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Proparco and HDBank develop their partnership to finance the energy transition in Vietnam
As part of the visit to France of Vietnamese Prime Minister H.E. Phạm Minh Chính, Proparco and HDBank signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their existing collaboration in financing renew...
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Proparco strengthens its partnership with Equity Bank to support an increased number of MSMEs in Kenya
In line with the Choose Africa initiative and as part of the visit to Kenya of the French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, Franck Riester, Proparco granted Equity Bank...
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Agence Française de Développement Group and the ILO join hands to provide access to inclusive insurance for th...
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and its subsidiary PROPARCO have recently signed two new projects in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), which is recognized for its e...
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Quds Bank, Proparco and the European Union join efforts to support SME financing and high impact companies in ...
Quds Bank and Proparco (AFD Group) signed the first risk sharing agreement under the EU MENA SME Facility. This operation will support Quds Bank in lending the equivalent of 2 million euros to SMEs wi...
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Proparco and CDP support the microfinance institution PAMECAS in Senegal
Through loans totaling €8 million (more than 5 billion FCFA), the French and Italian development finance institutions will enable PAMECAS to grant more than 3,800 additional micro-credits. This projec...
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Proparco grants a EURIZ guarantee to FNB Namibia to strengthen its support to MSMEs
The operation consists of a EURIZ portfolio guarantee of N$ 68m (EUR 4m) to support First National Bank of Namibia Limited (FNB Namibia Ltd) in its financing to high-impact MSMEs. A signing ceremony...
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How a global farmers’ bank works to preserve biodiversity
How can farmers produce food for 10 billion people, while preserving biodiversity – the foundation that food systems rely on? This is a key question guiding the work of Rabobank, one of the world’s bi...
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Proparco, Norfund and DEG support Ecobank's foreign currency liquidity needs
A syndicate of European Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) led by Proparco has announced a US$ 60 million senior loan to support the Ecobank Group’s liquidity program for the benefits of its sub...
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At the New Africa-France Summit, a design thinking session paves the way for the creation of a community of en...
During the New Africa-France summit, which was held on 8 October in Montpellier, a design thinking and co-construction session took place on 5 and 6 October in Paris gathering some 40 African and Fren...
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Incentivising corporate landscape restoration
In the face of the accelerating global climate-biodiversity crisis, and faced with the loss of carbon sinks and ecosystems critical to human survival, there has never been a more urgent need to restor...
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Proparco and DEG support Capital Bank of Jordan in its SMEs lending activites with loan up to $75m
Capital Bank, Proparco and DEG partner up to support SMEs in Jordan: the loan provided by Proparco and its German counterpart DEG will finance the SME portfolio of Capital Bank, ranking fourth among J...
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The tie-up between Proparco and Digital Africa will strengthen the Choose Africa initiative in supporting earl...
To meet the needs of entrepreneurs, particularly at the start of their ventures, the Choose Africa initiative will now offer African startups financing and assistance tailored to early-stage developme...
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Private Sector & Development Magazine – Special Edition New Africa-France Summit
To mark the New Africa-France Summit in Montpellier organized in early October 2021, the Private Sector & Development magazine explores the new entrepreneurship dynamics in Africa.
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Proparco supports AktivCo to improve the energy efficiency of telecommunication towers in Africa
Access to digital services and mobile network coverage are key issues for developing and emerging economies. An essential condition for meeting these challenges is the reliability of the power supply...
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Zoonoses and biodiversity: do we need to rethink environmental health governance?
The number of zoonosis epidemics is on the rise, fuelled by industrial farming practices, deforestation and the loss of traditional habitats. There is an urgent need to rethink health policy from a mu...
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Proparco and DEG grant a €25 million line of credit to BCP Bank (Mauritius) to support its development
Proparco, a subsidiary of ‘Agence Française de Développement’ (AFD) and its German counterpart DEG, have signed a loan agreement for an amount of € 25M in favour of BCP Bank (Mauritius). This line of...
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Proparco and FMO support Khan Bank in Mongolia
FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, announced today that it has arranged a USD 120 mln syndicated facility to Khan Bank, Mongolia’s leading universal bank and a customer of FMO since 2009...
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Proparco and HDBank commit to support green projects in Vietnam
Through a US$ 50 million loan, Proparco will help the bank’s objective to increase its support to projects with climate co-benefits.
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Restored rangelands enhancing prosperity in Southern Africa
In the drylands of Southern Africa, land degradation is increasing, reducing nature’s ability to regenerate pastures to sustain livestock and wildlife. Unaddressed, degraded rangelands can become “was...
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Proparco invests in the new Lombard Asia V fund dedicated to mid-cap businesses in Thailand and the Mekong reg...
Through a $20 million investment, Proparco will support job creation and sustainable development in Thailand and the Mekong region.
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