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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...

Proparco, DEG, and FMO partner to provide strategic syndicated financing to Valency International to drive agr...

Proparco, alongside DEG (Germany) and FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank (Netherlands), is proud to announce the signing of a strategic syndicated financing agreement to support Valency I...

IDB Invest and Proparco partner with Águas do Rio to provide clean water and sanitation to 10 Million Brazilia...

The project will benefit from expanded drinking water supply, reduced water losses, and sewage collection and treatment services.

Equity investment to bring SMEs to scale: An interview with two African fund managers

SMEs in Africa remain heavily reliant on internal resources and traditional bank debt. A lack of appropriate forms of finance – especially of the equity type – limits market entry, long-term investmen...

Collaborating to accelerate investment in climate adaptation and resilience

While there is an urgent need to step up action on climate adaptation, the action is not in step with the need. This is especially true of the required financing, particularly from the private sector....

Supporting cultural and creative industries: interview with Annica Floren from the European Commission and Man...

At a time when Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific are brimming with creative talent yet face persistent obstacles in accessing financing, the European Union and Proparco have joined forces to tack...

Persuading businesses to commit: the WWF approach

For an NGO such as WWF, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an effective lever for influencing the practices of the private sector and for challenging its economic models. WWF therefore develops...

AFD Group further reinforces its support for South Africa’s low carbon ambition

AFD Group and FirstRand Limited’s wholly owned subsidiary FirstRand Bank (‘the bank”) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering the provision of a $100 million loan to help the South African...

Proparco and Banco BHD support Dominican women's access to affordable housing

Through Banco BHD, the subsidiary of the French Development Agency earmarked EUR50 million for the financing of first homes for middle and low-income women. Proparco, a subsidiary of the French Dev...

TBC and Proparco sign a EUR 100 million loan agreement

Proparco has granted a €100 million loan to JSC TBC Bank (TBC Bank) in Georgia. The loan facility, of a maturity of seven years, will be primarily used to finance climate-related investments and femal...

IFC and Proparco join forces to strengthen food supplies in several African countries

IFC and Proparco today signed a risk-sharing agreement covering a package of trade finance operations worth a joint USD 200 million. As part of this deal, Proparco will now participate up to 50% in ce...

Proparco, DEG and other lenders support women's entrepreneurship in Brazil with Sicredi

Proparco is supporting Sicredi with a $30 million loan dedicated to women-owned micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). This transaction is part of a $125 million syndication led by DEG ($...

Publication of Private Sector & Development #43 – European development finance institutions: strategic players...

Proparco has published the 43rd issue of its Private Sector & Development magazine, focused on the action of European development finance institutions (DFIs). This issue was prepared in collaboration...

Tackling the dual challenge of urbanisation: support from the private sector

All twenty-first century cities have to both meet the essential needs of their populations and adapt to the effects of climate change. In emerging countries, this dual challenge is being exacerbated b...

How to invest responsibly in fragile and conflict-affected settings?

Fragile and Conflict-affected Settings (FCS) may be characterized by illegal armed groups, organized crime and violence, ethnic and sectarian tensions, inapt land tenure regimes, corruption, and inter...

Proparco supports the second closing of the Saviu II fund alongside Triple Jump and Axian group

Saviu Ventures, one of the leading Venture Capital firms in Francophone Africa, has reached the second close of Saviu II, its second fund, with support from institutional investors including Triple Ju...

Achieving impact through technical assistance

Economic development can be directed into emerging markets by promoting private sector engagement. By providing technical assistance to companies, industries, and governments, development finance inst...

In Vietnam, Proparco supports HD Bank for its climate finance and gender equality projects

HD Bank, one of the Top 10 commercial bank in Vietnam, signed a $50 million loan with Proparco, to invest in projects promoting gender equality and sustainable development.