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Climate - AFD 2018 Activity Report
The effects of climate disturbances are putting people and ecosystems in peril, especially in the developing countries most vulnerable to climate change. To limit the increase in global temperature by...
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Private Sector & Development #18 - Independent power producers: a solution for Africa?
This issue explores the benefits and the requirements of increased intervention in electricity production by the private sector. Developing efficient public-private partnerships would seem to be the b...
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Our private sector financing solutions in Central Africa
In Central Africa, Proparco focuses on providing support for infrastructure projects (especially in renewable energy and transport), the development of agriculture and the agri-food sector, strengthen...
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Climate - AFD 2017 Activity Report
The climate is today the identity marker of the AFD group. In 2018, this already strong orientation was reinforced by the adoption of a new climate strategy (2017-2022), which reflects AFD's ambition...
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Reporting Climate Bond AFD 2018
Climate is central to everything AFD Group does, and in 2018 the Group consolidated this position by adopting a new climate strategy (2017-2022), which reflects its aim to help implement the Paris Agr...
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The AFD Carbon Footprint Tool for projects - User’s Guide and Methodology
AFD (Agence Française de Développement) aims to promote low-carbon development through the projects it finances, in line with France’s commitment to combat climate change and AFD’s strategic orientati...
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Private Sector & Development #32 - SME finance in Africa: what's new?
10 years after having dedicated its first issue to the financing and support of SMEs in Africa, this Private Sector & Development magazine takes another in-depth look into this major challenge for the...
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Video - SME finance in Africa: what's new? Edition no. 32 of Proparco’s magazine
For its 10th anniversary, Proparco's Private Sector & Development magazine takes stock of a major development challenge in Africa: the financing and support of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs...
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In Elazig, a high-quality hospital for all (Turkey)
The Fethi Sekin public hospital in the city of Elazig has been operational since August 2018. It has significant impacts on the local population. This hospital creates many jobs and has major economic...
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Merec: An agrifood player with sustainable values
Merec, the leading local player on the wheat and maize processing market in Mozambique, has diversified in recent years into manufacturing pasta, biscuits and animal feed. Merec currently operates fou...
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Our financing solutions for the private sector in the Middle East
Proparco has been working for the private sector and sustainable development for over 40 years. A subsidiary of Agence Française de Développement, Proparco invests to support the growth of private and...
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Executif summary - Why SMEs default in sub-Saharan Africa: the example of ARIZ
This brochure, in the form of an executive summary, presents the final results on a study as to why small- and medium-sized businesses default in sub-Saharan Africa, using the example of ARIZ. The goa...
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Our financing solutions for the private sector in Africa
This new edition presents Proparco's financial and support solutions deployed on the African continent in favor of the private sector.
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Our financing and support solutions for Startups & SMEs in Ghana
Africa is a top priority for Proparco and its parent company, Agence Française de Développement. In this respect, the new Choose Africa initiative implemented by AFD Group is mobilizing EUR 2.5bn by 2...
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Aurora, a school with a social impact in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Aurora, a school with a social impact in the Democratic Republic of Congo Founded in 2012, Aurora Institute responds to the needs of Kinshasa's growing middle class and provides to their children a qu...
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Proparco's Trade Finance Guarantee Programme
By securing the trade-related payment obligations of approved financial institutions in emerging markets, Proparco’s Trade Finance Programme supports growth and competitiveness of local companies.
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Legacy Girls' College
Located in Akuse, in the Eastern Region of Ghana, Legacy Girls’ College provides quality and affordable education to 400 girl students. From 2015, the school is looking to form a new generation of Gha...
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
In addition to its contribution to economic development through wealth and job creation, infrastructure construction and the integration of countries into world trade, the private sector, in the North...
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