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In Brazil, Proparco is supporting Tereos Group’s investments with climate co-benefits
By allocating a USD 30m loan to Tereos, Proparco is reiterating its support to a longstanding partner, in the construction of biogas production plants, which will allow the company to reduce its CO2 e...
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Proparco and COFINA strengthen their mobilization in favour of Senegalese MSMEs
Through a portfolio guarantee that will cover €1,000,000 (i.e. XOF 656,000,000) of loans granted by COFINA, Proparco is reaffirming its commitment to Senegalese MSMEs affected by the crisis.
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In Paraguay, PROPARCO reaffirms its commitment to Banco Continental
To support Banco Continental in the current crisis, PROPARCO has renewed its partnership by allocating it a new USD 30m credit line to support the development of its green credit portfolio, with clima...
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Nature Positive: turning biodiversity from a risk into an opportunity
Globally, the natural world on which people and economies depend is in crisis. Species are declining, biodiversity loss and novel diseases, such as Covid-19, all pose business risks, but the renewed i...
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Towards eco-systemic concessions: an introduction to the coming age of forests
In the face of wholesale anthropogenic and climate-related threats, the planet’s four billion hectares of forests are now more valuable than ever. As a reaction to this pressure, in the Congo Basin fo...
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CLIMATE FINANCE: Proparco invests EUR 50m in the 1st fund for green bonds issued by companies in emerging coun...
This investment in the USD 538m HSBC Real Economy Green Investment Opportunity (“REGIO”) fund makes Proparco one of its three founding investors. REGIO will invest in green bonds issued by private com...
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In Colombia, Proparco is financing the first electric buses in the capital with FDN
Proparco is supporting the transformation of mobility in the Colombian capital by allocating a loan in local currency equivalent to USD 52m. It will finance the replacement of old diesel buses by over...
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Preserving biodiversity, the private sector in action
The current epidemic reminds us of the strong correlation between the multiplication of epidemics and the biodiversity crisis. This crisis is, along with the fight against climate change, the environm...
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New partnership between Proparco and Société Générale Moçambique to support Small and Medium Enterprises
Proparco’s grant of a portfolio guarantee to Société Générale Moçambique will enable the bank to increase its SME financing activity. This high-impact operation confirms Proparco’s as well as Société...
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Proparco and BMCI support Arma with financing for a sanitation and waste management program in Casablanca
To assist the city of Casablanca, Morocco’s economic capital, with the major challenges involved in waste management, BMCI has agreed to provide financing, backed by a Proparco guarantee, to Arma Casa...
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Proparco is committed to supporting the development of mini-hybrid solar networks in the Democratic Republic o...
Through a €1 million investment in the company Nuru, Proparco is helping to improve access to clean and accessible electricity for households and businesses. Proparco thus illustrates the importance g...
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Proparco and Société Générale Senegal strengthen their commitment to Senegalese MSMEs
The partnership signed today involves the granting by Proparco of two portfolio guarantees to Société Générale Senegal for a total of 4.5 million euros (nearly 3 billion FCFA). The risk-sharing scheme...
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Proparco acquires a stake in EDFI Management Company
Proparco recently acquired a 12.5% stake in EDFI management company (EDFI MC), which manages concessional funds on behalf of 15 European Development Finance Institutions (EDFIs), including Proparco. T...
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Proparco and Banco ABC join forces to support green projects in Brazil
By granting a $72.3 million credit line dedicated to climate projects, Proparco is supporting the development of Banco ABC Brasil, a bank committed to diversifying its portfolio towards green and ener...
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PROPARCO and DEG sign a USD 65m loan to MCB to support its clients affected by the Covid-19 crisis
A USD 65m loan has been signed between Proparco, its German counterpart DEG and Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited (MCB). The objective is to support Mauritian businesses affected by the crisis
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In India, Proparco increases its investment in LOK Capital’s third fund to support financial inclusion players...
Through a new USD 5 million commitment to the LOK III fund, Proparco supports companies in the financial inclusion sector impacted by the Covid-19 crisis and helps them to reinforce access to credit f...
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Inauguration of a training center in Abidjan, PROPARCO is supporting the development of the Mission Laïque F...
The historical operator for French education abroad has inaugurated its training center which will contribute to the development of innovative education in West Africa. It has been set up with financi...
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Mali : with Proparco's support, Banque Atlantique Mali is financing women's entrepreneurship
Proparco and Banque Atlantique, a subsidiary of Morocco’s Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) Group, have signed an FCFA 500m EURIZ guarantee agreement to promote the allocation of loans to Malian SMEs ma...
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French and Canadian DFIs launch capacity-building project for women entrepreneurs
Findev Canada, Agence française de développement (AFD) and Proparco have announced the launch of a capacity-building project for women entrepreneurs in the context of the covid-19 pandemic.
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Proparco supports Microfinance Solidaire's commitment to financial inclusion and access to energy
Thanks to a €2 million loan granted by Proparco, Microfinance Solidaire will expand its support to some twenty microfinance institutions and social enterprises in Africa, Asia and Haiti. This operatio...
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