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Jean-Gabriel Dayre
Senior investment officer
Proparco
Private Sector & Development author
Since 2012, Jean-Gabriel Dayre has been a Senior Investment Officer in the Proparco Banking division where he is head of the microfinance sector. He actively contributed to developing the Social Business strategy of the AFD Group, where he also worked on risk sharing mechanisms and SME finance. Prior to that, Jean-Gabriel was a financial analyst at Citigroup in London. He is a graduate of ESPC Europe and Sciences Po Paris.
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.