our action our range of services responsibility fisea news & events publications fil d ariane about us menu gauche about us historygovernanceour teamsour networkour partners 5bn on the balance sheet 2015 80 countries of operations 2015 438 clients 2015 find out more proparco a subsidiary of afd visit afd s website afd s strategy for operations 2012 2016 contenu a financial institution working for the private sector and sustainable development arne hoel world bank flickr proparco 1 the private sector financing arm of agence fran aise de d veloppement afd has been working to support development in southern countries for some 40 years . it plays a key role in afd group and the french cooperation mechanism financing and support for projects led by companies and financial institutions in developing and emerging countries from smes to regional banking groups including microfinance institutions . find out more why finance the private sector in southern countries proparco s action focuses on key development sectors infrastructure especially renewable energies agriculture and agroindustry finance health education its operations contribute to building sustainable economic growth job creation the provision of essential goods and services and more generally to poverty reduction and the fight against climate change . in addition to financing proparco s role and added value involves encouraging companies and financial institutions in the south to act in a responsible manner in the countries where they are established . to help them achieve this proparco assists its clients in managing the impacts of their activity on society and rural areas and more generally in improving their environmental practices reducing greenhouse gas emissions renewable energy development social practices improving working conditions fight against discriminations and governance fight against corruption transparency of information . all the operations financed by proparco are themselves subject to some of the most rigorous selectivity criteria among bilateral donors . proparco is today one of the leading european development finance institutions which are members of the edfi association . it has close partnership relations with them and conducts a number of cofinanced operations . 1 soci t de promotion et de participation pour la coop ration economique proparco last update in september 2015 associated sites liens contact us access map legal information login tableau de bord about us history governance our teams our network our action geographic breakdown sub saharan africa mediterranean and middle east latin america and caribbean asia overseas communities our sectors of operation access to credit agriculture and agro industry climate change education health infrastructures investment funds microfinance our range of services our tools technical assistance how proparco invests responsibility csr impact governance financial security transparency fisea fisea is an investment fund that makes equity investments in businesses banks microfinance institutions and investment funds operating in sub saharan africa . fisea aims to be a lever for economic growth in this region . news & events search engine news & media conferences publications proparco at a glance annual reports thematic publications private sector & development download center