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FISEA: venture capital for fragile countries
Facilité d’Investissement et de Soutien aux Entreprises en Afrique (FISEA - Facility for investing in and supporting African business) is one of the first venture capital investment initiatives set up...
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Ecobank successfully issues its USD 400 million bond, with support from Proparco as anchor investor
Proparco is pleased to announce its participation, alongside Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB), as anchor investors in Ecobank’s USD 40...
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Proparco supports the development of high-impact South African SMEs with the ASISA ESD Fund, in partnership wi...
Proparco is providing a €2 million ARIZ PRIME portfolio guarantee to the ASISA ESD Fund (comprising the ASISA Enterprise Development (ED) Fund and the ASISA Supplier Development (SD) Fund), managed by...
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Yapı Kredi Leasing reinforces its climate finance strategy in Turkey, with the support of Proparco
Proparco has just granted a €50 million loan to Yapı Kredi Leasing. This financing will be entirely allocated to support Yapı Kredi Leasing’s growth in climate finance, funding investments such as Win...
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At the forefront of the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, the International Committee of the Red Cross
Together with development agencies and the private sector, the ICRC explores innovative partnering and financing solutions at the humanitarian-development-peace nexus in fragile and conflict-affected...
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In Bangladesh, Proparco supports Q Collection, a responsible textile player committed to women's empowerment
Proparco is providing a bilateral $27.5 million loan to Q Collection, through financing Q Collection and its subsidiary company, SQ Celsius, Bangladesh's leading knitwear manufacturer. With the constr...
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Proparco and AfricInvest finance Lapaire to support accessible optical care in Africa
Proparco and AfricInvest together approved financing for Lapaire Glasses SA, an optical retail chain offering quality eyewear at a fair price in West and East Africa (Ivory Coast, Benin, Togo, Mali, B...
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Microfinance Solidaire pursues its support for microentrepreneurs, backed by Proparco
AFD Group and Microfinance Solidaire (MFS) are strengthening their partnership, launched in 2016, through a new €2 million loan to support MFS's activity in favour of partner microfinance institutions...
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Proparco, Bic-Bred (Suisse) SA and Céréalis renew their partnership to support food security in Africa
Following the success of the first partnership started in 2023, Proparco, Bic-Bred (Suisse) SA and Céréalis are working together again to meet the growing demand for cereal and oilseed imports by seve...
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Nigeria: Nutrik increases its local production capacity for emergency therapeutic food
Proparco has granted a €2 million loan for Nutrik to develop its emergency therapeutic food (RUTF) production activity in Nigeria. This financing is part of the FARM (Food & Agriculture Resilience Mis...
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Transform Health Fund Surpasses $100 Million Target Final Close to Improve Access to Quality Healthcare in Afr...
AfricInvest and The Health Finance Coalition (HFC) announced the final close of the pan-African Transform Health Fund (THF), an innovative blended-finance fund that aims to bolster healthcare systems...
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How to invest responsibly in fragile and conflict-affected settings?
Fragile and Conflict-affected Settings (FCS) may be characterized by illegal armed groups, organized crime and violence, ethnic and sectarian tensions, inapt land tenure regimes, corruption, and inter...
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Proparco invests in Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund II dedicated to Africa
Proparco has just committed a USD 15 million investment in Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund II (PRIF II), reinforcing its commitment to supporting sustainable infrastructure development across Afric...
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The ARIA initiative: enabling DFIs to extend their vital role to Africa’s frontier markets
Development finance across Africa is unevenly distributed, with 25 of its smallest economies receiving only 4% of investments since 2010. Yet, the Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator initiative (...
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Proparco makes first VC fund investment in India with Omnivore
Proparco, a subsidiary of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group, has invested USD 5 million in Omnivore’s third fund, the Omnivore Agritech & Climate Sustainability Fund. Omnivore supports vis...
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In Central America, Proparco supports micro-entrepreneurs and rural communities together with Fundación Génesi...
Proparco and Fundación Génesis Empresarial, the leading microfinance institution in Guatemala, are announcing their first partnership. Through a loan of USD 20 million in local currency, Proparco aims...
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IFC, Proparco, DEG, and DFC Support Aspen to Strengthen Africa’s Pharmaceutical Sector
To support the production and distribution of life-saving medicines and vaccines in Africa, IFC; Proparco; the German Development Finance Institution (DEG); and the U.S. International Development Fina...
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Proparco and Linzor support decent work and the reduction of gender inequalities in Latin America
By committing USD 15 million in the Linzor IV fund, Proparco is promoting impact investing in Latin America, particularly in Mexico, Colombia and Peru.
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In Pakistan, Karandaaz strengthen the financing for women led and climate focuses MSME’s, with the support of ...
Proparco grants a €1 million ARIZ TPE portfolio guarantee to Karandaaz, a non-profit organization based in Pakistan. This guarantee will enhance access to financing for micro, small, and medium enterp...
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Proparco, IFC and Sanad sign a USD 65 million Loan with Bank of Palestine in Support of SME Businesses
Proparco provides Bank of Palestine with a senior debt up to USD 20 million, as part of a $65 million financing agreement with a consortium comprising the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and...
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