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Why does AFD also finance China, India, Brazil and Türkiye?
China, India, Brazil, Türkiye… Why does the AFD Group also operate in these major emerging economies, often perceived as established powers rather than “natural” priorities for development aid? Becaus...
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Semestrial panorama 2025#2 - Wayfinding in troubled waters
By their scale and volatility, and even if their application has been temporarily limited, the Trump administration's announcements have begun to destabilize the global economy. Indeed, in addition to...
Sustainable public procurement: A lever for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Public procurement, which represents a significant portion of the national economy (averaging between 13% and 20% of GDP), is a powerful tool for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In...
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AFD Group offer in Eurasia
Stretching from the borders of the European Union to the heart of Asia, the area covered by the eurasia regional office is characterized by its vast geographical scope and diverse socio-economic conte...
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MacroDev - Semestrial Panorama 2023 #2
Since the last edition of our publication MacroDev Semestrial in February 2023, international economic developments have remained eventful and intense, against the backdrop of the continued global geo...
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AFD Group and Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is a Central Asian country with fertile valleys, deserts and mediumsized mountains, and a dynamic economy. It faces great challenges to ensure sustainable growth, benefiting the entire popu...
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AFD and Climate in Eurasia
At Agence Française de Développement, we believe that every development project needs to consider its contribution to the fight against climate change. In Euasia, thanks to our national and regional p...
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AFD and Gender Equality in Eurasia
Financing initiatives that promote gender equality, women's rights and their empowerment is at the very core of AFD commitments, in line with France's International Strategy for Gender Equality. AFD i...
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AFD and the Protection of Biodiversity in China
China has adopted an ambitious strategy and action plan to preserve its biodiversity. AFD is supporting this policy by funding sustainable development and ecological transition programs for territorie...
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AFD and Sustainable Urban Development in China
The record urban development which has accompanied China’s economic growth has raised huge challenges in terms of access to urban amenities and the limitation of the environmental footprint of cities....
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AFD and the Development of a Green Financial System in China
The Chinese government has set itself highly ambitious aims in the fight against climate change, in particular its target for carbon neutrality by 2060. To reach these goals, the financial sector and...
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AFD and the Fight Against Climate Change in China
Exposed to the effects of climate change and the world’s biggest producer of greenhouse gases, China has undertaken ambitious national and international engagements for climate change. In the frame...
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AFD and Energy Transition in China
Driven by sustained economic growth, demand for energy in China has increased dramatically in recent decades. In response to crucial environmental and health issues, the Chinese government has adopted...
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AFD and China
Located in East Asia, China is the most populous country in the world (1.4 billion people). It is also a huge territory with an exceptional natural and cultural heritage. Since 2004, AFD has been w...
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Uzbekistan: Achieving a multidimensional transition
Relatively sound macroeconomic fundamentals, coupled with government measures and financial support from donors, have allowed Uzbekistan to withstand the shock of the health crisis. Despite a marked d...
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Greening China’s investments in Africa: issues and challenges
The 8th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which was held in Dakar in November 2021, strengthened the pillars of a “new era” of China-Africa cooperation in various fields, including energy, wh...
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Development finance fragmentation and diversification: the case of China, India and Türkiye
From 2010 to 2019, the international community committed USD 1,700 billion in loans for developing countries. While multila-teral development banks continued to provide the bulk of financings (60% of...
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AFD Group and Europe in Eurasia
In a region stretching from the borders of the European Union to the heart of Asia, AFD Group contributes to the fight against climate change and works towards fairer and more inclusive transitions. C...
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AFD Group and Eurasia
Eurasia’s Regional Office covers a wide geographical area, from the borders of the European Union to the heart of the Eurasian landmass. Four sub-regions compose this area: the Western Balkans, Turkey...
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Hard Times for Developing Countries: Africa’s Financing Needs in Question
Semestrial Panoramas are special issues of the MacroDev series written by AFD analysts; They present a synthesis of macronomic et socioeconomic analyses of emerging and developing countries. In additi...
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The Qixian wetlands and nature-based solutions
The Changyuan River restoration project in Shanxi province, China, relies on nature-based solutions to restore essential ecological heritage and increase the capacity of local ecosystems to adapt to c...
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