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AFD 80th anniversary: Making sustainable development investment more sustainable and more pertinent – to more ...
How did it all begin? To mark AFD’s 80th anniversary – which we'll celebrate in December 2021 – François Pacquement, History and Strategic Thinking Officer at AFD, takes a look back at the Group’s his...
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TLcom Capital, the venture capital fund targeting innovative African start-ups
TLcom Capital has been supported by Proparco since 2017 and is financing the development of about a dozen African start-ups. Its targets: high-potential nuggets whose technology is based on mobile pho...
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Proparco and Adenia acquire Overseas Catering Services
Adenia Partners, a private equity firm investing in Africa, has partnered with Proparco to buy Overseas Catering Services (OCS), a leading corporate catering and related services provider in Africa an...
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Proparco supports the Nigerian bank FCMB to strengthen its commitment to high-impact SMEs and climate projects
The operation consists of a USD 35 million loan and a EURIZ portfolio guarantee of NGN 5 billion (EUR 10 million equivalent) to support First City Monument Bank Ltd (FCMB) strategy to serve high-impac...
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In Turkey, Proparco supports Sanko Group in its sustainability strategy
The operation consists of a EUR 37 million senior facility granted by Proparco to support Sanko Group, one of the biggest Turkish conglomerates, mainly operating in textile, energy, cement and packagi...
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Proparco joins a consortium of new lenders for the pioneering Djermaya Solar project in Chad
InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) announced today the participation of its sister PIDG company, the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) alongside Propa...
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BANPRO 2016
PROPARCO is contributing to strengthening the capital structure of Banpro, Nicaragua’s leading bank, which will allow it to continue its productive investments for SMEs in the country – and, more gene...
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AFD Group invests $10 million in African Rivers Fund III to support SMEs in the DRC, Uganda and Angola
After having already invested USD 5 million in the African Rivers Fund (ARF) in 2016, AFD Group renews its support to the XSML management team by investing USD 10 million in its third fund, African Ri...
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Proparco and UIB strengthen their support to Tunisian entrepreneurs affected by the crisis
By granting an exceptional guarantee of one million euros to Union Internationale de Banques (UIB), Proparco confirms the strength of its partnership with this key player in the economic development o...
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France and United States Partnership Attracts Private Capital to the DRC
The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) formed a strategic partnership to develop key economic value chains and improve the...
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Proparco renews its support to Advans Cameroun, a financial institution serving micro-entrepreneurs
After an ARIZ TPE MINKA portfolio guarantee granted in April 2019, Proparco is renewing its support to Advans Cameroun with a €2 million guarantee as part of AFD Group's Choose Africa Resilience initi...
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Enhancing water security in Africa : Metito’s mission in action
Metito, a leader in water management solutions, has addressed water scarcity across Africa since its founding in 1958. Specializing in desalination, wastewater treatment, water reuse, and industrial s...
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SUEZ is innovating to improve access to essential water services
The strategic importance that the SUEZ group attaches to innovation is reflected in increased resources and a specifically designed organisation chart. Innovation at SUEZ underpins the transformation...
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Assessment and outlook for DFI initiatives: towards greater efficiency ?
Over the past decade, health, climate and geopolitical challenges have increased exponentially. In response, Europe’s development finance institutions (DFIs) have stepped up their cooperation and anch...
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How IFU continues to invest in Ukraine despite war and high risk
The Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) is working tirelessly alongside the Ukrainian government and society to support the country’s businesses and people. It follows a rigorous fun...
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Developing and investing in frontier markets to achieve the SDGs
How FMO is working (providing technical assistance) and investing in frontier markets to develop opportunities into financeable projects.
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DFIs’ key role in climate-change resilience
The climate challenge is daunting but technological progress and cost reductions are opening new investment opportunities all the time. We can look forward to a golden decade of climate investing.
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Journey without Maps
Radical uncertainty in geopolitics and geoeconomics is set to increase, along with risks of crises – and the global community’s mitigating capacity is diminished. In a world without a global balance o...
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Proparco signs its first credit line to a transport finance company in South Asia, Shriram Transport Finance C...
By granting USD 70 million to Shriram Transport Finance Company (STFC) for the financing of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) light commercial vehicles, Proparco seeks to contribute to the mitigation of pa...
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Alios Finance 2016
Alios Finance operates in several African countries and is specialized in leasing, especially auto leasing. The company is planning to develop – which will strengthen the local financing capacity, par...
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