Proparco renews its support to Advans Cameroun, a financial institution serving micro-entrepreneurs

After an ARIZ TPE MINKA portfolio guarantee granted in April 2019, Proparco is renewing its support to Advans Cameroun with a €2 million guarantee as part of AFD Group’s Choose Africa ...

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In Burkina Faso, Proparco and Coris Bank International SA sign a €30 million guarantee for trade finance operations

The project consists in the granting of a €30 million guarantee package for trade finance instruments to Coris Bank International SA, the leading bank in Burkina Faso and one of the most ...

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Proparco and Société Générale Cameroun strengthen their commitment to MSMEs in Cameroon

The partnership signed today concerns the granting by Proparco of two portfolio guarantees to Société Générale Cameroun for a total of 20 million euros (more than XAF 13,000,000,000). The ...

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AFD Group invests $10 million in African Rivers Fund III to support SMEs in the DRC, Uganda and Angola

After having already invested USD 5 million in the African Rivers Fund (ARF) in 2016, AFD Group renews its support to the XSML management team by investing USD 10 million in its third fund, ...

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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. For ...

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Proparco and UIB strengthen their support to Tunisian entrepreneurs affected by the crisis

By granting an exceptional guarantee of one million euros to Union Internationale de Banques (UIB), Proparco confirms the strength of its partnership with this key player in the economic ...

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TLcom Capital, the venture capital fund targeting innovative African start-ups

TLcom Capital has been supported by Proparco since 2017 and is financing the development of about a dozen African start-ups. Its targets: high-potential nuggets whose technology is based on ...

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At the New Africa-France Summit, a design thinking session paves the way for the creation of a community of entrepreneurs

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 ...

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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 ...

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