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Where climate risk meets opportunity: how Ecobank is financing Africa’s future
Most banks treat climate as a problem to manage. Ecobank treats it as intelligence to leverage. Across 35 African markets, the banking giant is embedding climate data into every credit decision, sover...
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In Sub-Saharan Africa, the ARAF fund is strengthening the climate resilience of smallholder farmers
Financed by several partners and development finance institutions – including Proparco, via AFD Group’s FISEA+ facility –, the ARAF fund targets the issues of food security and climate change. It inve...
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How Green Climate Fund is using ARAF funding to tackle climate change
Read the interview with Kavita Sinha, director of the Private Sector Facility at the Green Climate Fund.
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How emerging countries innovations can scale climate resilience for all
A new paradigm of global development has emerged – the climate resilience transition – requiring climate resilient solutions. While DFI and DAA are supporting these, they may not fully capture the mar...
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In Brazil, Proparco supports Frooty to strengthen sustainable açaí production
Proparco grants a senior loan of 10MUSD to Frooty Comércio e Indústria de Alimentos S.A., a leading player in the Brazilian açaí market, to support its development and promote sustainable agricultural...
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“Business & climate, acting to transform”: the new special issue of Private Sector & Development
Proparco has published a new edition of its Private Sector & Development magazine, focusing on the strategic role of the private sector and financial institutions in tackling the climate emergency. In...
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ICM complaint #21-001 - Report on the Conclusion of the Dispute Resolution Process
Report on the Conclusion of the Dispute Resolution Process - 16 octobre 2025
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FirstRand Bank 2016
Proparco has allocated a senior credit line to FirstRand Bank, a longstanding partner, to support SME development in South Africa. The bank specifically wants to target the most disadvantaged entrepre...
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Private Sector & Development - Business & Climate: Acting to transform
Proparco has published a new edition of its Private Sector & Development magazine, focusing on the strategic role of the private sector and financial institutions in tackling the climate emergency.
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Voices for Change - Dr. James Mwangi, Equity Group
In this Voices for Change episode, Dr. James Mwangi, CEO of Equity Bank, shares how finance can become a force for climate resilience and inclusive prosperity across Africa.
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Ecobank Tchad rejoint le programme Trade finance de Proparco, initié depuis 2018 avec le Groupe Ecobank
Proparco and Ecobank Group are reaffirming their commitment to supporting the supply of essential products in Africa. They are reinforcing their historic partnership through the integration of the Cha...
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Proparco and Vitas Lebanon strengthen their commitment to financial inclusion for MSMEs in Lebanon
Proparco and Vitas Lebanon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a third portfolio guarantee. This risk-sharing mechanism will enable Vitas Lebanon to cover part of its loan portfolio in suppor...
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Voices for Change - Rachael Antwi, Ecobank
In this Voices for Change episode, Rachael Antwi, Group Head of Sustainability at Ecobank, shares how one of Africa’s largest banks is turning sustainability into action — financing green innovation,...
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AFD Group offer - Social protection
Nearly half of the world’s population lacks any social protection. Greater investment is needed in low- and middle-income countries to address poverty, inequalities, and crises. That’s why AFD Group i...
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AFD Group offer - Health
More than half of the world’s population lack access to essential health services, and health inequalities among world regions remain very high. AFD Group supports the establishment of health and soci...
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Senegal: Proparco supports Gade Gui in launching its egg production operations
In Dakar, Proparco has granted a long-term structured loan to Gade Gui , one of the leading companies in the poultry industry and a key player in Senegal’s food security. This marks Proparco’s first d...
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Ventures Platform Secures $64M First Close for Pan-African Fund II to Power Africa’s Next Tech Wave
Ventures Platform, Africa’s leading seed-stage fund, has announced the $64 million first close of its second fund, VP Pan-African fund II, aimed at deepening seed investments, catalysing Series A roun...
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Fondation Albaraka
The Moroccan microfinance institution Albaraka Foundation is seeking to develop its loan portfolio. PROPARCO is helping it review its anti-money laundering and terrorist financing procedures.
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