Press releases
Agence Française de Développement successfully prices a new 3.750% 500 million euros Sustainable benchmark due...
On Tuesday 12th September, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA /AA- (S&P / Fitch), issued its third euro benchmark of the year, a 500 million euros 15-year sustainable benchmark due on t...
The Social & Inclusive Business Camp 2023: An exceptional edition dedicated to the challenges faced by women e...
For its 7th edition, the SIBC is reinventing itself. The programme will be welcoming a cohort of 25 African women entrepreneurs in 2023, selected amongst 250 recommendations provided by 100+ partners...
France & Bangladesh Ink €184M Credit Facility Agreement as French President Emmanuel Macron Makes Landmark Vis...
In Presence Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina and of French President Emmanuel Macron, representatives of the Ministry of Finance signed a credit facility agreement with Agence Française de...
2023 Finance in Common Summit
FINAL COMMUNIQUE
Bancóldex and AFD Strenghten Commitment to Sustainable Development in Colombia
Bancóldex, Colombia’s development bank, and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) today at the World Summit of Development Banks (FiCS 2023) in Cartag...
Public Development Banks Pledge to Work Together for the Ocean
Several public development banks gathered this week at the Finance in Common Summit in Cartagena, Colombia, committed to working together on a Blue Finance Roadmap to take rapid action on ocean protec...
Launch of a new joint statement of interest and creation of "the coalition for sustainable development through...
Who may think that human beings can “be” and “become” without Arts and without Culture… without music, without dance, without fiction, without poetry, without theatre…? What if culture and arts were...
IOC announces new collaboration with AFD and Paris 2024 to extend Games legacy
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the French Development Agency (AFD) and the Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 have signed a new tripartite agreement, wit...
2023 Finance in Common Summit: AFD and FDN sign a credit agreement to finance electric buses
Against the backdrop of the fourth edition of the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) held in Cartagena, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Colombia’s National Development Finance Corporation (FD...
France and AFD strengthen their commitment to the Philippines
As part of strengthening Franco-Philippine cooperation, Ms. Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Secretary of State for Development, Francophonie, and International Partnerships, visited the Philippines from July...
Phare Ponleu Selpak and AFD unite to showcase the Transformative Power of Art in Battambang Province
Phnom Penh, August 8, 2023 - Phare Ponleu Selpak and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) are proud to announce their collaboration in bringing a unique and transformative art project to Battambang...
The Hailemariam and Roman Foundation (HRF) and France, through the AFD commit to preserve Ethiopia's Maze Nati...
August 4, 2023, Addis Ababa, the HRF and AFD signed a financial agreement for a project to preserve Ethiopia's Maze National Park and its watershed in Addis Ababa.
Restoring Hope - the Ministry of Public Health in partnership with UNICEF and AFD inaugurate the renovated Qua...
Today, a powerful symbol of hope and resilience emerges as the Ministry of Public Health, in collaboration with UNICEF and the French Development Agency (AFD), unveils the new building of the Quaranti...
AFD Group in Papua New Guinea: Boosting Biodiversity Protection to help Island States Cope with Climate Change
With the opening of its Expertise France subsidiary in Papua New Guinea and AFD's first bilateral agreement with the country, AFD Group signals its commitment to the preservation of forests, biodivers...
Sustainable Transport Infrastructure Program Kicks off for Serbian Local Governments
Belgrade, July 21, 2023: AFD and the World Bank have joined forces to finance a 265.2 million euros project to improve the capacity of 145 Serbian Local Self-Governments (LSGs). The goal is to develo...
Time is Now: New Global Forum Breaks Silos for One Sustainable Health!
Lyon, July 12, 2023 - The first-ever One Sustainable Health for All (OSH) Forum took place in Lyon from the 5th to the 7th of July. It marked a milestone in the global efforts to address the interconn...
SMEs, financial inclusion, sustainable infrastructure, climate change, and biodiversity will be on the agenda ...
The conclusions of the "New Global Financing Pact" Summit, held in Paris, France, on June 22-23, 2023, in the presence of HOS President Gustavo Petro, will directly feed into the World Summit of Publi...
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development and Agence Francaise de Développement strenghten their partnersh...
Waleed Sh. A. Albahar, acting Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab and economic Developpement (KFAED), and Mr. Bertrand Walckenaer, deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Agence Francaise de...
AFD supports Serbia’s Green Transition with two new dedicated operations totaling €204.6 million
Agence française de développement (AFD) finances two new operations to accompany Serbia’s key institutions in aligning public policies and actions with a low-carbon growth trajectory, in line with nat...
Summit for a new global financing pact : Finance in common (FiCS), key takeways
H.E. Emmanuel Macron, President of France, together with H.E Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, H.E Gustavo Petro, President of Colombia, H.E Patrice Talon, President of Benin, H.E Miguel Día...