Proparco

DFI
France
iSustain score 94Moderate· 3–6 months

Private-sector arm of Agence Française de Développement, active across Francophone and Anglophone Africa.

Geographic focus

Eastern Europe
Francophone Africa
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East
North Africa
Pan-African
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa

Sector appetite

Renewable Energy
Energy Efficiency
Financial Institutions
Agribusiness
Infrastructure
Health
Education
Climate Mitigation
Climate Adaptation

Finance instruments

Debt
Concessional Debt
Equity
Mezzanine
Guarantees
Fund Investments
Technical Assistance

Project stages

Development
Construction
Growth
Expansion
Operational

Typical ticket size

$3m – $100m

Readiness requirements

ESG due diligence, 3 years of financials

Partnership preferences

Co-financing with European DFIs

Contact

contact@proparco.fr

iSustain relevance score

  • Regional focus & relevance30/30
  • Access & contactability25/25
  • Financing programmes & instruments — 2 open or rolling12/15
  • Instrument breadth12/15
  • Data freshness15/15

Weighted 0–100: Africa focus 30, access & contactability 25, live windows 15, instrument breadth 15, data freshness 15.

Access difficulty

Moderate· 3–6 months

Usually accessed through a local partner or intermediary; published application route.

  • Counterparty requirement — Local partner or intermediary2/5
  • Application process — Published application route0/3
  • Ticket floor — Minimum ticket $1m+1/3
  • Readiness burden — 0 readiness requirements identified0/2
  • Internal approval process — Investment committee process1/2

A rating of how hard this capital is to reach — not a prediction of whether an application will succeed. Built from the counterparty required, the published application route, the minimum ticket, the readiness evidence expected and the internal approval process.

Instruments & programmes

What a client can actually approach this organisation for, and how access works.

ARIZ / Euriz Portfolio Guarantees

Guarantee Programme
Guarantees
Open

Partial credit guarantees to African banks lending to SMEs, including green SME portfolios.

Access route

Via financial intermediary

Ticket size

— — Up to 50-75% of loan portfolio risk

Geographic focus

Eastern Europe
Latin America & Caribbean
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Middle East
Pan-African
North Africa
Francophone Africa

Sector focus

Financial Institutions
Financial Inclusion

Project stages

Operational

Eligibility

Partner banks and microfinance institutions.

How to access

Banks apply to Proparco; SMEs access via their bank.

Proparco Direct Financing

Facility
Debt
Open

Loans, equity, quasi-equity and guarantees for private companies, with a climate finance target across the AFD Group.

Access route

Direct application

Ticket size

$3m – $100m — €3m–€100m

Geographic focus

Eastern Europe
Latin America & Caribbean
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Middle East
Pan-African
North Africa
Francophone Africa

Sector focus

Renewable Energy
Infrastructure
Financial Institutions
Health

Project stages

Construction
Operational

Eligibility

Private companies and project companies in Africa.

How to access

Contact the Proparco regional office.

Proparco Direct Financing & Green Credit Lines

Facility
Debt
Rolling

French DFI financing for private companies, banks and projects across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, including dedicated green credit lines and climate-linked loans.

Access route

Direct application

Ticket size

— — Typically €3m–€100m

Geographic focus

Sub-Saharan Africa
North Africa
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East
Pan-African

Sector focus

Renewable Energy
Financial Institutions
Agribusiness
Infrastructure
Health

Project stages

Growth
Scale-up
Construction

Eligibility

Private companies, project vehicles and financial institutions in eligible countries.

How to access

Contact a Proparco regional office with a financing request and business plan.

Related capital sources

Other funders with an overlapping mandate.

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