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International consortium backs Damietta port in Egypt: US$ 455 million financing package from EBRD, IFC, AIIB,...
- EBRD, IFC, AIIB, DEG and Proparco to provide a US$ 455 million financing package to Damietta Alliance Container Terminals. - Co-financing to develop the superstructure of a second container termin...
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New issue: Private Sector & Development #40 “Sustainable cities: how private sector players are gearing up”
Proparco is publishing the 40th edition of its Private Sector & Development magazine, devoted to sustainable cities. This is an absolutely crucial issue given that by 2050, almost 70% of the populatio...
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Proparco, DEG and other lenders support women's entrepreneurship in Brazil with Sicredi
Proparco is supporting Sicredi with a $30 million loan dedicated to women-owned micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). This transaction is part of a $125 million syndication led by DEG ($...
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Advans Cameroun assists SMEs and small farms, with support from Proparco
Proparco, the subsidiary of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) dedicated to the private sector, has granted Advans Cameroun an ARIZ TPE portfolio guarantee of 1.3 billion CFA francs (equivalent t...
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AFD's 2024 Funding Program
AFD’s Board of Directors approved the 2024 funding program on January 25, setting the target at €9 billion.
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Proparco strengthens its partnership with Société Générale Cameroun to support local SMEs
Proparco has renewed its partnership with Société Générale Cameroun through an ARIZ portfolio guarantee of XAF 13 billion (€20 million) to support Cameroon's SMEs in their efforts to build a sustainab...
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Ciel Healthcare Ltd
CIEL Healthcare Limited (CHL) is strengthening healthcare provision in Sub-Saharan Africa by developing its network of health facilities. It is the private sector which generally meets the increasing...
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To strengthen the economic role of women in India, Proparco supports Lighthouse Funds
Proparco invests USD $15 million in private equity in Lighthouse India Fund IV AIF (Fund India), an India’s leading growth-stage private equity firm which applies the 2X Challenge criteria to its port...
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Proparco, an institution committed to gender equality
To mark International Women's Rights Day on 8 March 2024, Barbara Kong and Manon Rajot – in charge of impact and gender equality missions, respectively, at Proparco – explain how the Agence Française...
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Afriland First Bank developps its Trade Finance activities with the support of Proparco
In 2022, a guarantee (trade finance) line was granted to Afriland First Bank Cameroun for a total amount of EUR 15 million. Following two years of partnership, Proparco is renewing this line, increasi...
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Mobilitas continues to grow and diversify in Africa, with renewed support from Proparco
Mobilitas, a major player in international mobility, physical and digital records management, and heritage conservation, restoration and digitization, has been a partner of Proparco for 10 years, and...
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Proparco supports the financial inclusion of entrepreneurs with Vitas Lebanon
Proparco is reiterating its support for Vitas Liban, following an initial operation in December 2020. This new partnership, in the form of a €2 million ARIZ TPE MINKA portfolio guarantee, aims to cove...
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Diamond Trust Bank
Diamond Trust Bank Kenya is a Kenyan medium-sized bank which is particularly close to SMEs. Proparco’s support will allow it to develop its activity for SMEs and companies which have income in dollars...
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RE&UP, SANKO’s circular-tech venture, secures financing from Proparco, to scale its textile recycling capacity
Proparco has granted RE&UP Recycling Technologies, a circular-tech textile recycling venture of SANKO Group, a senior loan that will enable RE&UP to scale its next-gen recycle fiber production and tex...
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IFC, Proparco and Helios plan partnership to support Africa’s sports and entertainment sectors
For the first time, Proparco and IFC – the respective private sector arm of the AFD Group and the World Bank Group – are joining forces together with Helios Sports and Entertainement Group to increase...
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The Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited (MCB) participate in Proparco Trade Finance Program, as a confirming ban...
The Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited (MCB) joins the Trade Finance program of Proparco as a confirming bank (primary beneficiary of guarantees issued by Proparco). The program will assist MCB to incr...
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Proparco announces €20 million investment in Amethis Fund III to support job growth in Africa
Proparco and Amethis continue their long-standing collaboration in support of the African private sector. This new investment by Proparco in the Amethis Fund III ("AF III") aims to support African med...
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Scatec and Toyota Tsusho – Aeolus join forces for Tunisia solar projects, with support from Proparco and EBRD
Scatec and Toyota Tsusho – Aeolus join forces for Tunisia solar projects, Scatec ASA, a leading renewable energy provider, and Aeolus SAS, part of the Japanese conglomerate Toyota Tsusho Group, hav...
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ACEP Senegal contributes to Senegal's food sovereignty with an agricultural microfinance solution
Proparco has just granted a senior credit line of XOF 6.5 billion (equivalent to €10 million) to ACEP Senegal. It will be used to stimulate growth in the microfinance institution's lending to micro-fa...
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Rubyx rolls out its ‘lending as a service’ for African microfinance institutions and startups, with the suppor...
Proparco has just granted a €400k loan to Rubyx through the Bridge by Digital Africa facility. This will enable the African start-up to roll out more rapidly its new algorithmic loan offering for star...
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