Interview with Ravi Shankar, Director, Africure Pharmaceuticals; Michelle Espinach, Sustainable bank manager, Banco Promerica; Patrick Joseph, Regional control and audit manager, Mission Laïque Française Continue Reading
To address climate change and a growing range of social challenges, national governments increasingly expect their DFIs to go beyond being solely capital providers. One way for DFIs to evolve […]Continue Reading
The FEFISOL fund was set up in 2011 by SIDI and its partners. In addition to its financial support, it proposes a technical assistance (TA) facility to African rural players. After […]Continue Reading
Broadening the technical assistance (TA) toolkit creates a unique and impactful opportunity to help accelerate achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The value creation potential of technical Continue Reading
Technical assistance (TA) is the non-commercial support provided by a DFI to develop capacity and effectiveness. It complements funding to maximise development impact, contributing to achieving the United Continue Reading
In Africa, SMEs account for 90% of private companies and provide jobs for 70% of the rural population. They play a key role in job creation and in the continent’s […]Continue Reading
African SMEs have the potential to provide jobs for working-age youth. Yet there are key impediments – access, risk, regulation and acumen – to them receiving financing. Addressing the perceived […]Continue Reading
36th edition of Proparco’s Private Sector & Development (PS&D) review is devoted to technical assistance, a development instrument commonly used by all the players (international organizations, donors, Continue Reading
Women’s entrepreneurship boosts Africa’s economy. Assisting it means supporting growth and employment. Yet there are many barriers to its development. While some are due to social or cultural factors and […]Continue Reading
Over the years, assembling clothing has become a commodity. However, mere cut and sew operations are no longer a sustainable offering. To achieve the employment targets envisaged by governments, companies […]Continue Reading
