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Proparco supports d.light's, a global leader in solar energy
Proparco’s equity funding will enable d.light to provide energy access to millions of people living without reliable energy access
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BAJO FRIO
Fountain Intertrade Corporation is building a hydropower plant to the west of Panama with Proparco’s support. This project will reduce the country’s dependence on fossil fuels, while strengthening the...
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Proparco, IFC and Cerba Lancet Africa Partner to Expand Diagnostic Capacity, Support COVID-19 Response in Afri...
To strengthen diagnostic capacity and the health response to COVID-19 in Africa, including in some of the continent’s poorest and most fragile countries, IFC, Proparco, and Cerba Lancet Africa today a...
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Proparco subscribes to a social and green bond issued by Symbiotics
Proparco has just made a USD 5m subscription to a social and green bond issued by Symbiotics for a total amount of USD 14.5m. The proceeds from the bond will be onlent to the Armenian bank Araratbank...
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IFC, Proparco, DEG and DFC to Support COVID-19 Vaccine and Pharma Manufacturing in Africa
To strengthen Africa’s vaccine and pharmaceutical development and to accelerate the continent’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Proparco, the German D...
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Scaling Solar: Two PV Plants Bring Clean Energy to More Than 500,000 in Senegal
Nearly 540,000 people in Senegal will get access to clean and affordable power following the launch of two solar photovoltaic (PV) plants, financed by IFC, the European Investment Bank and Proparco, u...
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The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) joins the Finance in Common Initiative
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) enters the Finance in Common System (FiCS) by signing the Joint Declaration of all Public Development Banks in the World. This new endorsement of the global...
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Proparco supports the development of Global Tea in Kenya and Malawi
Proparco, Si Advisers LLP ('Si') and IFU have signed an agreement to provide growth capital to Global Tea & Commodities (‘Global Tea’), a tea, coffee, and macadamia business with operations in Kenya a...
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Côte d'Ivoire: PROPARCO is strengthening its partnership with ADVANS-CI, ECOBANK-CI and SIB to support Ivorian...
During the visit to Côte d’Ivoire by Mr. Franck Riester, the French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, PROPARCO and the financial institutions ADVANS-CI, ECOBANK-CI and S...
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Proparco supports the growth of the Vitalis Group, a leading pharmaceutical company in Latin America
Proparco, alongside Acon Investments, DEG and FMO, acquired the Vitalis Group (Vitalis), a leading manufacturer and distributor of generic injectable pharmaceuticals with production facilities in Colo...
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“Choose Africa on air” webcast: spotlight on entrepreneurial Africa
This event brought together a number of Proparco’s key economic stakeholders, entrepreneurs, experts and financial partners, both in a studio and via a live link-up from Africa. It was an opportunity...
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Global gender finance initiative sets ambitious new $15 billion fundraising goal after securing more than doub...
Over 200 businesses in the developing world received investment over the last three years.
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Banco Popular
PROPARCO is supporting credit for businesses – especially SMEs – by financing Banco Popular Dominicano, the country’s leading private bank. SMEs currently account for a third of its loan portfolio.
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IVORY COAST : Proparco and EAIF partner to finance the first biomass plant with grid injection in Africa
During the visit to Côte d’Ivoire by Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Proparco and the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) have closed a 165M EUR proj...
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Proparco and Ecobank Liberia have signed a USD 10M Trade Finance guarantee
After a pilot Trade Finance project launched in 2017 with Ecobank Group subsidiaries in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire (and their French subsidiary as confirming bank), PROPARCO has just...
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G7 DFI and multilateral partners to invest over $80 billion into African businesses over the next five years
The G7 DFIs, the IFC, the private sector arm of the African Development Bank, EBRD and the European Investment Bank today announced that they were committed to investing $80 billion in the private sec...
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Proparco participates in Berkeley Energy’s new Africa Renewable Energy Fund II
The €130 million fund will focus on the development, construction, and operation of renewable energy assets and technologies across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Proparco 2020 Sustainable Development Report: A focus on Proparco’s project monitoring, its impact on gender ...
How does Proparco monitor the real impact of its projects? What impact do they have on female employment, and what measurement indicators has Proparco adopted? What does its extra-financial offer “PRO...
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Proparco, IFC, DEG and DFC Support South African COVID-19 Vaccine Maker, Aspen
To support the development of vaccines for African countries, Proparco, IFC, DEG - the German development finance institution, and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) today an...
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Launching a New Global Industry Body that Convenes the Entire Spectrum of Investors to Promote Gender Lens Inv...
Some of the largest household names in the global investment industry today announced that they would be backing a new industry body set up to promote investment in women.
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