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A new generation of women in Ghana in Ghana with Legacy Girls College

Located in Akuse, in the Eastern Region of Ghana, Legacy Girls’ College provides quality and affordable education to 400 girl students. From 2015, the school is looking to form a new generation of Gha...

Golden Rice: Working for a quality and responsible rice industry in Cambodia

Golden Rice is based in Phnom Penh and is one of the main rice exporters in Cambodia. The company is recognized for its qualitative and responsible approach. It sources from small local producers and...

All our news and information on COVID19

In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, AFD Group is adapting its operational and human resource systems. The group is working on a response aimed at limiting any health-related or economic damage in...

Sustainable tourism in Africa : the committed approach of tourism promotion services - TPS Serena Hotels

East Africa’s TPS Serena Hotels Group, which has 23 properties (hotels, resorts, safari lodges and camps) in East Africa, is committed to an ambitious environmental, economic and social approach.

Annapurna Finance: microfinance helping to empower Indian women

The Indian microfinance institution Annapurna Finance, specialising in social loans, has long been supported by Proparco. It serves a predominantly female population in rural areas where there is a lo...

Sahyadri Farms, vines are a joint initiative

In the Indian state of Maharashtra, the Sahyadri Farms (a farmer collective owned company) – supported by Proparco – has managed to build a network of 24,000 smallholder farmers and become the country...

With Proparco, gender equality is moving centre stage in the Bangladesh textile industry

In Dhaka – the hub of global textile production – Proparco is partnering with a major player in the sector in an innovative way. As well as creating permanent jobs in an industry dominated by seasonal...

Gravita: eco-responsible lead battery recycler in India

Founded in 1992, the Indian group Gravita handles some 240,000 tonnes of lead-acid batteries every year, in compliance with strict environmental and safety standards. This leading industrial player ha...

ACEP Sénégal: how microfinance is boosting small players in the agri-business sector

For over 30 years, ACEP Sénégal has been partnering small players in the agri-food sector by facilitating access to financial services. Its presence throughout Senegal, working alongside the rural pop...

Casablanca: a revolution in connected waste with Arma

In the heart of Casablanca, urban waste management operator Arma is reinventing waste collection using leading-edge technology and a virtuous development model. Focus on a business that goes beyond lo...

In Southeast Asia, GreenYellow makes full use of solar energy

GreenYellow is a French company specialising in the energy transition and an expert in decentralised solar photovoltaic production. Created in 2007 and supported by Proparco, it helps its customers re...

Union J.Plus: a key player in plastic recycling in Thailand

Every year, Thailand generates more than 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste, of which barely 25% is recycled. The rest often ends up in landfills – or, worse, in natural ecosystems, particularly mari...

In Tunisia, Enda is boosting women’s entrepreneurship

The pioneer of microfinance in Tunisia, Enda has been demonstrating for almost 30 years that microcredit is a powerful driver for poverty reduction and economic development. Boosting women’s entrepren...

Energy Access Fund

The EAVF fund, a French investment vehicle, invests in SMEs which provide rural and peri-urban populations in Sub-Saharan Africa with access to cheap low-carbon electricity.

Independent Expert Panel

Proparco has set up a Complaints Office to administrate and coordinate the work regarding the E&S Independent Complaints Mechanism (ICM).

Private Sector And Development

How financial institutions can drive the transition

Climate change is shaking up economic fundamentals and rendering financial models inherited from the past obsolete. As systemic risks accumulate, banks and funds need to go beyond their supporting rol...

Financial institutions’ climate role: from commitments to action

Financial institutions, including banking and funding institutions, have a pivotal role to play in driving low-emissions and climate-resilient development. They need to adopt practices that support cl...

Finansleasing 2017

Finans Leasing, a subsidiary of Finans Bank, finances Turkish microenterprises and SMEs, as well as renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.