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Diversifying funding for biodiversity conservation
Funding biodiversity conservation is no longer a government-subsidy and grant-giving game only. However, a financing shortfall of USD 598-824 billion per year remains. To fill this void, the private s...
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Nature Positive: turning biodiversity from a risk into an opportunity
Globally, the natural world on which people and economies depend is in crisis. Species are declining, biodiversity loss and novel diseases, such as Covid-19, all pose business risks, but the renewed i...
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Towards eco-systemic concessions: an introduction to the coming age of forests
In the face of wholesale anthropogenic and climate-related threats, the planet’s four billion hectares of forests are now more valuable than ever. As a reaction to this pressure, in the Congo Basin fo...
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Enhancing the export competitiveness of the textile and clothing sector in developing countries
Over the years, assembling clothing has become a commodity. However, mere cut and sew operations are no longer a sustainable offering. To achieve the employment targets envisaged by governments, compa...
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Textile industry: Towards a new economic model to stamp out human rights violations in the workplace
The textile industry employs millions of people in developing countries. Yet its economic model (pressure on costs and lead times, large volumes, frequent renewal of collections, low prices) leads to...
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Dolidol: a showcase for “Made in Morocco”
The CEO of Dolidol tells us about how attached Moroccans are to a traditional product, the Moroccan lounge (comprising L-shaped or U-shaped sprung sofas), and to a local brand, especially in these tim...
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Is industry compatible with climate?
The industrial sector is a major consumer of fossil fuels and the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG), however there are not as many energy efficiency projects – the key to cutting GHG – as ther...
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Joining in the fight against Covid-19 and diversifying activities: The case of SERMP in Morocco
SERMP is a Moroccan aeronautical subcontracting company. Like the entire sector, it is feeling the economic repercussions of the Covid-19 crisis. To both contribute to the national effort and diversif...
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Geographical indications and quality brands: An effective tool to promote industrial SMEs’ market access
Agri-food production remains at the core of African industry, representing up to 18% and 30% of the industrial revenues in countries like Tunisia and Morocco. Demand for local products has presented o...
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AERIA 2016
Following a first loan allocated in 2012, PROPARCO is renewing its commitment to Aeria, the concession company for Felix Houphouët-Boigny, to increase the airport's capacity, in a context of constantl...
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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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USD 200+ MILLION CAPITAL INCREASE FOR TCX
Within the framework of the Finance In Common Summit, several development finance institutions and the European Commission join forces to protect households and enterprises in the poorest countries ag...
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Bridge Fund by Digital Africa
Promoted by Digital Africa and deployed by Proparco, the Bridge Fund by Digital Africa is intended to be an appropriate response to the challenges confronting young innovative African companies, whose...
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Tunisie Leasing & Factoring, “Tailoring support to our clients’ needs”
3 questions to Atef Snoussi – Director of the commercial network of Tunisie Leasing & Factoring
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Proparco grants a $5 million loan to Credo Bank in Georgia
The facility is aimed to support short term needs of the bank’s customers and to weather challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to micro, small and medium sized enterprises in Georgia.
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In Costa Rica, PROPARCO has reaffirmed its commitment to SMEs to support them during the Covid-19 crisis
To support Banco Promerica during this crisis, PROPARCO has renewed its partnership by granting it a new credit line to finance SMEs, which account for the bulk of the economic fabric in Costa Rica an...
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Choose Africa: AFD Group mobilizes an additional 1 billion euros to support MSMEs affected by the crisis in Af...
To mark the 3rd anniversary of the Ouagadougou speech during which the French President, Emmanuel Macron, announced a strong commitment by France alongside African entrepreneurs, AFD Group has committ...
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Ashmore Andean Fund 2017
Ashmore Andean Fund II is an investment fund mainly active in Colombia and Peru. It makes equity investments in infrastructure projects (transport, energy, telecommunications…).
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Equity Bank Holding: “With Proparco, we share a common vision in terms of culture and values”
Equity Bank Holding is committed to small and medium-sized enterprises in several countries in East Africa. Proparco has allocated a US$100 million loan to Equity Bank to support SMEs in Kenya. This p...
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Proparco is supporting ATL, a leasing company for Tunisian SMEs
With the support of the European Union, a EUR 15m loan has been signed between Proparco and Arab Tunisian Lease (ATL), with the aim of supporting Tunisian MSMEs.
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