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Golden Rice: Working for a quality and responsible rice industry in Cambodia
Golden Rice is based in Phnom Penh and is one of the main rice exporters in Cambodia. The company is recognized for its qualitative and responsible approach. It sources from small local producers and...
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All our news and information on COVID19
In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, AFD Group is adapting its operational and human resource systems. The group is working on a response aimed at limiting any health-related or economic damage in...
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Sustainable tourism in Africa : the committed approach of tourism promotion services - TPS Serena Hotels
East Africa’s TPS Serena Hotels Group, which has 23 properties (hotels, resorts, safari lodges and camps) in East Africa, is committed to an ambitious environmental, economic and social approach.
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Annapurna Finance: microfinance helping to empower Indian women
The Indian microfinance institution Annapurna Finance, specialising in social loans, has long been supported by Proparco. It serves a predominantly female population in rural areas where there is a lo...
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Sahyadri Farms, vines are a joint initiative
In the Indian state of Maharashtra, the Sahyadri Farms (a farmer collective owned company) – supported by Proparco – has managed to build a network of 24,000 smallholder farmers and become the country...
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With Proparco, gender equality is moving centre stage in the Bangladesh textile industry
In Dhaka – the hub of global textile production – Proparco is partnering with a major player in the sector in an innovative way. As well as creating permanent jobs in an industry dominated by seasonal...
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Gravita: eco-responsible lead battery recycler in India
Founded in 1992, the Indian group Gravita handles some 240,000 tonnes of lead-acid batteries every year, in compliance with strict environmental and safety standards. This leading industrial player ha...
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ACEP Sénégal: how microfinance is boosting small players in the agri-business sector
For over 30 years, ACEP Sénégal has been partnering small players in the agri-food sector by facilitating access to financial services. Its presence throughout Senegal, working alongside the rural pop...
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Casablanca: a revolution in connected waste with Arma
In the heart of Casablanca, urban waste management operator Arma is reinventing waste collection using leading-edge technology and a virtuous development model. Focus on a business that goes beyond lo...
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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...
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Union J.Plus: a key player in plastic recycling in Thailand
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...
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In Tunisia, Enda is boosting women’s entrepreneurship
The pioneer of microfinance in Tunisia, Enda has been demonstrating for almost 30 years that microcredit is a powerful driver for poverty reduction and economic development. Boosting women’s entrepren...
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Energy Access Fund
The EAVF fund, a French investment vehicle, invests in SMEs which provide rural and peri-urban populations in Sub-Saharan Africa with access to cheap low-carbon electricity.
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Private Sector & Development #43 - European development finance institutions: strategic players in changing ti...
This issue highlights the levers for action of European development finance institutions, who invest over €12 billion a year in the private sector in emerging countries. This issue was prepared in col...
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Proparco's Review of 2024
With €2.8 billion worth of projects signed, Proparco's exceptional results for 2024 reflect the level of commitment of AFD Group's private sector arm to major global challenges such as climate change,...
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EVEX MEDICAL
By supporting Evex, the leading player in the Georgian hospital sector, Proparco is contributing to upgrading the group's establishments, implementing environmental and social standards, and developin...
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Proparco and Bank of Palestine announce equity investment
Investment positions Proparco as a major partner of Bank of Palestine.
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Orange becomes the strategic partner of the French Development Agency (AFD) Group for digital technology
The Orange Group and the French Development Agency (AFD) have announced the signing of a framework partnership agreement making Orange the leading player in digital technology at VivaTech 2025. This g...
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