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Proparco offers a wide range of financial products tailored to the specific needs of private investors in developing countries (loans, equity, quasi-equity, guarantees). In West Africa, Proparco’s activity is based on 5 types of operations:
Proparco is a Development Finance Institution jointly held by
Providing long-term and/or subordinated financial resources to banking systems
Proparco’s mission is to catalyze private investment in emerging
Proparco provides a range of financial products (debt, equity and quasiequity) designed to support companies (manufacturing industries, service sectors, agribusinesses…) in their development. Indeed in 2009, Proparco participated to the financing of the creation of a pan African airline through a loan of $19.5M. This operation has favoured the development of viable and efficient transport infrastructures and regional integration. Proparco also finances investment funds, directly or through some regional or pan African funds of funds.
and developing countries in support of growth, sustainable development and achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Proparco finances operations which are economically viable, socially equitable, environmentally sustainable and financially profitable.
Contact Julien Lefilleur West Africa representative of Proparco Tél.: +225 22 40 70 40 E-mail : lefilleurj@proparco.fr 1, bd François-Mitterand BP 1814, Abidjan 01, Côte-d’Ivoire
Financing essential infrastructure for growth In the framework of infrastructure projects that involve specific financial structures (PPPs, private electricity producers, concessions) and require long term foreign currency resources, Proparco allocates financing in the form of long-term and/or structured loans, equity or quasi-equity. Proparco granted a oan of $15M in order to finance the network expansion of a telecommunication company in Ghana.
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Supporting the financing of microfinance institutions
BICIGUI, BOA Group, Cauris Investissement, SOAGA, Finaircraft,
By supporting microfinance institutions, Proparco also contributes to bringing about profound changes to the economic fabric and to the fight against poverty. This financing is made via bank guarantees and subordinated financing.
Millicom, Ciment Du Sahel, IPP Kounoune, Palmci, I&P development…
Backing technically our partners
Proparco’s Abidjan covers: Bénin, Burkina Faso, Cap-Vert, Côte-d’Ivoire, Gambie, Ghana, Guinée, Guinée-Bissao, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Sénégal, Sierra Leone, Togo.
By assisting the reinforcement of their capabilities, Proparco favours the increase in companies’ performances and enhances the developmental impact of its investments (job creation, economic growth, CSR).
Other partners financed by Proparco
Areas of operation
In 2009, Proparco allocated some €50M of financing in West Africa.
corporates banks
Supporting the development of companies and using investment fund leverage
shareholders from the North and South.
Proparco’s financial products in West Africa
investment funds infrastructures
Proparco supports the structuring and sustainable development of banking activity by providing long-term financial products for debt, equity and quasi equity. For example, in 2009 Proparco acquired a 7.7% stake in a bank in Côte-d’Ivoire.
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and by public/private