News
How Seed Co Group is tackling climate change in Zimbabwe
Farmers in Southern Africa are grappling with the hazards of climate change and reduced rainfall. Seed Co Group – a company based in Zimbabwe – is attempting to provide them with solutions by developi...
Published on
Team Europe FMO and Proparco support Tanzanian private sector growth through USD 125 mln to NMB Bank
FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, recently arranged a USD 125 mln senior loan facility for its long-term customer NMB Bank in Tanzania. The senior loan is provided in partnership with F...
Published on
Helping financial institutions to scale up climate change adaptation for increased resilience
The financing of adaptation measures has not become widespread up to now due to a number of obstacles. These include – but are not limited to – insufficient harmonization of practices and terminology,...
Published on
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...
Published on
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...
Published on
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...
Published on
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...
Published on
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...
Published on
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...
Published on
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...
Published on
Investing in nature for water security: the power of collaboration
Around the world, the impacts of climate change are increasingly being felt and have become impossible to ignore. Stories of increased drought, more intense storms, and changing rainfall patterns are...
Published on
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...
Published on
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...
Published on
Private sector action in analyzing climate risk data
Climate change is part of our daily lives. It must no longer be considered as a problem of the future but as a current challenge: it is essential to adapt our societies and systems. Private sector pla...
Published on
Proparco, Bic-Bred (Suisse) SA and Céréalis join forces to support cereal imports in West and Central Africa
To address the growing demand for cereal and oilseed imports in several West and Central African countries, Proparco and Bic-Bred (Suisse) SA have signed a partnership in the form of a risk participat...
Published on
Launch of the first cohort of Proparco’s African Private Equity Fellowship
Proparco launched during an inaugural ceremony on January 12, the enrollment for six months of the first cohort of the African Private Equity Fellowship. The Fellowship is an unprecedented training an...
Published on
In South Africa, Proparco and Investec partner to scale-up climate investments
Proparco and Investec Bank Limited (Investec) are collaborating to implement the Transforming Financial Systems for Climate (TFSC) programme in South Africa. The package comprises a senior credit faci...
Published on
Climate change and biodiversity loss: key figures of the main issues
The end of 2022 was marked by the holding of two United Nations Conferences (COP): COP27 on climate change in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt and COP15 on biodiversity in Montreal, Canada. Focus on the key fig...
Published on
Vietnam: Proparco supports MSB for its renewable energy and energy efficiency projects
Proparco has just signed a USD 30 million senior credit facility to finance renewable energy and energy efficiency projects promoted by Vietnam Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MSB). This financi...
Published on
DEG, FMO and Proparco finance Sudameris for its green and gender inclusive projects in Paraguay
Three European private sector development banks - DEG, FMO and PROPARCO - have just granted a senior loan of 110 million dollars (USD) to Sudameris Bank. This financing, to which Proparco is contribut...
Published on
