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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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31 Mar 1509475806711586817

#PFUE2022 Notre Directeur général délégué @DjalalKhimdjee participait hier à un échange entre 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 et avec des acteurs africains sur le financement de l’entrepreneuriat en Afrique #ChooseAfrica

©️ Ambassade de France à Berlin

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#PFUE2022 Notre Directeur général délégué @DjalalKhimdjee participait hier à un échange entre 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 et avec des acteurs africains sur le financement de l’entrepreneuriat en Afrique #ChooseAfrica©️ Ambassade de France à Berlin
Botschaft Frankreich 🇫🇷 🇪🇺@FranzBotschaft

Afrika ist ein Kontinent des Unternehmertums, der Start-ups und KMU. Diese Veranstaltung ermöglichte einen Austausch zwischen 🇩🇪, 🇫🇷 und afrikanischen Akteuren vor Ort, insbesondere mit #Afrikanischenunternehmerinnen @MamanDickoSy, @melani_n_keita, @AngieNicoleOD. 3/3

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Proparco avatarProparco@Proparco·
29 Mar 1508740690741710852

2⃣ A €8M guarantee will help @CRDBBankPlcto support MSMEs that have been particularly affected by the #Covid19 crisis. This guarantee offer was made possible thanks to resources specially allocated by the French government, as part of the #ChooseAfrica Resilience initiative

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29 Mar 1508740683586318342

Proparco just granted a credit line and two portfolio guarantees amounting to a TZS182 billion commitment to @CRDBBankPlc to help boost the Bank's capacity to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in #Tanzania🇹🇿 #ChooseAfrica
https://www.proparco.fr/en/actualites/proparco-supports-crdb-banks-commitment-towards-msmes-tanzania

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21 Mar 1505954786838990849

"Proparco est fier de compter parmi les membres fondateurs de l'Alliance. Partenaire de longue date des entrepreneurs africains, Proparco s'appuiera sur l'expertise acquise grâce à l'initiative #ChooseAfrica pour contribuer à cette nouvelle alliance internationale" @ClementeG_

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