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Digital accessibility

An accessible website is one that allows people with disabilities to access and use its content and features easily. Proparco is committed to improving the accessibility of its internet, intranet, ext...

CREA Fund: a fund to support cultural and creative industries (CCIs)

The creative economy is now recognized as a driver of development: it fosters innovation, promotes knowledge transfer, and contributes to more inclusive growth. Proparco, with the support of the Europ...

EUROMENA III

By supporting the EuroMena III generalist fund, Proparco is contributing to financing companies in the MENA (Middle East/North Africa) region. The fund particularly supports the regional development o...

Casablanca’s smart waste revolution with ARMA

Au cœur de Casablanca, au Maroc, l’opérateur en charge de la propreté urbaine ARMA réinvente le ramassage des déchets à l’aide de technologies de pointe et d’un modèle de développement vertueux. Décry...

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...

In Thailand, Union J.Plus, a key player in plastic recycling

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...

South Africa: the finance sector is helping to make affordable housing more accessible

TUHF is a unique financial player in South Africa to which Proparco granted a line of credit in local currency equivalent to €10 million in 2022. By supporting small property developers who invest in...

CARTER

Blended finance should be seen as a success

The FFD4 conference in Seville should avoid both unrealistic optimism and unwarranted negativity about blended finance. It is not a magic wand, it is a tool that enables DFIs to make more high impact...

Private sector finance for development - pitfalls and opportunities

Ambitious countries are putting in place platforms for attracting finance and developing projects. Aided by blended finance, the results are encouraging: losses on long-term investments in publicly-su...

EVEX MEDICAL

By supporting Evex, the leading player in the Georgian hospital sector, Proparco is contributing to upgrading the group's establishments, implementing environmental and social standards, and developin...

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Proparco and Bank of Palestine announce equity investment

Investment positions Proparco as a major partner of Bank of Palestine.

Orange becomes the strategic partner of the French Development Agency (AFD) Group for digital technology

The Orange Group and the French Development Agency (AFD) have announced the signing of a framework partnership agreement making Orange the leading player in digital technology at VivaTech 2025. This g...

KHARAS

Choose Africa VC and Digital Africa Seed Fund : the new programmes by Proparco and Digital Africa dedicated to...

On the occasion of "Quai des Futurs", an event celebrating African tech held alongside Vivatech on 11 June, the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr Jean-Noël Barrot, reaffirmed France’s suppor...

FBPMC

FBPMC, a Moroccan microfinance institution, wants to strengthen its equity, develop its loan portfolio and diversify its range of products and services – in a sector currently undergoing consolidation...

Sustainable investment in emerging markets and developing economies: mobilising institutional capital

Sustainable investment is crucial for aligning financial returns with positive social and environmental impacts, especially in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). Despite their strong f...

ATTRIDGE

Development finance institutions: new directions for the future

DFIs have grown in scale and influence, blending public and private finance to drive development impact. They support ESG integration and foster innovation through blended tools, but face limits in ri...