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Private Sector & Development #29 - Financing start-ups to build tomorrow's african economies
This issue of Private Sector & Development magazine is devoted to venture capital and the world of start-ups in Africa. It looks at a growing sector that set a new investment record in 2017.
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Video - Financing start-ups to build tomorrow's african economies, edition no. 29 of Proparco’s magazine
While it is still far from achieving a penetration similar to the American continent, Europe or Asia, venture capital investment is experiencing strong and continuous growth In Africa. For example, in...
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Proparco finances Lynk, a Kenyan start-up transforming the informal sector
In Kenya, close to 80% of the population works in the informal sector. Lynk created a platform that allows workers to create a career identity online and then helps individuals and companies hire them...
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Special issue - The hotel and tourism industries in Africa: a booming market
The tourism and hotel industry, which is often vaunted for its capacity to create jobs and boost regional economic activity in general, has been enjoying a boom in Africa for a few years now.
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Private Sector & Development #13 - Development initiatives for sub-Saharan agriculture and food production ind...
Sub-Saharan Africa is about to undergo an unprecedented demographic explosion: in 40 years its population will triple and the ratio of urban to rural dwellers will be reversed. Today, and even more so...
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Private Sector & Development #14 - Utilising, developing and preserving forests: finding the balance
Forests are important carbon sinks that play a vital role in maintaining the world’s ecological balances. However, population growth and urbanisation are intensifying pressure on forested land in the...
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Private Sector & Development #15 - Waste: the challenges facing developing countries
Open dumping of waste presents a real threat to the environment and to human health and is commonplace in developing countries. Constrained by budget pressures, towns and cities in the southern hemisp...
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Geographical coverage of PROPARCO
The map and list of countries that Proparco covers.
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Organization chart of the executive team
Executive team Proparco - January 2025
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The members of the Investment Advisory Committee
Proparco Investment Advisory Committee members as of July 4th 2025.
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Proparco statutes
Société de promotion et de participation pour la coopération économique S.A. Bylaws modified based on the decision of the General Assembly of 28 May 2025
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Ethics Charter - AFD Group
Agence Française de Développement is a government body carrying out public policy, primarily overseas. Given this mandate, AFD as an organization, and each of its staff members as well, must consis...
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Proparco Exclusion list
The objective of the exclusion list is to clearly indicate the activities that the Group refuses to finance due to ethical, regulatory, environmental or social criteria, and arising from the applicati...
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The AFD Carbon Footprint Tool for projects - User’s Guide and Methodology
AFD (Agence Française de Développement) aims to promote low-carbon development through the projects it finances, in line with France’s commitment to combat climate change and AFD’s strategic orientati...
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EDFI energy evaluation 2012
This is a synthesis of findings from in-depth evaluations of three EDFI energy infrastructure investments in sub-Saharan Africa. The evaluation focussed on understanding the development impact and dis...
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of EDFI Support for SME Development in Africa
The members of the association of European Developement Finance Institutions, EDFI, have joibtly commisioned an evaluation of the effectiveness of EDFI members' support for SME development through Fin...
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The Growing Role of the Development Finance Institutions in International Development Policy
The private sector plays a crucial role in developing countries. It is a vital factor for growth and job creation and, by spurring economic development, provides the fiscal base which allows governmen...
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