco, DEG, FMO and several US private sector investors join DPI, as partners in KELIX bio which delivers l...

Proparco, along with DEG, Germany’s development finance institution and FMO, the Dutch development bank, is joining Development Partners International (“DPI”), a premier investment firm focused on Afr...

Proparco and Ecobank Côte d'Ivoire strengthen their collaboration for the benefit of Ivorian SMEs

On the occasion of the 3rd edition of the Finance in Common Summit (FICS), Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer of Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Proparco and Ecobank Côte d'Ivoire signed two...

Private Sector & Development magazine: latest issue dedicated to climate change adaptation

To mark COP27, which will be held in Egypt from 6 to 18 November, Proparco has released the 38th issue of its Private Sector & Development magazine dedicated to climate change adaptation. Through anal...

In Nigeria, Proparco and the European Union support the FCMB bank in its digital offer dedicated to high impac...

Proparco and the European Union (EU) are supporting a major Nigerian bank, First City Monument Bank Ltd (FCMB), through the financing of a €325,000 technical assistance (TA) program. This TA program w...

Pour Elles", a support to women entrepreneurs in the Democratic Republic of Congo

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 43% of the economic activity is managed by women. However, many constraints limit Congolese women entrepreneurship. To support women's economic empowerment and rev...

Proparco supports Louis Dreyfus Company operations and value chain in the brazilian citrus industry

Through this US$40 million 10-year loan, for which the signing ceremony took place on November 10, 2022, Proparco will support the company’s actions to address climate challenges and promote socio-eco...

Bursa PPP

This project provides for the design and construction of the hospital, as well as its servicing-maintenance. The hospital will improve the quality, accessibility and diversity of healthcare provision...

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the ARAF fund is strengthening the climate resilience of smallholder farmers

Financed by several partners and development finance institutions – including Proparco, via AFD Group’s FISEA+ facility – the ARAF fund targets the issues of food security and climate change. It inves...

Proparco participates in the first closing phase of Alcazar Energy Partners II, which reaches US$ 336.6 millio...

Alcazar Energy Partners II (“AEP-II”) brings together eight public and private institutional investors from North America, Europe, and Asia, including Proparco, to invest in selected emerging markets....

Proparco and Ecobank Senegal collaborate to strengthen access to financing for Senegalese SMEs

Following the signature of two ARIZ and EURIZ portfolio guarantees with Ecobank Côte d'Ivoire at the FIC Summit last October, AFD Group, via Proparco, is reiterating its support for the pan-African ba...

In South Africa, Proparco and FirstRand strengthen their collaboration in favour of climate finance

Proparco, on behalf of AFD Group, has provided a $100 million climate finance-dedicated credit facility to FirstRand Bank Limited (FRB). This new transaction between the AFD Group and FirstRand Bank c...

Adapting to climate change: how 3 African start-ups go about it

Farmerline, FarmWorks and SunCulture. These start-ups, financed by the ARAF fund, use technological innovation to help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change in East and West Africa. Interview wi...

France supports liwwa, a driving force for the digitalization of credit to small businesses in Jordan

While MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) represent 80% of Jordanian businesses, they are still struggling with access to credit. liwwa offers solutions to unbanked SMEs, using digitalization...

Proparco and Ecobank Togo join forces to finance Togolese SMEs

On the sidelines of the Africa Financial Industry Summit, Proparco and Ecobank Togo signed two portfolio guarantees, ARIZ and EURIZ, for a total amount of EUR 4 million, or EUR 2 million each.

Access to clean energy in Africa: Proparco partners with Symbiotics Investments and Greenlight planet

Proparco has just made a USD 10m subscription to a green bond arranged by Symbiotics Investments; the proceeds from the bond will be on lent to GreenLight Planet, one of the leading Solar-Home System...

Marine biodiversity: Proparco commits to blue finance

Protecting marine biodiversity is one of the key issues on the table at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) which takes place from 7 to 19 December in Montreal. Proparco recently conducted its fir...

Proparco supports Faten's action in the most fragile areas of the Palestinian Territories

With the granting of an ARIZ TPE portfolio guarantee to the first microfinance institution in Palestine, Faten, Proparco is supporting financial inclusion in the country. The $1.86 million (equivalent...