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EFSD Covid Response: supporting SMES in Africa affected by the crisis

The economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic are severely affecting MSMEs in Africa and exacerbating the problems they have in accessing finance, which they already faced before the crisis. In r...

Proparco joins British International Investment and FMO to expand the reach of the Africa Resilience Investmen...

ARIA is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with Proparco, the private sector financing arm of the Agence française de développement Group (AFD Group). Proparco joins the platform as a fundi...

Coris Holding and Proparco Strengthen Their Partnership to Facilitate Financing for Ivorian SMEs

Following the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Coris Bank International Côte d’Ivoire secured a financing line from Proparco aimed at enhancing support for Ivorian SMEs. In April this year, Proparco ha...

FISEA+: accelerating capital mobilization by impact investment funds in Africa

FISEA+ is an initiative initiated in 2021 that invests in high-impact funds that address 4 key strategic priorities: support for SMEs, the emergence of social and solidarity-based enterprises, the dev...

CRRH-UEMOA Issues Social Bond Dedicated to Affordable Housing, with Proparco as Anchor Investor

Proparco is supporting the Caisse Régionale de Refinancement Hypothécaire de l’UEMOA (CRRH-UEMOA) as an anchor investor for the issuance of a 60 billion XOF social bond on the regional stock exchange...

SUNREF II Palestine: supporting energy efficiency projects

In December 2021, Proparco signed a €11.5m fund delegation agreement with the European Union to continue the SUNREF Palestine project, launched with AFD. SUNREF is an AFD Group product and label which...

Digital accessibility

An accessible website is one that allows people with disabilities to access and use its content and features easily. Proparco is committed to improving the accessibility of its internet, intranet, ext...

CREA Fund: a fund to support cultural and creative industries (CCIs)

The creative economy is now recognized as a driver of development: it fosters innovation, promotes knowledge transfer, and contributes to more inclusive growth. Proparco, with the support of the Europ...

EUROMENA III

By supporting the EuroMena III generalist fund, Proparco is contributing to financing companies in the MENA (Middle East/North Africa) region. The fund particularly supports the regional development o...

Casablanca’s smart waste revolution with ARMA

Au cœur de Casablanca, au Maroc, l’opérateur en charge de la propreté urbaine ARMA réinvente le ramassage des déchets à l’aide de technologies de pointe et d’un modèle de développement vertueux. Décry...

In Southeast Asia, GreenYellow makes full use of solar energy

GreenYellow is a French company specialising in the energy transition and an expert in decentralised solar photovoltaic production. Created in 2007 and supported by Proparco, it helps its customers re...

In Thailand, Union J.Plus, a key player in plastic recycling

Every year, Thailand generates more than 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste, of which barely 25% is recycled. The rest often ends up in landfills – or, worse, in natural ecosystems, particularly mari...

South Africa: the finance sector is helping to make affordable housing more accessible

TUHF is a unique financial player in South Africa to which Proparco granted a line of credit in local currency equivalent to €10 million in 2022. By supporting small property developers who invest in...

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Blended finance should be seen as a success

The FFD4 conference in Seville should avoid both unrealistic optimism and unwarranted negativity about blended finance. It is not a magic wand, it is a tool that enables DFIs to make more high impact...

Private sector finance for development - pitfalls and opportunities

Ambitious countries are putting in place platforms for attracting finance and developing projects. Aided by blended finance, the results are encouraging: losses on long-term investments in publicly-su...

Banco Bolivariano

Proparco is financing companies via a loan of some EUR 26m (USD 30m) allocated to the bank “Banco Bolivariano”, with a focus on shrimp production and export. This is a strategic sector for Banco Boliv...

Verod

Proparco is providing access to financing for SMEs in Nigeria and Ghana through a EUR 13.5m equity investment in the “Verod Capital Growth Fund III” fund.

Upper Trishuli 1

IFC, World Bank Group and a consortium of other donors are financing the construction of a hydropower plant via a USD 453m loan. For its first operation in Nepal, PROPARCO is contributing USD 11m to t...

Tunisie Leasing LC19

For over 20 years, Proparco has been supporting Tunisie Leasing & Factoring (TLF), which offers entrepreneurs simple and fast financing solutions. This new EUR 15m credit line will allow TLF to contin...