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Proparco and Linzor support decent work and the reduction of gender inequalities in Latin America
By committing USD 15 million in the Linzor IV fund, Proparco is promoting impact investing in Latin America, particularly in Mexico, Colombia and Peru.
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DISI WATER
Diwaco is a Jordanian project company which is building and will operate an aqueduct conveying water from the Disi aquifer to the city of Amman. This will improve the quality of the water distribution...
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IFC, Proparco, DEG, and DFC Support Aspen to Strengthen Africa’s Pharmaceutical Sector
To support the production and distribution of life-saving medicines and vaccines in Africa, IFC; Proparco; the German Development Finance Institution (DEG); and the U.S. International Development Fina...
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In Central America, Proparco supports micro-entrepreneurs and rural communities together with Fundación Génesi...
Proparco and Fundación Génesis Empresarial, the leading microfinance institution in Guatemala, are announcing their first partnership. Through a loan of USD 20 million in local currency, Proparco aims...
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Proparco makes first VC fund investment in India with Omnivore
Proparco, a subsidiary of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group, has invested USD 5 million in Omnivore’s third fund, the Omnivore Agritech & Climate Sustainability Fund. Omnivore supports vis...
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Proparco invests in Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund II dedicated to Africa
Proparco has just committed a USD 15 million investment in Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund II (PRIF II), reinforcing its commitment to supporting sustainable infrastructure development across Afric...
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Transform Health Fund Surpasses $100 Million Target Final Close to Improve Access to Quality Healthcare in Afr...
AfricInvest and The Health Finance Coalition (HFC) announced the final close of the pan-African Transform Health Fund (THF), an innovative blended-finance fund that aims to bolster healthcare systems...
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Nigeria: Nutrik increases its local production capacity for emergency therapeutic food
Proparco has granted a €2 million loan for Nutrik to develop its emergency therapeutic food (RUTF) production activity in Nigeria. This financing is part of the FARM (Food & Agriculture Resilience Mis...
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Microfinance Solidaire pursues its support for microentrepreneurs, backed by Proparco
AFD Group and Microfinance Solidaire (MFS) are strengthening their partnership, launched in 2016, through a new €2 million loan to support MFS's activity in favour of partner microfinance institutions...
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Proparco, Bic-Bred (Suisse) SA and Céréalis renew their partnership to support food security in Africa
Following the success of the first partnership started in 2023, Proparco, Bic-Bred (Suisse) SA and Céréalis are working together again to meet the growing demand for cereal and oilseed imports by seve...
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Proparco and AfricInvest finance Lapaire to support accessible optical care in Africa
Proparco and AfricInvest together approved financing for Lapaire Glasses SA, an optical retail chain offering quality eyewear at a fair price in West and East Africa (Ivory Coast, Benin, Togo, Mali, B...
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Albania: Financial agreement of Eur 5 million between Proparco and NOA
In the presence of the Ambassador of France, Ms. Elisabeth Barsacq, an agreement for the financing of Albanian SMEs worth 5 million euros was signed between Proparco and NOA. It is the first time that...
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Proparco, Bic-Bred (Suisse) SA and the Touton Group join forces to support cocoa and coffee exports from Afric...
After a first partnership between Proparco, Bic-Bred Suisse SA and Céréalis in favor of cereal and oilseed imports in West and Central Africa, Proparco continues to support trade financing with Africa...
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Ecuador: Banco Guayaquil issues its first green bond with the support of Proparco
Proparco has just subscribed to green bonds issued for the first time by Banco Guayaquil, up to 45 million dollars (USD). Ecuador's second largest private bank, a Proparco partner since 2019, has deci...
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How Proparco is supporting French strategy in the Indo-Pacific region
The Indo-Pacific region - home to two-thirds of the world's population and 40% of its GDP - is becoming the world's new strategic hub. The region’s size means that it has the essential scale needed fo...
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The impact funds being supported by Proparco in the Indo-Pacific region
Battling climate change, preserving biodiversity and supporting stakeholders in the health and education sectors... Proparco finances a number of impact funds with a development mandate throughout the...
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Kaizenvest is enhancing access to education in the Indo-Pacific region
To make up for the lack of public investment in the education sector, the Kaizenvest fund – with a footprint in five Indo-Pacific countries – invests primarily in educational infrastructure (i.e., sch...
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Proparco and the European Union support Bank of Palestine in financing high impact SMEs
After an equity investment in the bank in July 2021 and the provision of a 30 MUSD green loan (SUNREF) earlier that year, Proparco continues to support Bank of Palestine, the leading banking group in...
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Proparco supports Asala's ambitious inclusion strategy
Proparco's portfolio guarantee of $1.3 million will enable Asala to continue its efforts to empower the most vulnerable entrepreneurs in Palestine. It demonstrates Proparco's commitment to supporting...
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Proparco and MKD Mikrofin together strengthen the economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Proparco is providing Mikrofin, the largest non-bank micro-finance institution in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a €10 million loan for on-lending to local private businesses. Mikrofin is first partner...
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