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Getting it right: private sector participation in the water sector
Attracting private sector participation to the water sector is key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Successful experiences abound, as described in this issue. However, as investm...
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Drinking water for all: the work of Águas do Rio in Brazil
As part of the programme to privatise water and sanitation services in the State of Rio, the private company Águas do Rio - supported by IDB Invest and Proparco - was awarded management of two concess...
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Stimulation, innovation and development: Brazil’s BNDES at the forefront
WHAT ARE THE MISSION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BANCO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO ECONOMICO E SOCIAL (BNDES)?
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A concession success story: the private sector’s role in water and sanitation in Manila
Prior to 1997, the East Zone of Metro Manila was faced with numerous water problems, for example only 26% of the area’s population had access to a continuous water supply. However, the city was able t...
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Orchestrating multi-player collaboration in water and sanitation in Latin America and the Caribbean
Irene Arias Hofman, CEO of IDB Lab, describes the Lab’s role in Latin America and the Caribbean, specifically in the water and sanitation sector of the region. This against the backdrop of IDB Lab’s f...
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Leveraging capital markets to meet water and sanitation needs
The World Bank estimates that to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, $114 billion per year will be needed for new water and sanitation infrastructure. To this end, WaterEquity was establishe...
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Addressing critical water shortage in Jordan: a collaborative effort
Guided by AFD and Proparco, DIWACO is addressing water scarcity in Jordan. Due to its record, the project is attracting interest from investors and commercial banks – notwithstanding its emerging mark...
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Al Ambaratouria LL Taka Al Shamsia
Proparco is cofinancing a private 50 MW photovoltaic power plant in Northern Amman, with the aim of increasing Jordan's energy independence. It will be connected to the domestic grid via a contract wi...
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Non-Revenue Water is water wasted - is resource wasted
About a third of the world’s drinking water supplied to water utilities is lost before it reaches any users. This loss, referred to as Non-Revenue Water (NRW), is the most crucial metric in the manage...
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Drinking water for rural and semi-urban areas in Africa: the need for private sector involvement
The drinking water sector in semi-urban and rural Africa has long been considered unprofitable and has not attracted the interest of the private sector. However, over 50% of the continent's population...
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Proparco supports the development of Global Tea in Kenya and Malawi
Proparco, Si Advisers LLP ('Si') and IFU have signed an agreement to provide growth capital to Global Tea & Commodities (‘Global Tea’), a tea, coffee, and macadamia business with operations in Kenya a...
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Côte d'Ivoire: PROPARCO is strengthening its partnership with ADVANS-CI, ECOBANK-CI and SIB to support Ivorian...
During the visit to Côte d’Ivoire by Mr. Franck Riester, the French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, PROPARCO and the financial institutions ADVANS-CI, ECOBANK-CI and S...
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Proparco supports the growth of the Vitalis Group, a leading pharmaceutical company in Latin America
Proparco, alongside Acon Investments, DEG and FMO, acquired the Vitalis Group (Vitalis), a leading manufacturer and distributor of generic injectable pharmaceuticals with production facilities in Colo...
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“Choose Africa on air” webcast: spotlight on entrepreneurial Africa
This event brought together a number of Proparco’s key economic stakeholders, entrepreneurs, experts and financial partners, both in a studio and via a live link-up from Africa. It was an opportunity...
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Global gender finance initiative sets ambitious new $15 billion fundraising goal after securing more than doub...
Over 200 businesses in the developing world received investment over the last three years.
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Banco Popular
PROPARCO is supporting credit for businesses – especially SMEs – by financing Banco Popular Dominicano, the country’s leading private bank. SMEs currently account for a third of its loan portfolio.
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IVORY COAST : Proparco and EAIF partner to finance the first biomass plant with grid injection in Africa
During the visit to Côte d’Ivoire by Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Proparco and the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) have closed a 165M EUR proj...
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Proparco and Ecobank Liberia have signed a USD 10M Trade Finance guarantee
After a pilot Trade Finance project launched in 2017 with Ecobank Group subsidiaries in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire (and their French subsidiary as confirming bank), PROPARCO has just...
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G7 DFI and multilateral partners to invest over $80 billion into African businesses over the next five years
The G7 DFIs, the IFC, the private sector arm of the African Development Bank, EBRD and the European Investment Bank today announced that they were committed to investing $80 billion in the private sec...
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