Acting together for greater impact
Our mission
Proparco provides funding and support to businesses and financial institutions in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eurasia and the Middle-East. Subsidiary of the AFD Group, its interventions aim to strengthen the contribution of private players to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Its action focuses on three impact objectives:
Our solutions
Top stories
In 2025, Proparco signed over €2.5 billion worth of projects, building on the record momentum of 2024
Against a backdrop of global uncertainty, Proparco, the French development finance institution and the private sector arm of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group, confirmed the resilience...
Published on April 23, 2026
“Business & climate, acting to transform”: the new special issue of Private Sector & Development
Published on November 4, 2025
Events
Africa Forward Inspire & Connect | Business Forum | May 2026
More than 2,000 African and European business leaders, investors and public decision-makers will gather in Nairobi on May 11, 2026, for the Africa Forward Inspire & Connect business forum.
Published on April 20, 2026
Focus
Beacon Power Services: harnessing data to drive Africa’s energy transition
Published on April 23, 2026
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the ARAF fund is strengthening the climate resilience of smallholder farmers
Published on November 12, 2025
Private Sector
& Development
Private Sector & Development is Proparco's magazine that aims to get a better grasp of the mechanisms through which the private sector can contribute to the development of southern countries. Each issue compares the views of experts in different fields: researchers, private sector’s professionals, development institutions and civil society.
Publications and videos
Proparco key data
- +45 years of experience in impact financing
- +200 projects signed in 2024
- 115 countries of intervention