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Élodie Parent
Investment officer
Proparco
Private Sector & Development author
Élodie Parent began working at Agence française de développement in 2004 in Morocco where she was in charge of developing microfinance activity. She is now an investment officer at Proparco where she coordinates the microfinance unit which has committed some 50 million euros of financing to the sector.
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Proparco
Proparco is a subsidiary of the AFD Group focused on private sector development. It has been promoting sustainable economic, social and environmental development for over 45 years.
Proparco provides funding and support to both businesses and financial institutions in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle-East. Its action focuses on the key development sectors: infrastructure, mainly for renewable energies, agribusiness, financial institutions, health and education. Its operations aim to strengthen the contribution of private players to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the international community in 2015.
To this end, Proparco finances companies whose activity contributes to creating jobs and decent incomes, providing essential goods and services and combating climate change.