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Supporting MSMEs and entrepreneurs in Africa

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Choose Africa Icône
The French initiative to accelerate the growth of MSMEs and entrepreneurship in Africa
Choose Africa

A French initiative,
powered by the AFD
Group and coordinated
by Proparco – to support
African MSMEs and start-ups

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A unique spectrum
A unique spectrum
of solutions for our local partners,
combining financing (equity, credit
facilities,guarantees)and advisory
support, in addition to supporting
an entrepreneurial ecosystem favourable
to innovation and the competitiveness
of small businesses

 

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10 000 African businesses
to be supported by 2022,
via local financial intermediairies

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€2.5 billion
to be invested by 2022

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A digital platform
that provides detailed
information on the AFD
Group’s offering and guides
entrepreneurs towards
appropriate financing
solutions and support locally

 

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🇫🇷 Financial institution dedicated to boosting the contribution of the private sector to the sustainable #development goals. Subsidiary of @AFD_France/@AFD_en

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6 Mar 1632767530463813632

Alors que le @Salondelagri 2023 s'est achevé hier, focus sur le soutien de @Proparco, via l'initiative #ChooseAfrica, au fonds à impacts #ARAF (@Acumen)

Objectif ➡️investir dans des start-up qui aident les petits exploitants #agricoles à renforcer leur #résilienceclimatique

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27 Feb 1630268922720034818

Proparco est fière de participer à la phase 2 de l'initiative 🇫🇷 de soutien à l'entrepreneuriat en Afrique #ChooseAfrica mise en œuvre par Groupe @AFD_France

@AFD_France @expertisefrance @DigitalAfrica_ @Bpifrance au service des #entrepreneurs !

Entre 2018 et 2022, ce sont...⤵️

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17 Feb 1626538302881902599

#FridayReading with @TheAfricaReport 2023, in which we 💡 our #ChooseAfrica initiative that supports African #entrepreneurship, and our commitment to the ARAF fund @Acumen that targets the issues of #FoodSecurity & #climate change

Full report available: https://issuu.com/theafricareport/docs/tar122_africa-in2023_extractive

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29 Dec 1608381992294285312

@annesophieave @ChiefBenson2 @AFD_France With #ChooseAfrica, @AFD_France Group makes all its tools available to African start-ups, microenterprises and MSMEs to finance and assist them at the various stages of their development, particularly through local partners supported by the Group, more on: https://choose-africa.com/en/

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