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How to Accelerate the Ecological Transition
To get feedback on AFD's “Territorial and Ecological Transition” strategy, we've launched an platform for online consultation. The Strategy covers a wide variety of topics, from our ecological footpri...
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Finance as a Fulcrum for change
Development depends on various kinds of finance, from grants to investment. AFD Group has begun to develop a number of incentive loans, where pricing is indexed to the progress made by borrowers in te...
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AFD Returns to Rwanda to Join in the Fight Against Covid-19
In the throes of Covid-19 crisis one month ago, France and Rwanda signed two funding agreements. The first will help the East African country in its fight against the pandemic. The second will support...
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Digital Africa Fund: Customized support for African start-ups
The Digital Africa seed fund for innovative entrepreneurship in Africa is off to a promising start, just six months on from its launch. Already, one third of the €15 million for technical and financi...
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AFD's Response to the Covid-19 Crisis
A worldwide health and economic emergency has emerged from the coronavirus pandemic. Since March, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has been working to provide a multi-pronged response. It is tr...
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Vietnam: Improving the management and Resilience of Natural Resources
The European Union and AFD have signed an agreement to increase the resilience of natural resources to climate change and reduce the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic in Vietnam through a new faci...
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Covid-19 – Health in Common Initiative: Financing the First Projects in Africa
In keeping with the commitment made by French President Emmanuel Macron, AFD is taking action to respond to the global health crisis. As part of the "COVID-19 – Health in Common" initiative launched o...
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Covid-19: AFD is supporting energy operators in Africa and Asia
Agence Française de Développement has launched a series of web conferences for those involved in the electricity sector, to assist them during this global health crisis. Two sessions are planned every...
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France Launches, via AFD, The “Covid-19 – Health in Common” Initiative to Support African Countries
As part of a new initiative launched by the French President and his African peers, Agence Française de Développement announces the launch of “COVID-19 – Health in Common” – a €1.2 billion initiative...
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Clarification on the APHRO-COV Project with INSERM
AFD is funding, along with INSERM, a system to improve health surveillance and care for suspected cases of Covid-19 in five African countries (Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Mali and Sénégal). Th...
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Covid-19: Resources for the Water and Sanitation sector
Water and sanitation services constitute a key front in the battle against the Coronavirus pandemic. AFD will regularly share resources and initiatives which could be of use to professionals in the se...
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AFD and the Development Bank of Latin America Reinforce Their Cooperation
AFD has just granted a new €150 million credit line to the Andean Development Corporation (CAF). It will help finance climate change projects in Bolivia, Brazil, and Ecuador. The move further consolid...
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Coronavirus: The AFD Group Takes Action
In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, the AFD Group has adapted its operational activities and human resources. The group is working on a response aimed at limiting any health-related or economic d...
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AFD new 1bn euro 5-year climate bond
Monday February the 10th, the Agence Française de Developpement rated AA (S&P) / AA (Fitch), succefully issued a 1 billion euro Climate Bond maturing 25 March 2025. It is the biggest climate bond issu...
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Sports and Sustainable Development: AFD and Paris 2024
Sports and sustainable development – it’s a powerful combination taking flight in France and around the world. Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer of Agence Française de Développement and Tony Estangu...
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The NBA, AFD and a brand new BASKETBALL AFRICA LEAGUE: Sports and Development
The day before the January 24 game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Charlotte Hornets, the NBA and AFD held a press conference in Paris, marking the launch of a new league that will span the Africa...
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A partnership with Blackrock to direct investment into greener finance in developing countries
The Climate Finance Partnership (CFP) was first announced on 22 January and aims to direct capital into climate-related projects in developing countries. The fund brings together BlackRock, the world...
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E-Governance: French Expertise Mobilized in Vietnam
Moving government business into the digital realm has been a long-standing priority for Vietnam. Since 2015, the government has stepped up its modernization and digitization efforts in an attempt to i...
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There Is Nothing Inevitable About Inequalities
Inequalities have been increasing and threatening the social link since the 1980s. Development actors are aware of the scale they have reached and have now made them one of the pillars of their action...
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