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Clean and affordable solar energy in India, with Azure Power
India’s renewable energy potential is untapped, yet a large portion of its population remains disconnected from the grid. Since 2013, Proparco has been supporting Azure Power, one of India's leading p...
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Kashf - Microfinance empowering women entrepreneurs in Pakistan
Enabling women to become actors of social and economic change in Pakistan is the number one objective of the Kashf Foundation, which has specialized in microfinance for more than 20 years. In 2017, Pr...
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Guide for Proparco Clients
Proparco’s goal is to promote private sector development in developing and transition countries. In order to achieve sustainable growth and lasting improvements in people’s lives, we are committed to...
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Guide for Complainants / Communities
Proparco’s goal is to promote private sector development in developing and transition countries. In order to achieve sustainable growth and lasting improvements in people’s lives, we are committed to...
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Independent Complaints Mechanism Proparco
With this document, Proparco introduces its Independent Complaints Mechanism (hereafter also: the ‘Mechanism’ or ‘ICM’) and accompanying Procedure. This document describes the structure and governance...
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Introduction to Choose Africa
Choose Africa is the French initiative to accelerate the growth of MSMEs and entrepreneurship in Africa. AFD and Proparco will engage 2.5 billion euros by 2022 to support 10,000 companies. More info o...
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European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI)
The association of European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) was set up in 1992. It has 15 members dedicated to financing the private sector in emerging and developing countries. EDFI's role is...
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Booklet CHOOSE AFRICA, a platform dedicated to african MSMES and entrepreneurs
With Choose Africa, the AFD Group aims to accompany MSMEs and entrepreneurs at all stages of their development, via a wide range of financing and support solutions.
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Press kit - Choose Africa
France, partnering with african start-ups and MSMES
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Proparco Key figures - 2018
With EUR 1.6bn of commitments, PROPARCO, the Group’s arm for financing private players, saw a +17% increase in its activity year-on-year and over +53% since 2015. These results are in line with the gr...
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Sustainable development report - 2018
Sustainable development report - 2018
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Private Sector & Development #31 - Scaling up the development impact of agro-industry
This issue of Private Sector & Development aims to demonstrate that the agro-industry, even if it sometimes brings up “negative externalities affecting the environment and small producers”, can be a m...
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AFD Group - 2018 Results
Discover the 2018 annual results of the AFD Group, and the key figures : €11.4 billion in commitments, up €1 billion in a year (+40% in 3 years) 846 new development projects launched (94 more th...
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Supporting responsible microfinance in rural areas in Morocco
Supporting responsible microfinance in rural areas in Morocco
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Video - Scaling up the development impact of agro-industry, edition no. 31 of Proparco’s magazine
Video - Scaling up the development impact of agro-industry, edition no. 31of Proparco’s magazine
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Governance
The governance of Proparco is based on structures that guarantee the transparency of its operation as well as its good management. Under the direction of Françoise Lombard, the General management prep...
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Climate - AFD 2018 Activity Report
The effects of climate disturbances are putting people and ecosystems in peril, especially in the developing countries most vulnerable to climate change. To limit the increase in global temperature by...
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Private Sector & Development #18 - Independent power producers: a solution for Africa?
This issue explores the benefits and the requirements of increased intervention in electricity production by the private sector. Developing efficient public-private partnerships would seem to be the b...
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Our private sector financing solutions in Central Africa
In Central Africa, Proparco focuses on providing support for infrastructure projects (especially in renewable energy and transport), the development of agriculture and the agri-food sector, strengthen...
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Climate - AFD 2017 Activity Report
The climate is today the identity marker of the AFD group. In 2018, this already strong orientation was reinforced by the adoption of a new climate strategy (2017-2022), which reflects AFD's ambition...
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