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Covid-19 - Africa: Private health players mobilized
While the coronavirus is destabilizing an already extremely fragile African health system, several private health players supported by PROPARCO are taking action to overcome this major economic and so...
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Proparco supports the development of a healthcare player in the Middle East
Proparco's $20 million investment will support one of the regional leaders in private medical imaging and will improve patients' access to affordable services in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
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The private sector: a key player in reducing gender inequalities
Enabling women to become agents of social and economic change in Pakistan is the main objective of the Kashf Foundation. Since 1996, it has been providing microcredit and loan offers specifically for...
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Proparco is renewing its support to Ivorian and Senegalese microenterprises and SMEs via a loan to COFINA Grou...
Proparco and Cofina, have signed a loan agreement that will facilitate access to credit for microenterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and help them play their key role in the econ...
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How can general impact investors tackle gender-related issues?
Gender equality is a crucial component in achieving the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) and more and more investment funds and stakeholders in the finance arena are starting to factor it int...
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Proparco and Societe Generale Ghana facilitate access to finance for MSMEs
Proparco, AFD Group's private sector arm, and Societe Generale Ghana have just signed an ARIZ portfolio guarantee which will facilitate Micro, Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) access to cred...
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Golden Rice: Working for a quality and responsible rice industry in Cambodia
Golden Rice is based in Phnom Penh and is one of the main rice exporters in Cambodia. The company is recognized for its qualitative and responsible approach. It sources from small local producers and...
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The SIBC accelerates and commits itself alongside entrepreneurs operating in Africa to address the Covid 19 cr...
After being imagined and incubated by the AFD Campus du Développement, the Social & Inclusive Business Camp (SIBC) will be piloted over the next three years by I&P Conseil and its partners - African M...
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Twenty-five years after the Beijing Conference, achievements and persisting gaps
Over the past 25 years, undeniable achievements have been made in the field of gender equality and the promotion of women’s rights and opportunities. But this progress is still far too slow: at the cu...
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Proparco, IFC to Collaborate More Closely to Deliver Stronger Development Impact and Accelerate COVID-19 Recov...
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Proparco have agreed to collaborate more closely to create markets, mobilize private sector investment, and support economic recovery in developing countries...
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Proparco invests 20MUSD in SPE AIF I fund, to support SMEs in North Africa
Through a USD 20 million equity investment in the SPE AIF I investment fund, Proparco supports SMEs undergoing periods of strong growth or transition, in the industrial, health and education sectors i...
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Proparco and SPE AIF I acquire Saham Pharma in Morocco
Through this acquisition, Proparco and the private equity fund SPE AIF I will support the development of Morocco's leading antibiotics manufacturer. This operation illustrates Proparco's strong commit...
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Proparco signs its first operation in Botswana
Proparco, the French Development Agency’s private sector financing arm, has concluded a US$10 million Tier II long-term debt financing with African Banking Corporation Botswana (“BancABC Botswana”) to...
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A key ingredient for Africa’s growth: investing in women entrepreneurs
Bridging gender gaps requires identifying and implementing programs and policies that target the specific constraints that women entrepreneurs face, and working with all actors in the private sector,...
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All our news and information on COVID19
In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, AFD Group is adapting its operational and human resource systems. The group is working on a response aimed at limiting any health-related or economic damage in...
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Proparco and ACEP Niger support entrepreneurs in Niger
The CFAF 1.5 billion loan granted by AFD Group to Niger's second largest microfinance institution will support a clientele made up of small entrepreneurs, mainly in the retail sector.
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The private sector and cross-cutting gender issues in UN Sustainable Development Goals
In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs) by 2030, the public policies of the signatory states have been placed at the heart of the mechanism. But the private sector has an undenia...
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Coronavirus: The AFD Group is Mobilized
In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, AFD Group is adapting its operational and human resource systems. The group is working on a response aimed at limiting any health-related or economic damage in...
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Proparco and First City Monument Bank work together to support MSMEs in Nigeria
Proparco and First City Monument Bank (FCMB) signed a NGN 2 billion risk-sharing facility agreement, which will cover up to NGN 4 billion worth of loans granted by FCMB to Nigerian micro, small and me...
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In the DRC, PROPARCO is supporting Advans, a financial institution for micro-entrepreneurs
Despite its exceptional mining resources, DRC is a Low-Income Country. The Congolese private sector is nevertheless resistant and continues to invest, with private companies playing a major role in th...
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