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A concession success story: the private sector’s role in water and sanitation in Manila

Prior to 1997, the East Zone of Metro Manila was faced with numerous water problems, for example only 26% of the area’s population had access to a continuous water supply. However, the city was able t...

Boosting CSR in African SMEs: the experience of an impact investor

African SMEs often lack the funding to put formal CSR policies in place, but doing so could help them to achieve greater economic success and boost their impact on development. As well as providing fu...

Partnering african airport hubs, 3 examples

Transform Health Fund Surpasses $100 Million Target Final Close to Improve Access to Quality Healthcare in Afr...

AfricInvest and The Health Finance Coalition (HFC) announced the final close of the pan-African Transform Health Fund (THF), an innovative blended-finance fund that aims to bolster healthcare systems...

Proparco and DEG grant a €25 million line of credit to BCP Bank (Mauritius) to support its development

Proparco, a subsidiary of ‘Agence Française de Développement’ (AFD) and its German counterpart DEG, have signed a loan agreement for an amount of € 25M in favour of BCP Bank (Mauritius). This line of...

Decentralised Services Companies: innovative partnerships for rural electrification in Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest electrification rates of all developing regions, and its rural areas are the most poorly provisioned of all. To meet this specific challenge, EDF and its partners hav...

Proparco and First City Monument Bank work together to support MSMEs in Nigeria

Proparco and First City Monument Bank (FCMB) signed a NGN 2 billion risk-sharing facility agreement, which will cover up to NGN 4 billion worth of loans granted by FCMB to Nigerian micro, small and me...

Corporate governance: journey of a Kenyan bank

I&M's corporate governance structures have evolved considerably, driven in particular by the regulatory framework and I&M's aspiration to professionalize and enhance its governance framework. As acqui...

Local production of medicine and accessibility challenges: the example of Pharmivoire Nouvelle

Pharmivoire Nouvelle is a pioneering manufacturer of medical intravenous solutions in Côte d’Ivoire. Its 25 years’ experience are proof that locally-based production of pharma products is a realistic,...

Proparco supports Centenary Bank’s commitment towards Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Uganda

Through a credit line and portfolio guarantees equivalent to UGX 105 billion commitment, Proparco will help boost Centenary Bank’s capacity to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)...

In Brazil, Proparco supports Frooty to strengthen sustainable açaí production

Proparco grants a senior loan of 10MUSD to Frooty Comércio e Indústria de Alimentos S.A., a leading player in the Brazilian açaí market, to support its development and promote sustainable agricultural...

Developing renewable energies in Africa: a public-private partnership

Likewise mobile phone for telecommunication, is sub-Saharan Africa on the verge to leapfrog conventional energy and move straight to renewable energy (RE)1 to address requirements for capacity additio...

European Union support for the private sector

European Union technical assistance is implemented at micro-, meso- and macroeconomic level to encourage growth and benefit different sectors of the population, including the poorest. Programmes aim t...

Ghanaian Agritech Startup, Complete Farmer Raises $10 million Pre-Series A to Drive Expansion Plans

Complete Farmer, an end-to-end digital, agricultural marketplace that connects African farmers and global industries to competitive markets, resources, data, and each other on a single platform, raise...

In Costa Rica, PROPARCO has reaffirmed its commitment to SMEs to support them during the Covid-19 crisis

To support Banco Promerica during this crisis, PROPARCO has renewed its partnership by granting it a new credit line to finance SMEs, which account for the bulk of the economic fabric in Costa Rica an...

Proparco to support SMEs in Turkey with Akbank, fostering green projects and woman entrepreneurship

Proparco and Akbank have successfully signed a 50 million USD senior loan. Akbank will expand its support to SMEs for green projects (renewable energy and energy efficiency) and woman entrepreneurship...

Improving health outomes by gearing health systems towards universal health coverage

While all countries face health challenges, the situation is most acute in the countries that are home to the “bottom billion”. While still fighting against the major communicable diseases and materna...

How can general impact investors tackle gender-related issues?

Gender equality is a crucial component in achieving the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) and more and more investment funds and stakeholders in the finance arena are starting to factor it int...

Proparco and Standard Bank South Africa strengthen their partnership to increase access to finance for small b...

Proparco and Standard Bank signed two guarantee agreements for €28.5 million in Johannesburg today during Proparco’s Deputy CEO, Djalal Khimdjee’s visit to South Africa. The guarantees are in line wit...

In South Africa, Proparco supports TUHF and the access to affordable housing

Proparco is providing a ZAR-denominated line of credit equivalent to 10 million euros to TUHF Limited, a non-bank financial institution. The project will finance loans dedicated to the rehabilitation/...