Partnership with French development financier will help the sector, which the bank estimates employs as much as 60% of SA’s workforce and accounts for a quarter of all private-sector employment growthPartnership with French development financier will help the sector, which the bank estimates employs as much as 60% of SA’s workforce and accounts for a quarter of all private-sector employment growth Absa and Proparco sign $20m loan agreement to support Covid-hit SMEs