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‘Impact 2024 International’: the 12 winners of the second round of the call for projects announced, alongside ...
The day after the opening ceremony of the Oran Mediterranean Games, Paris 2024 and the Agence française de développement (AFD), speaking at the Oranie Chamber of Commerce and Industry, announced the w...
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The Government of Zimbabwe partners with AFD to launch the Great Zimbabwe Development Project
The Government of Zimbabwe, together with Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the French public development institution, launched a EUR-3-million project for the rehabilitation and development of...
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The Kiwa Initiative launches new projects and additional contributions from its donors to strenghten climate r...
In the margins of the Kiwa Initiative Steering Committee meeting chaired by Canada, the Kiwa Initiative awarded grants to ten local projects in the Pacific Island Countries, as well as launched the t...
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Suriname
Suriname is on the northeast coast of South America between Venezuela and Brazil. Despite being rich in natural resources – it’s nearly 93% covered by the Amazon rainforest – Suriname is going through...
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Development banks and agencies
Development banks and agencies, backed by States, have the capacity to plan for the long-term. They help chart new paths and catalyse change. When it comes to supporting transitions and steering econo...
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Handbook on Inequality Measurement for Country Studies - Updated version
Writing a country level study on inequality can be an intimidating task for researchers. How does one begin to conceptualize such a study? What needs to be included? What sorts of analyses are require...
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Critical minerals: new partnerships to advance the energy transition
Lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earths… These minerals, now essential for batteries, wind turbines, and electric vehicles, are raising critical questions about industrial sovereignty and the energy tran...
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The Islamic Development Bank Group and Agence française de développement set to co-finance US$1 billion throug...
VIENNA Austria, 20 June 2023 – Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser, Chairman of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, and Mr. Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Agence Francaise de Developpement (AF...
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Benchmark USD 2bn – Jun 2029 : AFD successfully issued a new 2 billion US dollars sustainable benchmark maturi...
On Wednesday, 27 May 2026, Agence Française de Développement (“AFD”), rated A+ (Stable) by S&P and A+ (Stable) by Fitch, successfully issued a new USD 2 billion sustainable bond maturing on 4 June 202...
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2024 Corporate Social Responsibility and Activity Report
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Educational resources
AFD has created a range of educational resources in French to raise awareness about international solidarity and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Evaluations
As a platform serving inclusive and sustainable investment, AFD must ensure the effectiveness of its actions. The generation of knowledge and the lessons learned from evaluations support a continuous...
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Climate transition requires social justice
The World Inequality Conference, which AFD supports as a partner, will bring together researchers, development practitioners, and policymakers in Paris from 4 to 6 June 2026 to discuss the links betwe...
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Measuring our concrete results
AFD Group’s Results and Impact Framework enables us to measure how well we are delivering on our ambitions for development and environmental protection. It tracks how our financing translates into tan...
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Thomas MELONIO
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Chief Economist – Executive Director of Innovation, Strategy and Research – Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
Agroecology and safe food system transitions in South-East Asia (ASSET)
Engaging the potential of agroecology to support the transition of food and agricultural systems towards more sustainable systems in Southeast Asia, in particular in Laos, Burma, Cambodia and Vietnam.
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Mid-Term Evaluation for Agroecology and Safe Food System Transitions (ASSET) Project
ASSET project’s objective is to make food and agricultural systems in Southeast Asia more sustainable, safer and inclusive, through harnessing the potential of Agroecology to transform them. At the...
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Laurent BIDDISCOMBE
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Director (Appointed on: 05/07/2024), Executive Director for Global Client Solutions at AFD, Board of Directors
Our economic model
AFD is first and foremost a public bank, and finances itself mainly by borrowing on the markets, made possible by the financial stability of its sole shareholder: the French State.
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Issuance programs & final terms
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