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Proparco and 3Bank launch first partnership to promote financial inclusion of small farmers and VSEs in Serbia

For the first time, Proparco has granted a 7.5 million euro loan to Serbian financial institution 3Bank, which specializes in financing small farmers and very small businesses in Serbia.

Proparco enhances its support to FCMB to strengthen the Nigerian Bank’s commitment to high-impact SMEs and wom...

Proparco and First City Monument Bank (FCMB) partner to strengthen access to finance SMEs in Agri business and women-led businesses in Nigeria. Proparco has signed three agreements on January 20, 2025...

In Uzbekistan, Davr Bank and Proparco join forces to support micro-enterprises and women entrepreneurs

Proparco provides Davr Bank with a senior debt up to USD 20 million to support its financing of individual entrepreneurs and microenterprises, and increase women’s access to the financial products off...

Proparco partners with IDB Invest and BRK Ambiental Maranhão to improve water and sanitation services in Brazi...

Proparco is proud to announce its collaboration with IDB Invest and BRK Ambiental Maranhão on a transformative project aimed at universalizing access to clean water and sanitation services in Maranhão...

ECP AF IV

Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) is a leading private equity player in Africa. Through its Africa Fund IV, ECP targets mid-caps with a capacity to go regional.

With Proparco's support, NETIS is testing a hydrogen-based energy production solution for telecoms operators i...

Proparco is providing a €500,000 grant to NETIS to finance hydrogen-based electricity generation equipment (produced on site using water) to replace generators. The aim of the project is to reduce the...

Proparco invests €10 million in AfricInvest's new SME fund to support small and medium-sized enterprises in Af...

Proparco has announced a €10 million investment in the latest fund dedicated to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from AfricInvest, a long-standing partner and major player in impact investing...

Proparco supports Mirova for the launch of its Second Generation Fund Dedicated to Sustainable Land Use

Proparco supports Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to sustainable investment, which is gathering a coalition of investors to support developments in regenerative agricultu...

Proparco newsletter

Helping financial institutions to provide sustainable and inclusive finance

Financial institutions play a key role in economic development and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By providing them with a range of products tailored to their needs, Proparco fina...

ENGRO

Proparco is cofinancing a gas-fired power plant located in Sindh Province in Pakistan. This project is led by Engro Energy and uses lean gas, a currently unexploited resource which comes from the Qadi...

“Village Notre Père”, Groupe Duval’s real estate project in Plateau, will boost Abidjan's international attrac...

Proparco and IFC are providing a senior loan to Groupe Duval to support the newly launched “Village Notre Père” mixed-use real estate development, scheduled for completion in 2027.

PFO Immobilier is developing a portfolio of energy-efficient real estate assets in Abidjan

Proparco has granted a long-term structured loan to PFO Immobilier, subsidiary of the Groupe PFO Africa, to finance office and commercial real estate projects in Abidjan. This is the first financing o...

In 2024, Proparco reached a record level of activity (+40%) with €2.8 billion in signed projects

Proparco, the private sector arm of Agence Française de Développement Group (AFD Group), has announced exceptional results for 2024, with €2.8 billion in signed projects, 47% of which were dedicated t...

EURIZ: guaranteeing and facilitating access to credit for high-impact SMES in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacifi...

To facilitate small and medium-sized enterprises access to credit and thereby promote their development, AFD Group has launched the EURIZ guarantee scheme, with financial support from the EU and Organ...

MENA Facility: a set of guarantees and credit lines for SMES in the Mediterranean

In 2008, the European Commission launched the Neighborhood Investment Facility (NIF), an innovative financial instrument to support the development of the private sector, particularly for small and me...

ENKO Education 2016 2020

Proparco is supporting the creation and running of thirty or so international schools in French-speaking Africa. This project is being led by Enko Education Group and will extend education provision f...

EFSD Covid Response: supporting SMES in Africa affected by the crisis

The economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic are severely affecting MSMEs in Africa and exacerbating the problems they have in accessing finance, which they already faced before the crisis. In r...

Proparco joins British International Investment and FMO to expand the reach of the Africa Resilience Investmen...

ARIA is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with Proparco, the private sector financing arm of the Agence française de développement Group (AFD Group). Proparco joins the platform as a fundi...