Proparco
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Type | Private |
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Industry | Development Finance |
Founded | 1977 |
Headquarters | Paris, France |
Key people | Rémy Rioux Chairman Gregory Clemente Chief Executive Officer |
Products | Feasibility Studies, Equity Financing, Advisory Services, Loans, Consulting |
Website | www |
Proparco is a Development Finance Institution partly owned by the French Development Agency (AFD) and private shareholders from the developed countries and developing nations.
PROPARCO promotes private investment in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). PROPARCO finances operations which are economically viable, financially profitable, environmentally sustainable and socially equitable.[1] As of 2016, its shareholders' capital exceeded €693 million (US$773 million).[2]
Impacts in 2016[]
In 2016, the projects supported by Proparco contributed to[3]
- the creation or maintaining of 142 000 jobs directly and 732 000 indirectly
- the production of 802 Gigawatts/hour (GWh) of renewable energy
- 6000 students receiving high quality services in financed establishments
- 406 M€ of value added in the countries of intervention through salaries and benefits
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The shareholding in PROPARCO is as depicted in the table below:[4]
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- French Financial Institutions include
- BNP Paribas
- BCPE IOM
- CDC Entreprises Elan PME (BpiFrance)
- Crédit Agricole
- Société Générale
- International Financial Organizations include
- Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED)
- Banque Marocaine du Commerce Extérieur (BMCE)
- Bank of Africa Group (BOA Group)
- Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (BOAD)
- Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF)
- Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
- German Investment Corporation (DEG)
- French companies include
- Bouygues
- Bolloré Africa Logistics
- SOMDIAA
- SIPH
- ENGIE
- Investment Funds & Foundations include
- Jean-Pierre Godon
- Amundi AFD Avenirs Durables
- Natixis Solidaire
See also[]
- German Investment Corporation
- Danish International Development Agency
- French Development Agency
- Netherlands Development Finance Company
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- Investment management companies of France
- Companies based in Paris
- Development finance institutions