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🆕Proparco is proud to join the Global Green Bond Initiative, a European Union 🇪🇺 programme designed to unlock up to €20 billion in private investment for sustainable infrastructure in emerging and developing economies. 🔗proparco.fr/en/news/propar… @EU_Commission #GlobalGateway

📢 #Results | In 2025, Proparco signed €2.5bn of projects, confirming the momentum of 2024 Africa remains our top region (€924m), followed by Latin America (€506m) and the European Neighbourhood (€477m), including Ukraine More: proparco.fr/en/news/2025-p…

🎉 Congrats to Vertice on this major milestone! Proud to support Vertice MedTech alongside Amethis, ccap ai and management in its next growth phase, helping strengthen healthcare access across Southern Africa through medtech and digital health innovation proparco.fr/en/news/amethi…

En 2025, notre Groupe avec @expertisefrance & @Proparco a maintenu son haut niveau d’activité dans un environnement + exigeant. Avec des résultats financiers solides, nous confirmons notre robustesse & capacité d’adaptation. Nos résultats annuels➡️bit.ly/4eEqHqQ

Nairobi, here we come 🔥 On 11 and 12 May, #AfricaForward will bring together stakeholders from every African country and France. A summit to strengthen partnerships, an event to accelerate innovation and growth.

🚀Proud to celebrate another major milestone with MCB Group: a USD 400M bond issuance, significantly oversubscribed despite market volatility. Delighted to support this transaction as anchor investor and to build on 25 years of trusted partnership: proparco.fr/en/news/mcb-su…

#EarthDay | À Kayar, Sokhna Mada Ndong cultive et témoigne du soutien d’ACEP Sénégal à son activité Depuis 30 ans, l’institution finance les acteurs ruraux. Avec Proparco, elle renforce souveraineté alimentaire & inclusion financière des femmes au Sénégal youtu.be/enRplCDZZoM?si…

Backing African champions with Alterra Capital Partners 🚀🌍 @Proparco commits USD 17.25M to the Alterra Africa Accelerator Fund to support high-growth African businesses creating jobs and impact. 🤝A strong partnership to scale impactful companies. proparco.fr/en/news/propar…

Amb. Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet visited #Q_Collection’s factory with @Proparco & @AFD_en, marking $27.5M financing for a new sweater unit, green upgrades & jobs. The visit spotlighted sustainability, gender inclusion & advanced #Lectra cutting tech. 🇫🇷 facebook.com/share/r/1CRLAT…

🛜 @Millicom amplía el acceso digital en #AméricaLatina. @Proparco y @BIDInvest unen esfuerzos para apoyar a Millicom mediante la emisión de un bono en moneda local equivalente a USD 100 millones, con el objetivo de impulsar la conectividad en la región. proparco.fr/en/news/propar…

#WorldHealthDay | In Kenya, Equity Afya is betting on a simple idea: when a doctor becomes a confident entrepreneur, the whole community benefits. 🇪🇺 This project is supported by Proparco & the European Union via the #EURIZ facility @EUinKenya @AFD_en youtu.be/YNvVWA1Tthk?si…

📢Applications are now open for the Transformative African Leadership (TAL) programme. Designed for mid-career professionals, TAL connects emerging leaders across Africa with a 10-month journey focused on collaboration, learning and solutions. Apply : taljourney.com

#WorldHealthDay | Focus on a project that combines women’s health, gender equality, and decent work. 🇧🇩 In #Dhaka, @Proparco is supporting the #HERhealth programme at Ananta, empowering over 1,100 women textile workers with essential health knowledge. 🔗proparco.fr/en/actualites/…

⚕️À l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de la santé, rappelons que 80 % des personnes souffrant de troubles visuels ne sont pas correctement soignées. 👓Avec @AfricInvest_Grp, @Proparco soutient Lapaire pour accélerer l'accès aux soins optiques en Afrique. proparco.fr/fr/actualites/…

🛜@Millicom expands digital access across #LatinAmerica. @Proparco and @BIDInvest are joining forces to support Millicom through a USD 100 million equivalent local-currency bond issuance, to foster connectivity in the region. proparco.fr/en/news/propar…

🇬🇪 ProCredit Bank Georgia at the forefront of #SME financing ! 🤝@Proparco is proud to strengthen its longstanding partnership with ProCredit Bank Georgia through a €10m #ARIZ portfolio guarantee. 🔗proparco.fr/en/news/propar…

🌍 #Africa has been at the heart of @Proparco's strategy for over 50 years. At #ChangeNOW2026, our CEO Françoise LOMBARD reaffirmed Proparco’s long-term commitment to the african continent. ➡️Let’s keep the conversation going : see you at Africa Forward Summit!

⏳ 6 weeks to go until the #AfricaForward Summit 2026! As anticipation builds for this major moment of dialogue on strengthening strategic cooperation between African countries 🌍 and France 🇫🇷 powered by innovation and growth, we are revisiting powerful insights from the @bpifrance Inspire & Connect East Africa 2024. On May 11 2026, at the University of Nairobi, these conversations on innovation, entrepreneurship and scaling businesses will take centre stage at the Africa Forward Summit, bringing together leaders, entrepreneurs and investors to shape the next chapter. In conversation with Bpifrance's CEO @NicolasDufourcq, Equity Bank's CEO and Managing Director Dr. James Mwangi reflects on what it truly takes to build a business that not only survives—but grows and scales. 🚀 Drawing from the remarkable journey of @KeEquityBank, @jmequity shares two simple but powerful lessons for entrepreneurs and innovators🤓💭: 🔎 Understand your market - Entrepreneurship begins with recognizing real demand and responding to it with solutions that people truly need. 💡 Keep innovating and reinventing yourself - Businesses that last are those that continuously evolve and stay one step ahead of changing markets. These principles have shaped the growth of one of Africa’s most successful financial institutions—and they remain just as relevant for the next generation of entrepreneurs building the continent’s future. ▶️ Listen in and discover insights that continue to inspire founders, innovators and business leaders across Africa. Watch the full conversation here 👇🏾 youtube.com/watch?v=tKHWZs… @francediplo_EN @Proparco @businessfrance @AFD_en @ForeignOfficeKE @SingoeiAKorir @uonbi

“The first France conference in Kenya is happening, and together we have been asking ourselves: what does this mean for Kenya? We looked at French culture and asked, what if we convert tea🌱 from a commodity into a lifestyle product? We worked with one of the largest importers and developed specialty teas,” 🗣️@Keequitybank CEO and Managing Director Dr James Mwangi @jmequity reflects on the opportunities that will be solidified during the #AfricaForward summit in May 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya 💡This message resonates strongly with the growing momentum of partnerships between Kenya and France 🇰🇪🤝🇫🇷. 🔗The untapped potential of speciality tea 🫖illustrates how this cherished commodity can foster innovation across borders and brew new opportunities to boost earnings for Kenyan farmers🌱 @francediplo @AFD_en @Proparco @Cirad @CS_MoALD 📖 the-star.co.ke/business/2026-…

🌍🍃#Africa’s climate transition needs scale, trust, and long-term partnerships. This is what we do with @mcbgroup. 🤝$100M mobilized with partners @deginvest_int @FMO_development ⚡Boosting renewable energy 🌱Supporting resilient, low-carbon growth 🔗proparco.fr/en/news/propar…