Publications and media
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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Ukraine: Rebuilding cities and supporting people
Faced with the destruction caused by the war, Ukrainian cities must rebuild essential services to ensure water supply, mobility, and access to healthcare.
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Bilan d'activité 2024 Minka - Paix & Résilience
The worldwide proliferation of crises and the return of war on Europe’s doorstep threaten peace and security for all. France has set out crisis prevention and management as a priority in its Internati...
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Armenia:Democratic impulse,economic growth and the challenges of transformation for an economy under pressure
The strong economic growth supported by the influx of Russian migrants in 2022 and 2023 (12.6% and 8.3%, respectively), combined with improvements in the macro-fiscal framework driven by the ongoing S...
AFD Group and Armenia
Present in Armenia since 2013, AFD Group finances and accelerates the country’s transitions toward a fairer and more sustainable future. It supports projects addressing climate change and social inequ...
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The AFD Group and the Mediterranean
In a regional context marked by increasing environmental pressures, the Mediterranean faces major challenges such as pollution, overfishing, and water stress. To protect this unique ecosystem, the AFD...
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Protecting the oceans: a vital challenge
The ocean plays a vital role for many countries — supporting development, food security, jobs, and the economy. Yet today, it is under growing threat from increasing human pressures. From coastline...
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MacroDev - Semestrial Panorama 2025 #1
As we move into 2025, the legitimacy of the world order inherited from the fall of the Iron Curtain is confronted more than ever with the “ambivalent superpower” of the United States, already describe...
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AFD Group and The Republic of Moldova
The Republic of Moldova is facing significant geopolitical, economic and social challenges. To address these, the country has embarked on an ambitious process of reforms and modernization aimed at joi...
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AFD Group and Ukraine
Since 2006, AFD Group through Expertise France and Proparco has been having a long-standing presence in Ukraine to support justice reform, governance and private sector development. In response to the...
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Minka, the Peace and Resilience Fund - 2023 Activity report
Minka Fund: a pioneering fund run by AFD and the French government to address questions of gender and gender-based violence in crisis zones. In 2023, nearly 100% of Minka projects helped boost gend...
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Energy-efficient housing for Armenians
In Armenia, living conditions are severely challenged by poorly insulated homes, harsh winters, and often insufficient purchasing power. To address this situation, the French Development Agency (AFD)...
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AFD Group and Türkiye
Türkiye has undergone rapid development and transformation in recent decades. Today, its challenge is to rebuild itself in the aftermath of the earthquakes of February 2023, aiming for greater resili...
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MacroDev - Semestrial Panorama 2024 #2
2024 was supposed to be a year of rate cuts, ending with a question mark over the US elections which would reopen the scenarios for 2025… Yet, firstly, inflation is struggling to leave the stage and g...
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Türkiye – Maintaining the new course, for prosperity…and posterity
A diversified and industrialized economy, a NATO member since 1952, a founding member of the OECD in 1961 and a member of the G20, Türkiye [1] enjoys an enviable geostrategic position. Its development...
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AFD Group and Georgia
AFD Group promotes a fair and inclusive transition in Georgia, and its convergence path towards its integration in the European Union. It has been operating in Georgia since 2012 in the sectors of ene...
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Georgia - Put to the test by the war in Ukraine
A small Western Asian country, Georgia has an outward-looking economic model,mainly based on services such as trade and tourism. The Georgian economy is thus highly vulnerable to external shocks and w...
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Mid-term evaluation of AFD policy-based loan (PBL) in the energy sector in Georgia (CGE1014-CGE1019-CGE1020-CG...
The specific objectives are: - To structure the regulatory framework of the EE sector ; - To support Georgia in the regulatory and operational implementation of the third Energy Package and includ...
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Minka, Peace and Resilience Fund - Activity report 2022
The Minka Peace and Resilience Fund is AFD's peacebuilding tool dedicated to territories affected by crises or violent conflicts. Positioned on the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, Minka supports...
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Making green housing more accessible to Turkish households
Making our buildings greener is a crucial challenge to mitigate climate change and adapt to its effects. In Türkiye, AFD is collaborating with the public bank VakifBank to encourage households to buy...
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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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