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French Overseas Territories’ local authorities
AFD is a key actor in the institutional landscape of France’s Overseas Territories. As the leading public-sector financial partner, it supports overseas local authorities in their long-term sustainable transition efforts.
AFD works alongside local authorities and in conjunction with other government agencies (including the French Agency for Ecological Transition – ADEME; the Directorate for the Environment, Planning, and Housing; and the Banque des Territoires) to reduce the vulnerability of French Overseas Territories, boost their investments, and speed up their transition to a sustainable model.
Based on their expertise, AFD has developed financing tools that are tailored to the specific needs of the French Overseas Territories’ local authorities.
Learn more about our offers for French Overseas Territories’ local authorities
Market-rate public-sector loans (PSPs)
Market-rate public-sector loans (PSPs) are designed to help public actors fund their long-term investment infrastructure projects in the French Overseas Territories.
© AFD / Brune Girard
Public-sector transition loans for French Overseas Territories (PSP-Ts)
The public-sector transition loans for French Overseas Territories (PSP-Ts) offer support for long-term investment in social, environmental, and digital transition projects at preferential interest rates.
© AFD / Pierre Marchal
Overseas Fund (FOM)
The Overseas Fund (FOM) provides funding and technical assistance to support major development projects (public infrastructure, energy, environment) and public policy implementation in French Overseas Territories.
© CC-BY-SA 4.0 Sylvain Joris
Prefinancing of European and French grants in French Overseas Territories (PSEE)
This instrument provides short-term financing for investment projects that will receive grants from Europe, the French government, or other French public organizations. The PSEE makes advance payments to the companies contracted to execute the investment project.
© AFD / Antoine Favreau
FICOL
The French Local Authorities Financing Facility (FICOL) funds development projects and implementation carried out in partnership with local authorities in other countries.
Port-Vila, Vanuatu © Phillip Capper / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
