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AFD’s 2022 Funding Program set at €9 Billion
AFD’s Board of Directors approved the 2022 funding program on January 25, setting the target at EUR 9 billion. In an effort to reach the French government’s target of dedicating 0.55% of France’s GNP...
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Namibia
Present in Namibia since 1998, AFD offers diverse financing solutions and technical assistance to support the Namibian government with its development policy. AFD works with government partners, publi...
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Georgia Energy and Green Sector Reform Agenda Continues with Support of KfW, AFD and EU
Georgia (represented by the Ministry of Finance of Georgia), Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Delegation of the European Union to Georgia (EUD) have co...
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Georgia: Signing of a Policy-Based Loan co-financing Water Supply and Sanitation Reform
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Ministry of Finance of Georgia have signed a €30 million Policy-Based Loan to support the Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Development Pro...
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The Clean Oceans Initiative doubles its commitment to provide €4 billion by 2025 to protect the Oceans and wel...
11 February 2022 – Today at the One Ocean Summit in Brest, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and KfW acting on behalf of the German Federal Government com...
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France and Tanzania strengthen their cooperation for more inclusion and sustainability in the agricultural and...
On the sidelines of this year's One Ocean Summit in Brest, H.E. Ms Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Mr Franck Riester, Minister Delegate in charge of Foreign Tra...
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Investing Together, For a New Alliance Between Africa and Europe
European development and finance institutions have published a new joint statement to reinforce their commitment for an improved European offer on the eve of the EU-AU Summit.
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AFD Group and Rwanda to improve the teaching and learning of French across the educational system
On Friday 18th February, Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana, Minister of Economic Planning and Finance, Dr. Valentine Uwamariya, Minister of Education, Ambassador of France to Rwanda Antoine Anfré and Mr. Arthur...
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France and Rwanda’s Public Development Banks to Partner for Sustainable Growth
On Friday February 18th, Ms. Kampeta Sayinzoga, CEO of the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) and Mr. Arthur Germond, country Director of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in Rwanda, signed tw...
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Sustainable Finance in the Indopacific: Final Communiqué
AFD and the India Exim Bank (EXIM) have co-organized in Paris on February 21st, 2022, on the eve of the EU ministerial Forum for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, an important gathering of public devel...
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Artificial intelligence in support of marine biodiversity: introducing an unprecedented international scient...
Even as the One Ocean Summit has drawn fresh attention to the urgent need to protect oceans, the French National Research Agency (Agence Nationale de la Recherche–ANR), with joint funding from Agence...
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AFD successfully launches its first euro-denominated benchmark issuance in 2022 : € 750 million 1.125% due 2 M...
On Wednesday February 23rd, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA /AA (S&P / Fitch), issued its first euro benchmark for the funding year of 2022 with a new € 750 million 15-year transacti...
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Foreign Direct Investment: Scarce for some, Abundant for others
Foreign direct investment (FDI) can indicate the relative attractiveness of emerging and developing countries' economies and their economic trajectories. Given the shocks that have struck economies ar...
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Swordplay for Sport, and to Deal with Delinquency in Senegal
It may seem counterintuitive to fight crime and delinquency by placing swords in the hands of convicted criminals. But an ambitious NGO has launched a program that allows young inmates to join fencing...
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Paris 2024: A Groundbreaking Summit for Sport, Youth and Sustainable Development
In a high-level summit on sports and development of a scale scarcely seen before, more than 500 participants from around the world, from Heads of State and Government to public banks and representativ...
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How Traditional Trades are helping Rebuild Communities in Morocco
Last year’s earthquake damaged not only infrastructure in Morocco, but also impacted the economy, notably in the rural Rhamna province between Casablanca and Marrakesh. Locals however, are using tradi...
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Protecting Nature and Biodiversity: "Living Things Deserve Rights"
Nature has long been regarded more as an object for use and exploitation than as a living entity worthy of protection. Advocates say we can best protect biodiversity by granting nature rights. Unlike...
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From Banking to Basketball, Moroccan Referee’s Mission to Make Sports Accessible
Thirty-four year-old French-Moroccan Najib Chajiddine was the youngest person to referee the basketball matches at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris. He’s also involved, with backing from AFD, in mak...
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Congo Confronted with Series of Epidemics, but a New Project Provides Boost to Healthcare System
In the poorest areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital, the emergency health situation is causing high maternal and infant mortality. The Promekin II project has supported two maternity ward...
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Generating Good Governance as part of the Long Path to More Open Societies
Even the noblest of government policies make little headway if the administrative rules, regulations and functionality are brittle. Governance is key in ensuring that the rule of law prevails, it help...
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