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Private equity investment in sub-saharan african SMEs
SME financing cannot be enhanced simply by scaling up volumes of financing. SMEs need to upgrade so that they can meet the eligibility criteria of bankers and other investors. I&P is aware of the diff...
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Key questions concerning African industrial development policies
African industrial development is a major challenge for the Continent and it is currently a key focus for governments, financial backers and investors. Although still in the early stages of developmen...
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The role of the manufacturing sector in Asian economic development
When studying industrial development dynamics and their impacts on the economy worldwide, the Asian case is an obvious example. Huge investments in the manufacturing sector have brought about rapid st...
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Supply chain diversification due to Covid-19 to benefit Africa?
With its booming population, Africa may have no choice but to rapidly expand its industrial base. Doing so has been given impetus by European companies’ desire to bring their supply chains closer to p...
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Short-term impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on the African manufacturing sector
Initial reports and data on the impacts of the Covid-19 crisis between March and June 2020 highlight the relative resilience of African countries when compared to other emerging countries such as Braz...
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Reducing gender inequality: approach by a bank
Gender inequalities in Panama are still prevalent and women’s participation in the country’s economy is still low. Despite government intervention to address these inequalities, private sector involve...
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What the 2X Challenge is teaching us about gender lens investing
Almost two years after its launch, we look back at the 2X Challenge initiative, which aims to increase capital flows towards private sector initiatives that benefit women.
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Women’s investment: financial instruments promoting inclusive economic development
Despite having one of the highest levels of women entrepreneurs in the world, the economic potential of women in Africa remains undervalued. This is in particular due to a range of financing that does...
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Gender and climate: levers for sustainable development
Women are first in line when it comes to tackling climate change. Whether they are involved in producing and managing resources or in climate negotiations, women are fully-fledged stakeholders in the...
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In Cameroon, MPMEs will be eligible to benefit from AFD Group's new guaranteed loans offer
Cameroun is one of the first countries to benefit from loans guaranteed at 80% by AFD Group, made possible thanks to the resources specifically allocated by the French State in favor of MSMEs affected...
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PROPARCO and DEG sign a USD 65m loan to MCB to support its clients affected by the Covid-19 crisis
A USD 65m loan has been signed between Proparco, its German counterpart DEG and Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited (MCB). The objective is to support Mauritian businesses affected by the crisis
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Proparco and ACBA Bank cooperate to support SMEs and the agricultural sector in Armenia
Proparco granted a $20 million credit line to ACBA Bank to help the bank further support SMEs and businesses in the agricultural sector, which play a key role in job creation and access to essential g...
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Nigeria: PROPARCO has allocated a guarantee to UBA to support SMEs
Proparco has just allocated a portfolio guarantee to United Bank for Africa (UBA) to facilitate access to loans for Nigerian SMEs. Proparco’s operation will specifically contribute to financing SMEs i...
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Averroès Finance III
The Averroès Finance III Fund, launched by Bpifrance Investment and BPI France Private Equity, targets venture capital funds which finance SMEs and midcaps located in the Maghreb and Mashreq regions a...
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Proparco provides Evex Hospitals with a grant to support its operations against covid19
This grant will finance exceptional protective equipment costs caused by the pandemic. It recognizes the key role the private sector is currently playing to overcome the health and economic crisis and...
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New partnership between AFD Group and Société Générale to support MSMEs in Africa affected by the crisis
To meet the needs of MSMEs affected by the crisis on the African continent, Proparco has set up an exceptional guarantee to cover part of the financing that financial institutions can grant them. Soci...
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Proparco supports Microfinance Solidaire's commitment to financial inclusion and access to energy
Thanks to a €2 million loan granted by Proparco, Microfinance Solidaire will expand its support to some twenty microfinance institutions and social enterprises in Africa, Asia and Haiti. This operatio...
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In India, Proparco increases its investment in LOK Capital’s third fund to support financial inclusion players...
Through a new USD 5 million commitment to the LOK III fund, Proparco supports companies in the financial inclusion sector impacted by the Covid-19 crisis and helps them to reinforce access to credit f...
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Mali : with Proparco's support, Banque Atlantique Mali is financing women's entrepreneurship
Proparco and Banque Atlantique, a subsidiary of Morocco’s Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) Group, have signed an FCFA 500m EURIZ guarantee agreement to promote the allocation of loans to Malian SMEs ma...
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