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Proparco strengthens its partnership with Equity Bank to support an increased number of MSMEs in Kenya
In line with the Choose Africa initiative and as part of the visit to Kenya of the French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, Franck Riester, Proparco granted Equity Bank...
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Proparco and HDBank develop their partnership to finance the energy transition in Vietnam
As part of the visit to France of Vietnamese Prime Minister H.E. Phạm Minh Chính, Proparco and HDBank signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their existing collaboration in financing renew...
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EDFI launches new EU-funded guarantee tackling currency convertibility and transferability risks for renewable...
The EDFI Management Company (EDFI MC) launched a new guarantee facility, the T&C Facility, to cover transferability and convertibility (T&C) risks for renewable energy projects located in countries fa...
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Proparco signs its first operation in Botswana
Proparco, the French Development Agency’s private sector financing arm, has concluded a US$10 million Tier II long-term debt financing with African Banking Corporation Botswana (“BancABC Botswana”) to...
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Proparco and SPE AIF I acquire Saham Pharma in Morocco
Through this acquisition, Proparco and the private equity fund SPE AIF I will support the development of Morocco's leading antibiotics manufacturer. This operation illustrates Proparco's strong commit...
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Proparco invests 20MUSD in SPE AIF I fund, to support SMEs in North Africa
Through a USD 20 million equity investment in the SPE AIF I investment fund, Proparco supports SMEs undergoing periods of strong growth or transition, in the industrial, health and education sectors i...
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Proparco, IFC to Collaborate More Closely to Deliver Stronger Development Impact and Accelerate COVID-19 Recov...
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Proparco have agreed to collaborate more closely to create markets, mobilize private sector investment, and support economic recovery in developing countries...
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The SIBC accelerates and commits itself alongside entrepreneurs operating in Africa to address the Covid 19 cr...
After being imagined and incubated by the AFD Campus du Développement, the Social & Inclusive Business Camp (SIBC) will be piloted over the next three years by I&P Conseil and its partners - African M...
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Ameria Bank 2
Proparco's support aims to allow Ameriabank, the leading investment bank in Armenia and the country's oldest financial institution, to lend to projects geared towards renewable energies.
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Proparco and Societe Generale Ghana facilitate access to finance for MSMEs
Proparco, AFD Group's private sector arm, and Societe Generale Ghana have just signed an ARIZ portfolio guarantee which will facilitate Micro, Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) access to cred...
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Covid-19 - Africa: Private health players mobilized
While the coronavirus is destabilizing an already extremely fragile African health system, several private health players supported by PROPARCO are taking action to overcome this major economic and so...
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Proparco is renewing its support to Ivorian and Senegalese microenterprises and SMEs via a loan to COFINA Grou...
Proparco and Cofina, have signed a loan agreement that will facilitate access to credit for microenterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and help them play their key role in the econ...
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Proparco supports the development of a healthcare player in the Middle East
Proparco's $20 million investment will support one of the regional leaders in private medical imaging and will improve patients' access to affordable services in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
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covid-19 - Microfinance institutions on the front line
While the coronavirus pandemic is especially weakening economies in developing countries, microfinance players are taking action to support the activities of their most vulnerable clients.
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Proparco and Ethos Mezzanine Partners invest in Ethiopian FMCG platform
This operation is Proparco's first mezzanine transaction in Ethiopia and will support job creation, the development of local agribusiness, import substitution and economic growth in the country.
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In Myanmar, Proparco supports the women-focused microfinance institution, DAWN
By granting Early Dawn Microfinance Company Ltd. (DAWN) a loan in local currency amounting to USD 4 million, Proparco is supporting a microfinance institution with an almost exclusively female cliente...
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“3 questions to” Thomas Bonnisseau, ESG expert for the Altiplano 200 project in Argentina
In 2019, PROPARCO allocated a USD 50m loan to the French company NEOEN for the implementation of the Altiplano 200 photovoltaic project, located at an altitude of 4,000 meters in Argentina. For this o...
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AMRET 2008
Amret, a Cambodian microfinance institution, is mainly established in rural areas. By supporting it, Proparco is contributing to providing access to financial services which are mainly based on microf...
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“3 questions to” Agnès Huang, investment officer for the Accion venture lab (AVL) project
In 2019, PROPARCO invested in the seed fund Accion Venture Lab (AVL), which is considered as one of the top fintech specialists in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This operation will support the creat...
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Covid-19 - Supporting African SMEs: A priority development issue
During this critical period, a number of financial players – PROPARCO’s partners – are taking action to support African SMEs, which are (already) facing major cashflow problems.
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