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BPI SOUTHERN AFRICA
BPI’s investment fund specialized in SMEs in Southern Africa focuses on companies in Namibia, Zambia and Malawi operating in the construction, health, education and service sectors.
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2021 Sustainable Development Report has just been published. Some explanations from Pierre Forestier, Director...
Pierre Forestier, Director Sustainable Devlopment, tells us about it
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Credo Bank Attracted EUR 16.5 million from Proparco to Support MSMEs in Georgia
The five-year investment facility aims to provide post pandemic support to micro, small and medium sized enterprises in Georgia, as well as building further resilience to cope with regional uncertaint...
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At VivaTech, Agence francaise de développement group alongside african start-ups
Europe’s biggest Tech event, which was held in Paris from 15 to 18 June, was full of visitors and innovation. The event was marked by the visit of the French President and the presence of a number of...
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Review : With the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Proparco is stepping up and extendin...
Under the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, held for six months from 1 January to 30 June 2022, Proparco has significantly stepped up its cooperation activities with the European...
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New Blue Loan to Help Bank of Qingdao Pilot Blue Finance, Supporting China’s Climate Goals
Proparco participated in IFC's landmark $150 million blue syndicated loan for Bank of Qingdao (BQD), marking its and IFC's first blue finance investment in China. This new investment will enable BQD t...
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Proparco invests $31,5 million into Kenya's leading modern retailer
Proparco, is pleased to announce its partnership with IBL Group, the largest conglomerate of Mauritius (listed on the Mauritius Stock Exchange), and DEG, a subsidiary of German KfW Group, to jointly a...
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Proparco Completes Pre-Series-A Investment in Moringa Fueling its Expansion across Africa
This investment will aid Moringa to prepare for Series A funding in 2023. Apart from International expansion outside Kenya, the funding from Proparco will also facilitate the broadening of the range o...
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Proparco and Vista Gui sign a USD 10 million trade finance guarantee in Guinea
The project consists in the granting of a USD 10 million envelope to guarantee trade finance instruments issued by Vista Gui, a subsidiary of the Vista banking group, the country's largest bank in ter...
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Proparco invests $15 million in the Indian microfinance institution Annapurna
This investment from Proparco completes a funding round in which Annapurna raised a total of $100 million. This fundraising will allow Annapurna to grow its loan book, invest in technology, expand geo...
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Brac Bank
Proparco is contributing to strengthening the financing capacity of BRAC Bank – whose clients are unbanked SMEs in Bangladesh – and is financing training in risk management for ten of the bank’s execu...
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Green Móvil: Proparco and FDN finance the largest e-mobility project in Colombia
This week, at Proparco’s headquarters in Paris, the signing ceremony of the Green Móvil project took place. Only a year after financing the first fleet of electric buses in Bogotá (the “Electribus” pr...
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Acquisition of a majority equity stake in Diani Beach Hospital in Kenya alongside Ascent Rift Valley Fund II –...
The investment will continue Diani Beach Hospital’s growth, thus improving healthcare provision for hundreds of thousands of Kenyans living in an underserved part of the country.
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Proparco supports Centenary Bank’s commitment towards Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Uganda
Through a credit line and portfolio guarantees equivalent to UGX 105 billion commitment, Proparco will help boost Centenary Bank’s capacity to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)...
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Proparco, the European Union and Societe Generale Guinea collaborate to support high impact VSEs/SMEs
Proparco, on behalf of the French Development Agency (AFD), has signed a partnership agreement with Societe Generale Guinea within the framework of the EURIZ program implemented thanks to the resource...
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With Green Móvil, Proparco is supporting the electrification of buses in Colombia
One year after the Electribus project, Proparco is renewing its support for clean mobility in Colombia with Green Móvil. Financed in partnership with the Colombian development bank FDN, the operation...
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The AAF fund's exit from Feronia marks the end of AFD Group's indirect participation in the company
In November 2020, following a restructuring and sale process, Feronia sold all its shares in Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC) to the Straight KKM2 (KKM) fund. Consequently, the AAF fund, who...
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Proparco and FMO support Kılıç Deniz, Turkey’s leading aquaculture player, through EUR 80mln syndicated loan
FMO and Proparco announced today the launch of a EUR 80mln syndicated facility to support Kılıç Deniz, Turkey’s leading aquaculture player, which is growing and producing sustainably certified fish. T...
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Proparco and BICIS commit to Senegalese VSEs and SMEs affected by the crisis
Proparco's Choose Africa Resilience guarantee will cover BICIS' lending of XOF 1,250,000,000 to Senegalese small and medium-sized enterprises.
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2020 annual results : €2 billion of commitments, major impacts on development and a mobilization in response t...
This morning, AFD Group presented the figures for its activities in 2020. Despite an exceptional context marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, Proparco, the Group’s private sector financing arm, has topped...
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