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Raxio Data Centres speeds up Africa's digital transition with the support of Proparco
Proparco is pleased to announce the signing of USD 40 million long-term loan to Raxio Data Centres, a pan-African data centre developer and operator. The financing will enable Raxio to progress its...
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CAMIF II
CAMIF II, a development capital fund managed by EMP Latin America, finances infrastructure projects in Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico and Colombia. It targets SMEs leading greenfield projects.
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In Turkey, OdeaBank joins Proparco’s Trade Finance Guarantee program
Through its Trade Finance Guarantee program, supporting imports, Proparco is accompanying his long-term business partner, OdeaBank AS in developing its activities in Africa. Proparco will be able to i...
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Proparco supports ACME SA to develop its loan portfolio to Haitian SMEs
Proparco has granted ACME SA an ARIZ TPE portfolio guarantee of 407 million Haitian gourdes (equivalent to 2.65 million euros). This guarantee is part of a long-standing partnership between Proparco a...
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In Kazakhstan, KMF and Proparco join forces to support women and rural entrepreneurs
KMF and Proparco have been cooperating in the field of business development for over three years. Within the framework of the new cooperation agreement, Proparco allocated $30mn to KMF for financing b...
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Proparco Supports Egypt's Startups with Investment in DisrupTech Ventures
Proparco today announced an investment in an early-stage venture capital fund managed by DisrupTech Ventures, to support development in Egypt's fintech sector and help expand access to financial servi...
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Driving growth by providing economically sustainable power
Globeleq focuses on independent power projects (IPPs) in the emerging markets of Africa and Central America. The company is dedicated to enabling growth; the good performance of its operations; delive...
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An inconvenient truth
Raising sub-Saharan Africa's electricity availability per person to the level of lower middle-income countries would potentially cost an unaffordable USD 400 billion. Private capital could help contri...
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Independent power generation: the Ivoirian model
Côte d'Ivoire was one of the first countries in sub-Saharan Africa to privatise its electricity sector and, today, independent producers play a significant role in the country's electricity generation...
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Acting together for greater impact: our 2023-2027 strategy
Structured around three strategic objectives and differentiated operational approaches, Proparco's 2023-2027 strategy is underpinned by impact-based objectives for a more just and sustainable world.
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Contributing elements to success of IPPs in sub-Saharan Africa
Independent Power Producers (IPPs) have contributed to power generation across sub-Saharan Africa, but there is still a long way to go. An analysis of the approximately 30 medium- to large-scale indep...
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Providing low-cost, high quality healthcare for India's poor
LifeSpring provides prenatal care throughout a woman's pregnancy. Its core customer base is those who have a household income of USD 2-5 USD/day. A for-profit organisation - although not profit-maximi...
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Private Sector Opportunities in Developing Country Healthcare
Healthcare demand in Africa cannot be fully met by the public sector. Substantial investment will be needed to meet the growing demand – largely from low and middle-income households, which comprise 7...
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Making the private health sector deliver for the poorest: common sense or blind optimism?
Many international donors propagate the belief that Universal Health Coverage (UHC) can be achieved by enlarging the private health-care sector in low-income countries. Oxfam suggests that there are s...
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Partnering for quality healthcare delivery
Good policies for the private health sector are essential to improve the overall performance of the health systems. The private sector provides a large part of health services in many developing count...
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The positive healthcare scenario in Brazil
Brazil's public health system covers all citizens. While it achieves excellent results in certain areas, it often fails to provide basic assistance to many due to a lack of financing. The private heal...
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Improving health outomes by gearing health systems towards universal health coverage
While all countries face health challenges, the situation is most acute in the countries that are home to the “bottom billion”. While still fighting against the major communicable diseases and materna...
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A French bank's vision of the African banking sector's evolution
Far from adopting a wait-and-see approach, Société Générale is pursuing a growth strategy in Africa. While consolidating its offer for underbanked populations, it continues to build working relationsh...
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The rise of local privately owned banks
Local banks in sub-Saharan Africa have real advantages over their foreign competitors. Their growth is leading to greater access to banking services and the emergence of leading companies. As demonstr...
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Renewing the rules for an efficient financial system
Africa’s financial systems have developed and stabilised – a process driven, among other factors, by the emergence of local banks and their capacity for innovation. Although banks are becoming more re...
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