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
"A Close and Innovative Relationship with BOAD"
On the occasion of BOAD Development Days 2026, Françoise Lombard, CEO of Proparco, reflects on the longstanding partnership between the West African Development Bank (BOAD) and Proparco, a relationshi...
“Gender equality is both a matter of justice and a tremendous business opportunity”
Published on September 11, 2026
In Sierra Leone, Jolaks is focusing on the local processing of palm oil
Published on September 4, 2026
Insights
Africa Forward Summit: Proparco mobilized to accelerate the continent’s economic transformation
Published on May 13, 2026
“Business & climate, acting to transform”: the new special issue of Private Sector & Development
Published on November 4, 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