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An African banking model

Following the lessons of the pan-African banking groups' expansion, a number of local commercial banks have successfully expanded regionally. They differ from the international banking groups in a num...

Proparco invests $31,5 million into Kenya's leading modern retailer

Proparco, is pleased to announce its partnership with IBL Group, the largest conglomerate of Mauritius (listed on the Mauritius Stock Exchange), and DEG, a subsidiary of German KfW Group, to jointly a...

Proparco invests in Bank of Palestine to foster inclusive growth in Palestine

Bank of Palestine (BOP) and Proparco jointly announced today the signing of an agreement that will see FISEA (the AFD Group fund advised by Proparco), invest USD 12 million in Bank of Palestine throug...

In India, Proparco and Svatantra work together to advance women's empowerment

Svatantra Microfin Pvt. Ltd. (Svatantra) - India’s foremost microfinance company, is working with Proparco - the private sector financing subsidiary of Agence Française de Développement Group, a lead...

The Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited (MCB) participate in Proparco Trade Finance Program, as a confirming ban...

The Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited (MCB) joins the Trade Finance program of Proparco as a confirming bank (primary beneficiary of guarantees issued by Proparco). The program will assist MCB to incr...

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 joins forces with DFIs to support Banco Sudameris’ ambitions in green finance and women’s entrepreneu...

Together with DFIs FinDev and JICA and two commercial banks - Banco Finantia and the Commercial Bank of Dubai - Proparco is contributing USD 75 million to a USD 370 million syndicated loan arranged by...

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...

Journey without Maps

Radical uncertainty in geopolitics and geoeconomics is set to increase, along with risks of crises – and the global community’s mitigating capacity is diminished. In a world without a global balance o...

French and Canadian DFIs launch capacity-building project for women entrepreneurs

Findev Canada, Agence française de développement (AFD) and Proparco have announced the launch of a capacity-building project for women entrepreneurs in the context of the covid-19 pandemic.

Panama: Proparco and Unibank join forces to protect the planet and reduce gender inequality

Proparco has partnered with Unibank to provide a USD 20 million loan to finance climate co-benefit projects and support women’s entrepreneurship in Panama.

IDB Invest, Proparco, FinDev Canada and Sofisa support SMEs in Brazil by facilitating access to financing

IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, has provided financing for US$200 million to Banco Sofisa S.A. (Sofisa) in Brazil, together with Proparco and FinDev Canada. The proceeds will contribute to incr...

Proparco supports GreenYellow’s commitment to renewable energy production in South-East Asia

Through a $25 million investment, Proparco will contribute to the development of small scale, decentralized solar plants for commercial and industrial clients in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

Proparco strengthens its partnership with Société Générale Cameroun to support local SMEs

Proparco has renewed its partnership with Société Générale Cameroun through an ARIZ portfolio guarantee of XAF 13 billion (€20 million) to support Cameroon's SMEs in their efforts to build a sustainab...

Private equity investment in sub-saharan african SMEs

SME financing cannot be enhanced simply by scaling up volumes of financing. SMEs need to upgrade so that they can meet the eligibility criteria of bankers and other investors. I&P is aware of the diff...

Torrecom secures long-term debt with DFIs to expand its towers footprint in Latin America

PARIS –Torrecom, one of the leading independent tower companies in Latin America, recently signed a USD 70 million long-term loan agreement with three Development Finance Institutions (DFIs): Proparco...

Proparco initiates CREA Fund with the European Union backing to support the african cultural and creative sect...

Proparco launches CREA Fund, its first initiative to support Sub-Saharan Africa cultural and creative industries in accessing financing. This new facility, which should be up and running by autumn 202...

Urban development

Proparco supports real estate projects that increase, enhance and diversify the supply of affordable housing for low-income and poor households in developing countries. It also works with commercial r...

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Proparco and Equity BCDC renew their support for SMEs in the DRC

Equity BCDC and Proparco just signed a EURIZ 10 MEUR portfolio guarantee (denominated in USD) to support loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). J...