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Venture capital in Africa: the long-term opportunity for investors
With a high population growth rate and a significantly rising GDP between 2007 and 2016, Africa undoubtedly represents a strong potential for investors. And despite some gaps, the venture capital mark...
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(Français) Hôtellerie en Afrique subsaharienne : quels impacts sur le développement durable ?
Il semble essentiel d’accompagner le secteur hôtelier en Afrique subsaharienne au regard de son attractivité. Ce secteur particulièrement dynamique en Afrique présente de nombreux impacts en matière d...
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The impacts of digital credit in Africa: beware of negative externalities
Demand for credit in Africa exceeds supply, despite the rise in mobile money. Yet start-ups, growing daily in number, are at risk of accelerating over-indebtedness, by supplying credit to clients with...
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Counterfeit drugs – a global public health scourge
Along with Asia and Latin America, Africa is currently one of the regions most affected by the trade in counterfeit drugs which account for almost one-third of pharmaceutical products on sale in these...
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Local production of medicine and accessibility challenges: the example of Pharmivoire Nouvelle
Pharmivoire Nouvelle is a pioneering manufacturer of medical intravenous solutions in Côte d’Ivoire. Its 25 years’ experience are proof that locally-based production of pharma products is a realistic,...
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Quality medicines in Africa: the importance of good knowledge of the supply chain and synergy between regulato...
Pharmaceutical production grew globally over the last decades: active ingredients and finished products are manufactured across different regions, and circulate through multiple distribution channels....
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Patent pooling mechanism: promote innovation and improve access to medicines in Africa
"Public health" oriented licenses and patent pooling in Africa promotes research and production of affordable, high quality generic treatments for AIDS, hepatitis C and tuberculosis.
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Regulating African pharmaceutical markets in order to structure and develop the local economy more effectively
The market for medicine is one of the world’s most closely regulated: each country has its own system for vetting new products and in Europe for example, certain accreditations can open the door to th...
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From Warehouse to Patient: mPharma’s Approach to increasing the Accessibility of Medicines in Africa
Since 2013, the start-up mPharma has been trying to build an infrastructure and a drug monitoring system to connect patients, hospitals and pharmacies. The objective is to enable doctors to know the e...
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The essential transformation of supply chains in the sub-Saharan pharmaceutical sector
In Sub-Saharan Africa, integrated technology-enabled distribution networks can increase access, enhance quality and lower the prices of medicines.
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Helping the pharmaceutical industry meet health challenges in Africa
With 13% of the world’s population and 24% of the global burden of disease – but 6% of health expenditure and only 3% of the world’s pharmaceutical output, Africa faces the challenge of access to qual...
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The obstacles to local production and access to treatment in Africa
Access to proper medicine is a major challenge for African countries. While the global market is mature and highly profitable, the African Continent has been left far behind despite enormous needs and...
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Agri-businesses must act in a sustainable manner to develop African agriculture
The urgent need to develop African agriculture is hardly breaking news however current climate and environmental challenges have now pushed new priorities to the fore. Maintaining African smallholder...
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REPLAY - Intervention of Proparco at Annual General Assembly of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Developmen...
Watch the intervention of Fariza Chalal, Investment Officer Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services à Proparco, during Annual General Assembly of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development, on 2...
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REPLAY - Intervention of Proparco at the Global Inclusive Finance Summit
Watch the intervention of Diane Jegam, Proparco Regional Director for South Asia, during the Global Inclusive Finance Summit 2023 organised in New Delhi, on the panel: "Microfinance for Climate Adapta...
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Acting together for greater impact: Proparco's 2023-2027 strategy
In a context of climate emergency and a growing number of diverse crises, it is essential to get all stakeholders involved in combating poverty and redressing inequalities.
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Report in India: Sahyadri Farms, vines are a joint initiative
In the Indian state of Maharashtra, the Sahyadri Farms (a farmer collective owned company) – supported by Proparco – has managed to build a network of 24,000 smallholder farmers and become the country...
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Proparco's Impact thesis
Proparco's impact thesis sets out, using a diagram, its logic of intervention in order to strengthen the contribution of private actors in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and, in so...
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Uganda: How Centenary Bank has supported small entrepreneurs affected by Covid-19
Centenary Rural Development Bank, the second largest financial institution in Uganda, supported its clients that have been affected by the Covid-19 crisis. The project is implemented by Proparco wi...
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Covid-19: how AccèsBanque Madagascar supported small businesses after the crisis
AccèsBanque Madagascar, a commercial bank created in 2006 by AccessHolding and present throughout Madagascar, has helped its customers deal with the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. AccèsBanq...
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