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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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Our latest news

Proparco and BICIS commit to Senegalese VSEs and SMEs affected by the crisis

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April 14 2021

Proparco and COFINA strengthen their mobilization in favour of Senegalese MSMEs

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March 30 2021

New partnership between Proparco and Société Générale Moçambique to support Small and Medium Enterprises

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March 24 2021

Mali : with Proparco’s support, Banque Atlantique Mali is financing women’s entrepreneurship

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February 4 2021

Proparco is supporting ATL, a leasing company for Tunisian SMEs

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January 25 2021

Nigeria: PROPARCO has allocated a guarantee to UBA to support SMEs

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January 21 2021

AFD Group provides a stronger response to Senegale’s MSMEs affected by the crisis in partnership...

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January 12 2021

AFD Group provides a stronger response to Madagascar’s MSMEs affected by the crisis in partnership...

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January 11 2021

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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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BayaCiamala avatarBâya@BayaCiamala·
19 Apr 1384223266823233541

@KSubayi est responsable des investissements en #RDC via @Proparco #ChooseAfrica. Elle est également business angel et administratrice du réseau African Business Angel Networks (@ABANAngels).

Elle nous donnera les clés de succès pour une levée de fonds réussie. https://twitter.com/sofibanque/status/1382966994190938112

@KSubayi est responsable des investissements en #RDC via @Proparco #ChooseAfrica. Elle est également business angel et administratrice du réseau African Business Angel Networks (@ABANAngels).Elle nous donnera les clés de succès pour une levée de fonds réussie. https://t.co/XO7FdM47p4
SOFIBANQUE SA@sofibanque

Tout entrepreneur peut être amené au moins une fois à considérer de nouvelles formes de sources de financement pour son entreprise.

Découvrez les facteurs clés de réussite d’une levée de fonds avec M. Wazne, DG de la #Sofibanque lors de la Masterclass Makutano.

📅 Le 24.04 | 9h

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Proparco avatarProparco@Proparco·
19 Apr 1384144798194364416

Pour en savoir plus sur l'initiative 🇫🇷 #ChooseAfrica de soutien aux start-up, TPE et PME en Afrique ➡️http://choose-africa.com/

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Proparco avatarProparco@Proparco·
19 Apr 1384144795728171008

Le Ministre @franckriester a signé vendredi l'octroi par Proparco d'une garantie #ChooseAfrica Résilience à @SGcongo. Celle-ci permettra à Société Générale Congo d'accorder pour 2,5M€ de prêts à des petites et moyennes entreprises touchées par la crise:
https://www.proparco.fr/fr/actualites/les-tpe-pme-congolaises-beneficieront-de-la-garantie-choose-africa-resilience-accordee

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Proparco avatarProparco@Proparco·
16 Apr 1382990215489458179

Welcome to our new Nigerian followers! To find out more about our #ChooseAfrica initiative and see how it can support startups and MSMEs in #Nigeria, two options:
➡️The Choose Africa website: http://www.choose-africa.com/en
➡️@BusinessDayNg's article: https://businessday.ng/business-economy/article/nigeria-key-beneficiary-as-france-adds-e1bn-to-boost-african-businesses/

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