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South Africa: Proparco backs Calgro M3 to expand access to affordable housing
Proparco is providing a €20 million loan to Calgro M3 Holdings to support the development of new affordable housing in South Africa. The project will help address one of the country’s most pressing so...
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Proparco, representing France, intends to commit EUR 15 million in the European Flagship Fund for the Reconstr...
• At the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk, Poland (25–26 June), Proparco, France’s development finance institution and the private-sector arm of AFD Group, announces its intention to invest EUR 1...
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Proparco supports Anda to expand access to affordable mobility in Angola
Proparco announced today an investment in Anda Angola, a Luanda-based mobility and fintech company that is bringing informal transport operators into the formal economy. The financing will expand driv...
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Our activities in Latin America and the Caribbean
During the 2000s, Latin American countries achieved significant progress, which reduced poverty and led to the emergence of a new middle class. But despite this progress, Latin America needs to overco...
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Our activities in Eurasia
In Eurasia, Proparco finances and supports the private sector for the purpose of promoting sustainable development, protecting the environment and reducing inequalities. Its work helps to build a more...
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Our activities in Africa
In African countries – a priority for AFD Group and the French Government – Proparco operates in all sectors. Its financing has two main objectives: fighting poverty and promoting sustainable growth.
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Our activities in Asia
In Asia, where Proparco is very active – just like its parent, Agence française de développement (AFD) – its financing aims to promote green and inclusive growth.
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Proparco, Calvert Impact, Africa Re, Swedfund, IFC, Tsao Family Office and TLG announce $120m second close of ...
Proparco, Calvert Impact, Africa Re, Swedfund, IFC, Tsao Family Office and TLG Capital announce the $120m second close of the TLG Africa Growth Impact Fund II (AGIF II), reinforcing their shared commi...
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i'SUPPLY: Investors bet on Egypt’s next digital leap
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the French Development Agency's (AFD) presence in Egypt, journalist Nuria Tesón and photographer Samar Baiomy turn their attention to i'SUPPLY, a digital sta...
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BOAD Titrisation, AFINHAB, Ecobank and Proparco complete affordable housing securitisation
BOAD Titrisation, the Ecobank Group and Proparco have successfully completed a securitisation transaction under the ZAKA programme, sponsored by AFINHAB. The transaction mobilises long-term private ca...
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Proparco extends USD 50 million loan to City Bank to support climate finance, women-led businesses and SMEs gr...
Proparco, the private sector financing arm of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group, has signed a USD 50 million senior loan agreement with City Bank PLC to support climate finance, women-...
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Private Sector & Development #16 - 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...
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Private Sector & Development #17 - Does the private sector help improve healthcare systems in developing count...
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?
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Special issue - Independent power producers: a solution for Africa?
Demand for electricity in sub-Saharan Africa is growing fast – driven primarily by economic growth and by policies for widening access to electricity – and yet production capacity has developed very l...
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Private Sector & Development #19 - Private sector crucial to resolve housing challenges
Decent, affordable housing is crucial to development. It determines living standards; its location affects employment opportunities, while its mass construction can generate thousands of jobs.
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Private Sector & Development #21 - Promoting CSR in Africa: a sustainable development opportunity
The last decade has seen the CSR spread across every continent, transforming businesses. The major international organisations have produced guidelines, norms and standards to provide the private sect...
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Private Sector & Development #22 - Scaling-up private sector climate finance
This twenty-second issue of Private Sector & Development investigates the private sector’s role in financing the energy transition, exploring pathways for achieving the expansion that is so crucial fo...
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