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The role of development finance institutions in promoting CSR
Development finance institutions such as Proparco help the companies they finance to improve their environmental and social (E&S) practices. Their role is not limited to E&S risk management: they also...
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Expertise for Change - Ninel Ulloa, Gender Impacts Project Manager
In this episode of Expertise for Change, Ninel Ulloa Maureira, Gender Impact Officer, presents the actions taken by Proparco to reduce gender inequality through its financing and support activities.
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The Alliance for Entrepreneurship supports early-stage companies to enhance access to electricity through low-...
PROPARCO and IFC, two core members of the Alliance for Entrepreneurship in Africa (AforE), announce their intent to support the scale up of Nuru, an early-stage company which provides decentralized an...
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New issue of the magazine Private Sector & Development: #36 Technical Assistance: widening the field of possib...
The 36th edition of Proparco's Private Sector & Development (PS&D) magazine is devoted to technical assistance, an instrument at the service of development commonly used by all actors (international o...
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Finance verte et inclusive au Vietnam : VP Bank émet une obligation verte pionnière
VP Bank has just issued a $300 million green social and sustainable bond, the first ever issued by a private bank in Vietnam on the international market. Proparco is supporting this pioneering initiat...
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Nigeria: Nutrik increases its local production capacity for emergency therapeutic food
Proparco has granted a €2 million loan for Nutrik to develop its emergency therapeutic food (RUTF) production activity in Nigeria. This financing is part of the FARM (Food & Agriculture Resilience Mis...
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Agriculture and agri-food
Proparco supports private stakeholders in the agriculture and agri-food sectors committed to promoting more productive, environmentally-friendly and resource-efficient business models.
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In Togo, the Agence Française de Développement Group reaffirms its support to the private sector with Ecobank ...
On the occasion of the visit to Togo of Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and President of Proparco, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed today with Ec...
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Voices for Change - VisionFund Sénégal, with Agnès Diene and Christine Fages
On 6 January, Christine Fages, the French Ambassador to Senegal, met with Agnès Diene, CEO of VisionFund Senegal microfinance institution. The meeting highlighted the shared commitment of VisionFund S...
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French and Canadian DFIs launch capacity-building project for women entrepreneurs
Findev Canada, Agence française de développement (AFD) and Proparco have announced the launch of a capacity-building project for women entrepreneurs in the context of the covid-19 pandemic.
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For gender equality in the textile industry in Bangladesh
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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INDIA: USD 75m to develop the microfinance activity of IndusInd Bank and support women entrepreneurs in rural ...
Proparco has just signed a USD 75m loan with IndusInd Bank for its Microfinance Division. This financing will allow the bank to increase the number of microcredits allocated to women entrepreneurs in...
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Peru: an investor pool, led by Linzor Capital Partners, acquires the telecom provider Win, to connect underser...
Linzor Capital Partners, AC Capitales, DEG and Proparco, along with other investors, are acquiring the Peruvian company Win, which will connect underserved and low-to-middle income areas. A high-stake...
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Expertise France joins AFD Group, allowing for a Holistic Approach to Development
The interministerial agency responsible for technical cooperation, Expertise France, joined AFD Group on January 1, 2022. With AFD subsidiary Proparco operating in the private sector, the Group now pr...
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New issue of the magazine Private Sector & Development: #37 Faced with the crisis: what prospects for the priv...
The 37th edition of Proparco's Private Sector & Development (PS&D) magazine, produced with the association EDFI, gives a voice to European development finance institutions and presents their responses...
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Expertise for Change - Laure Bourgeois & Jean-Gabriel Daye, Principal Investments Officers
In this episode of Expertise for Change, Laure Bourgeois and Jean-Gabriel Dayre, principal investment officers, discuss the “Natural Capital” strategy implemented by Proparco to address the challenges...
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Expertise for Change - Jean Guyonnet-Duperat, Regional Director for East Africa
In this episode of Expertise for Change, Jean Guyonnet-Duperat, Regional Director for East Africa at Proparco, discusses the challenges of financing healthcare systems in East Africa and the role deve...
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The Appointments committee
The task of the Appointments committee is to identify and recommend, to the Board of directors, candidates who could serve as directors. The Appointments committee ensures that the Board of directors...
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Using the Theory of Change to optimize the investment impact
Agricultural programmes are a preferred instrument to achieve positive impact on local communities. Today’s DFIs, including Proparco, are looking for financial results but also aim to achieve economic...
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SUNREF II Palestine: supporting energy efficiency projects
In December 2021, Proparco signed a €11.5m fund delegation agreement with the European Union to continue the SUNREF Palestine project, launched with AFD. SUNREF is an AFD Group product and label which...
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