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Kenya: Proparco invests in Arc Ride to accelerate electric mobility in Africa
• Proparco, the French development finance institution, announces a USD 1.5 million equity investment in the fundraising round of Arc Ride Ltd. • This first investment aims to accelerate the deployme...
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Proparco fosters green infrastructure development in Africa with Africa50's AGIA-PD fund
Proparco has committed USD 10 million to the senior tranche of the Africa Green Infrastructure Alliance – Project Development Fund (AGIA-PD), managed by Africa50. The investment will support the devel...
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“Microfinance institutions are a key driver of economic and social recovery”
90%: that's the decline in the portfolios of Lebanon's microfinance institutions since 2019. But in conflict-affected economies, microfinance institutions are often the only financial actors able to s...
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“Technical assistance brings the right expertise at the right moment”
191. That's the number of Proparco’s clients that have benefited from technical assistance. Since the launch of the offer in 2010, the institution deployed nearly €50 million in grants, supporting mor...
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Executive team Proparco - July 2026
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Another step for gender equality: Proparco strengthens its commitment to gender-lens investing
• On the occasion of the 2X Global Summit, taking place from 15 to 17 September 2026 in Montréal, Proparco, the French development finance institution, announces the signing of a Memorandum of Underst...
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Development and multilateral finance institutions underscore the importance of investing in women and reaffirm...
At the 2X Global Summit in Montréal, Canada, leading development and multilateral finance institutions came together to reaffirm their commitment to investing in women’s economic empowerment in a new...
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“FISEA’s clear objective: take risks, mobilise patient capital, support the growth”
Since its launch in 2009, FISEA has supported 1,200 African businesses. An investment vehicle owned by AFD and managed by Proparco, FISEA invests in equity, directly in companies and through local inv...
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“All sectors must now adapt to climate change”
3.5 billion. That's the number of people already living in contexts of high vulnerability to climate change. Faced with this reality, adaptation is no longer a future challenge – it is an immediate ne...
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Propulse: a range of support to maximise the positive impact of our financings
Proparco uses Propulse to help its clients deploy their projects or improve their practices by providing targeted strategic or technical assistance tailored to their challenges. The aim is to boost th...
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The website www.proparco.fr (hereinafter “the website” or “Proparco’s website”) is published by Société de Promotion et de Participation pour la Coopération Economique (hereinafter “Proparco”), a Join...
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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...
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Our activities in the Middle East
Proparco mobilises its capacity to operate in fragile contexts in support of the private sector in the Middle East. In countries weakened by, or emerging from persistent crises, its action aims to saf...
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“Gender equality is both a matter of justice and a tremendous business opportunity”
On the occasion of the 2X Global Summit, which runs from 15 to 17 September 2026 in Montreal, Emmanuelle Riedel Drouin reflects on the progress made thanks to the 2X Challenge, co-founded by Proparco...
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Governance
The governance of Proparco is based on structures that guarantee the transparency of its operation as well as its good management. Under the direction of Françoise Lombard, the General management prep...
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Regional office South Asia
Proparco's regional office for South Asia covers Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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Proparco review 2025: Staying the course in a changing world
Proparco, France’s development finance institution dedicated to the private sector, confirmed the strength of its business operations in 2025 with €2.5 billion invested in nearly 200 projects, includi...
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Proparco and the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation are supporting financial inclusion in Uganda
With the support of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Proparco is providing technical assistance to support the second phase of a project implemented by the Grameen Crédit Agricole F...
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