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Proparco and Coronation Merchant Bank Limited sign a $20 Million Trade Finance Guarantee Facility in Nigeria

Proparco announced a $20M Trade Finance Guarantee Facility for Coronation Merchant Bank (CMB). This will enable Coronation Merchant Bank to establish and deepen partnerships with correspondent banks,...

Proparco, the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France and Team Europe support TCX to promote local cu...

In times of economic instability, Proparco, joins forces with the European Commission and several other European sovereigns in supporting TCX to protect households and businesses in the poorest countr...

BTK

The Tunisian-Kuwaiti bank is supporting the development of SMEs in Tunisia. PROPARCO’s support is allowing it to diversify its financing sources, improve its banking services, and continue to finance...

Zimbabwe

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Strengthening financial systems and facilitating access to finance for MSMEs

A resilient, efficient and well-regulated financial system is essential to the economic stability and resilience of developing and emerging countries. Proparco works in this sector to strengthen local...

Françoise Lombard, CEO of Proparco, chooses Morocco for her first trip To North Africa

For her first visit to North Africa since her nomination as head of Proparco, Françoise Lombard has chosen Morocco. On this occasion, she will meet with companies supported by Proparco, notably in the...

Proparco sells its stake in BICICI

Proparco and the Bank for Trade and Industry Mauritania sign a USD 12 Million Guarantee for Trade Finance oper...

The guarantee package granted by Proparco amounts to 12 million dollars. It will enable Banque pour le Commerce et l'Industrie (BCI) Mauritanie to strengthen its import financing activity in Mauritani...

Sub-Saharan Africa: towards a low-carbon economy

Renewable energies hold a specific place within the mission and actions supported by Proparco all over the world. Since 2000, Proparco has financed 125 energy projects in developing countries represen...

Proparco, DEG, FMO and several US private sector investors join DPI, as partners in KELIX bio which delivers l...

Proparco, along with DEG, Germany’s development finance institution and FMO, the Dutch development bank, is joining Development Partners International (“DPI”), a premier investment firm focused on Afr...

Proparco and Ecobank Côte d'Ivoire strengthen their collaboration for the benefit of Ivorian SMEs

On the occasion of the 3rd edition of the Finance in Common Summit (FICS), Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer of Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Proparco and Ecobank Côte d'Ivoire signed two...

Private Sector & Development magazine: latest issue dedicated to climate change adaptation

To mark COP27, which will be held in Egypt from 6 to 18 November, Proparco has released the 38th issue of its Private Sector & Development magazine dedicated to climate change adaptation. Through anal...

In Nigeria, Proparco and the European Union support the FCMB bank in its digital offer dedicated to high impac...

Proparco and the European Union (EU) are supporting a major Nigerian bank, First City Monument Bank Ltd (FCMB), through the financing of a €325,000 technical assistance (TA) program. This TA program w...

Pour Elles", a support to women entrepreneurs in the Democratic Republic of Congo

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 43% of the economic activity is managed by women. However, many constraints limit Congolese women entrepreneurship. To support women's economic empowerment and rev...

Proparco supports Louis Dreyfus Company operations and value chain in the brazilian citrus industry

Through this US$40 million 10-year loan, for which the signing ceremony took place on November 10, 2022, Proparco will support the company’s actions to address climate challenges and promote socio-eco...

Bursa PPP

This project provides for the design and construction of the hospital, as well as its servicing-maintenance. The hospital will improve the quality, accessibility and diversity of healthcare provision...

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the ARAF fund is strengthening the climate resilience of smallholder farmers

Financed by several partners and development finance institutions – including Proparco, via AFD Group’s FISEA+ facility – the ARAF fund targets the issues of food security and climate change. It inves...

Proparco participates in the first closing phase of Alcazar Energy Partners II, which reaches US$ 336.6 millio...

Alcazar Energy Partners II (“AEP-II”) brings together eight public and private institutional investors from North America, Europe, and Asia, including Proparco, to invest in selected emerging markets....

Proparco and Ecobank Senegal collaborate to strengthen access to financing for Senegalese SMEs

Following the signature of two ARIZ and EURIZ portfolio guarantees with Ecobank Côte d'Ivoire at the FIC Summit last October, AFD Group, via Proparco, is reiterating its support for the pan-African ba...

In South Africa, Proparco and FirstRand strengthen their collaboration in favour of climate finance

Proparco, on behalf of AFD Group, has provided a $100 million climate finance-dedicated credit facility to FirstRand Bank Limited (FRB). This new transaction between the AFD Group and FirstRand Bank c...