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Gonzague Monreal
Head of Financing, Proparco
Proparco
Private Sector & Development author
Gonzague Monreal is Head of Proparco’s Financing Department. He is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris with a Master’s degree in Finance. Gonzague began his career at Banco Gallego in Madrid, where he held several positions, including Head of Financial Planning. He joined Proparco in 2012 as an Investment Officer within the Financial Institutions Division. Since then, Gonzague has held several leadership positions within Proparco’s Financial Institutions Division before being appointed as its head in 2022. In this capacity, he spearheaded the development of Proparco’s financing activities with financial institutions across all the regions in which the institution operates.
Proparco
Proparco is a subsidiary of the AFD Group focused on private sector development. It has been promoting sustainable economic, social and environmental development for over 45 years.
Proparco provides funding and support to both businesses and financial institutions in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle-East. Its action focuses on the key development sectors: infrastructure, mainly for renewable energies, agribusiness, financial institutions, health and education. Its operations aim to strengthen the contribution of private players to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the international community in 2015.
To this end, Proparco finances companies whose activity contributes to creating jobs and decent incomes, providing essential goods and services and combating climate change.