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The AFD Group offer for cultural and creative industries
Cultural and creative industries are now a major business sector, representing nearly 3.5% of global GDP. However, there are major regional disparities. AFD Group works to help structure cultural and...
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What next for investment in African cultural and creative industries?
As support for African CCIs gathers momentum, it is opportune to take stock of where we stand today and to look ahead at the opportunities and challenges before us, ensuring that African CCIs can acce...
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Cultural and creative industries: Activity report 2025
The year 2025 confirms the role of cultural and creative industries (CCIs) as a cross-cutting issue for sustainable development. AFD Group is expanding its commitment to the sector by mobilizing vario...
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Social cohesion, the basis for a sustainable and inclusive world - A crosscutting goal for social cohesion 202...
This document provides a summary of the Cross-Cutting Social Cohesion Roadmap for the 2025–2030 period. In a world marked by multiple and interconnected crises, social cohesion is a key driver of s...
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What's next for investment in the African cultural and creative industries?
As support for African Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) gathers momentum, now is a fitting time to take stock of where we are today and to think ahead to the opportunities and challenges before...
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Cultural & Creative Industries - 2024 Activity Report
The United Nations 2030 Agenda recognizes culture as a “cross-cutting competency for achieving all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” Wider access to culture and greater participation in cultur...
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Cultural and Creative Industries – 2023 Activity Report
The United Nations 2030 Agenda recognizes culture as a transversal theme and tool of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Improved access to culture and greater participation in cultural life ind...
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Infographic- Our Activity in Support of the Cultural and Creative Industries in 2023
The cultural and creative industries help to strengthen social ties and advance development priorities such as education, gender equality, citizenship and governance. Culture is a common good, and AFD...
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L'économie africaine 2024: English version of Introduction & 1st Chapter
We are currently facing a systemic crisis, where geopolitical tensions and structural failures are inextricably linked, as are diplomacy and development. The growth trajectories that many countries ha...
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The Metis Fund: A Unique Initiative for Connecting Arts and Development
Launched in 2021 by Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the Metis Fund promotes a better integration of the arts and culture in official development assistance. This financial framework allow...
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Infographic- Our Activity in Support of the Cultural and Creative Industries in 2022
The cultural and creative industries help to strengthen social ties and advance development priorities such as education, gender equality, citizenship and governance. Culture is a common good, and AFD...
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Cultural and Creative Industries – 2022 Activity Report
The United Nations 2030 Agenda recognizes culture as a transversal theme and tool of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Improved access to culture and greater participation in cultural life ind...
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AFD and Cultural and Creative Industries
Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) and the cultural sector as a whole are a powerful lever for socio-economic development. The sector has significant economic potential in AFD’s areas of operation...
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Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Trade: An Empirical Analysis
The paper proposes an empirical analysis of the determinants of the adoption of intellectual property rights (IPR) and their impact on innovation in manufacturing. The analysis is conducted with panel...
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Cultural and Creative Industries - 2020 Activity Report
Cultural and creative industries (CCIs) are a powerful catalyst for fostering inclusive local development. They are also a useful tool for promoting the French language and for strengthening freedom o...
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100% Social Link - 2021-2025 Strategy
AFD Group uses the social link – that is, the ties between individuals, social groups, territories, organisations and institutions – as the foundation for sustainable and shared development. Our 10...
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Cultural and Creative Industries - 2018-2019 Activity Report
In 2005, the General Conference of UNESCO adopted the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. In November 2016, the French Interministerial Committee for I...
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