Anka secures US$5M funding to export Africa

International Finance Corporation (IFC) along with Proparco and French Public Investment Bank to advocate the promotion of Africa’s creative economy to the world ANKA, the “all-in-one SaaS for ...

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Joliba Capital, a new investment fund for startups in Western and Central Africa

The fund will target investment opportunities across Francophone countries in Western and Central Africa to develop small and mid-cap regional champions seeking growth capital and operating ...

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Proparco and Equity BCDC renew their support for SMEs in the DRC

Equity BCDC and Proparco just signed a EURIZ 10 MEUR portfolio guarantee (denominated in USD) to support loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

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In Côte d’Ivoire, Advans supports small corn producers, with support from Proparco

Proparco and Advans Côte d’Ivoire have signed a grant agreement that will provide nearly 1,500 maize growers in Côte d’Ivoire with easier access to financing. The 230,000 euro grant ...

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Proparco Supports Egypt’s Startups with Investment in DisrupTech Ventures

Proparco today announced an investment in an early-stage venture capital fund managed by DisrupTech Ventures, to support development in Egypt’s fintech sector and help expand access to ...

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Proparco takes a stake in Nuru, which develops urban solar metrogrids in the DRC

Nuru SASU (Nuru), the company behind Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s first solar PV metrogrid, is on track to build 13.7MWp of isolated solar-hybrid grids by mid-2024 after securing an ...

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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 ...

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Proparco and Ecobank Senegal collaborate to strengthen access to financing for Senegalese SMEs

Following the signature of two ARIZ and EURIZ portfolio guarantees with Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire at the FIC Summit last October, AFD Group, via Proparco, is reiterating its support for the ...

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In Sub-Saharan Africa, the ARAF fund is strengthening the climate resilience of smallholder farmers

Financed by several partners and development finance institutions – including Proparco, via AFD Group’s FISEA+ facility – the ARAF fund targets the issues of food security and climate change. It ...

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