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With Maad, Proparco supports innovation for traditional retailers in Senegal
On the occasion of the Viva Technology trade show, Proparco and Digital Africa are reaffirming their support for "Made in Africa" companies, by granting financing, through the Bridge Fund by Digital A...
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With Microinvest, Proparco strengthens its support for small Moldovan entrepreneurs thanks to the EU EFSD - MS...
More than a year after granting an 8 million euro loan to Microinvest, Proparco reiterates its support for Moldova's leading microfinance institution, through a 10 million euro credit line that will b...
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Proparco joins forces with 17 other DFIs to set up a platform which plants seeds for Ukraine recovery phase
Development finance institutions from around the world –including Proparco- are extending their preparations to support Ukraine’s reconstruction, with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Developm...
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The Alliance for Entrepreneurship supports early-stage companies to enhance access to electricity through low-...
PROPARCO and IFC, two core members of the Alliance for Entrepreneurship in Africa (AforE), announce their intent to support the scale up of Nuru, an early-stage company which provides decentralized an...
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Proparco and IFC join forces to support Trade Finance and food security in Africa
To increase trade finance in Africa and strengthen the capacity of financial institutions and local importers and exporters, IFC and Proparco intend to implement several actions jointly to distribute...
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Proparco reiterates its commitment to the private healthcare sector
On 26 June 2023, Oxfam GB published a report into healthcare, which examines the role of development finance institutions (DFIs) and highlights shocking abuse of patients by certain establishments (in...
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CBO TERRITORIA
In addition to being a promoter, CBO Territoria has a real estate activity in Réunion, which Proparco is helping it develop. In this respect, it is indeed playing a key role in structural real estate...
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Nuru Closes over $40m of Equity Funding to Drive Metrogrid Scaling in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - July 3, 2023 - Nuru, one of Africa’s pioneering renewable energy-powered metrogrid companies, has announced the successful close of over $40m in Series B equity fu...
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Proparco supports the development of the cassava value chain in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Proparco is providing Qualagric Asbl, a leading Congolese agri-operator, with a funding and technical assistance of EUR 400,000 to support the development of the cassava value chain in the region of K...
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In South Africa, Proparco supports TUHF and the access to affordable housing
Proparco is providing a ZAR-denominated line of credit equivalent to 10 million euros to TUHF Limited, a non-bank financial institution. The project will finance loans dedicated to the rehabilitation/...
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Proparco and Equity BCDC renew their support for SMEs in the DRC
Equity BCDC and Proparco just signed a EURIZ 10 MEUR portfolio guarantee (denominated in USD) to support loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). J...
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Torrecom secures long-term debt with DFIs to expand its towers footprint in Latin America
PARIS –Torrecom, one of the leading independent tower companies in Latin America, recently signed a USD 70 million long-term loan agreement with three Development Finance Institutions (DFIs): Proparco...
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Proparco launches the second edition of the African Private Equity fellowship, a training and networking progr...
Following the success of the first Fellowship cohort, which has completed its training cycle in June 2023, Proparco and France Invest have decided to renew this unique training and networking program....
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Albania: Financial agreement of Eur 5 million between Proparco and NOA
In the presence of the Ambassador of France, Ms. Elisabeth Barsacq, an agreement for the financing of Albanian SMEs worth 5 million euros was signed between Proparco and NOA. It is the first time that...
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Proparco, Bic-Bred (Suisse) SA and the Touton Group join forces to support cocoa and coffee exports from Afric...
After a first partnership between Proparco, Bic-Bred Suisse SA and Céréalis in favor of cereal and oilseed imports in West and Central Africa, Proparco continues to support trade financing with Africa...
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Ecuador: Banco Guayaquil issues its first green bond with the support of Proparco
Proparco has just subscribed to green bonds issued for the first time by Banco Guayaquil, up to 45 million dollars (USD). Ecuador's second largest private bank, a Proparco partner since 2019, has deci...
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How Proparco is supporting French strategy in the Indo-Pacific region
The Indo-Pacific region - home to two-thirds of the world's population and 40% of its GDP - is becoming the world's new strategic hub. The region’s size means that it has the essential scale needed fo...
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The impact funds being supported by Proparco in the Indo-Pacific region
Battling climate change, preserving biodiversity and supporting stakeholders in the health and education sectors... Proparco finances a number of impact funds with a development mandate throughout the...
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Kaizenvest is enhancing access to education in the Indo-Pacific region
To make up for the lack of public investment in the education sector, the Kaizenvest fund – with a footprint in five Indo-Pacific countries – invests primarily in educational infrastructure (i.e., sch...
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Proparco and the European Union support Bank of Palestine in financing high impact SMEs
After an equity investment in the bank in July 2021 and the provision of a 30 MUSD green loan (SUNREF) earlier that year, Proparco continues to support Bank of Palestine, the leading banking group in...
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