ARIZ / Euriz Portfolio Guarantees
Partial credit guarantees to African banks lending to SMEs, including green SME portfolios.
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Private-sector arm of Agence Française de Développement, active across Francophone and Anglophone Africa.
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Weighted 0–100: Africa focus 30, access & contactability 25, live windows 15, instrument breadth 15, data freshness 15.
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Moderate· 3–6 monthsUsually accessed through a local partner or intermediary; published application route.
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Partial credit guarantees to African banks lending to SMEs, including green SME portfolios.
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Loans, equity, quasi-equity and guarantees for private companies, with a climate finance target across the AFD Group.
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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.
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