While the Philippines has been on a sustained growth trajectory since 2012 (+6.6% per year on average), its levels of poverty and income inequality are higher than most of its Southeast Asian neighbors. Why? One of the answers lies in the financial inclusion of low-income populations.
Costa Rica and France's Southeast: A Partnership for Biodiversity at the World Conservation Congress
The Diversity Partnership Project led by France's Southeast and Costa Rica, a pioneer country in biodiversity protection, was presented during the World Conservation Congress of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which took place in Marseille from 3 to 11 September...
France and AFD, Key Partners of IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the French government, and Agence Française de Développement enjoy close ties, as exemplified by the successive partnerships the two parties have undertaken since 2005. They will soon sign a new agreement for the 2021-2024 period.
Evaluation Summary - First Green Credit Line to PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero)
Southern Africa - 2021-2025 Regional Strategy
Call for Sport & Health projects - Educating, supporting and raising awareness among young people about healthcare issues through sport in Africa
AFD has partnered with FIFA, the European Guild and the Sport en Commun platform to finance and support sports initiatives that provide solutions to problems in health, education and social cohesion that have been exacerbated by the global pandemic.
Accès Culture – Financing Cultural Micro-Projects with a High Social Impact in Africa
In partnership with Institut Français, AFD is financing cultural micro-projects in Africa with the aim of promoting social cohesion and collaboration between French and African cultural players.
The World Conservation Congress of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) took place on September 3–11 in Marseille. This gathering helped put biodiversity protection high on the international agenda. We sum up six of the most important lessons to be learned from the...
Alley-oop Africa: Educating and raising the awareness of young people on sustainable development issues through sports and the use of media tools
AFD and the Basketball Africa League (BAL) are financing the production of a mini-series about 20 young Africans in an academy that combines playing basketball with sustainable development projects.
Sports and Development - 2019-2020 Activity Report
AFD Group's Annual Report is now online in English. The dynamic, interactive format brings to life the activities, investments and projects financed by Agence Française de Développement in 2020. The Report complements our other publications, which shed light on the work we have done over...
Sunref: An AFD Group Green Finance Label
Sunref, an AFD Group green finance label, helps economic actors in developing and emerging countries seize the opportunities offered by energy and environmental transitions and encourages local financial institutions to finance them. Loans, investment grants and technical assistance: Sunref is a...
Connecting the worlds of sport and development financing
AFD launches the new “Sport en Commun” digital platform to support and finance high-impact sports projects in Africa.
AFD joins forces with FIFA and Plan International to promote women's football in schools in order to build the capacity of young girls to become agents of change in their communities in vulnerable areas of three countries – Benin, Guinea and Togo.
Lomé recycles its waste, it's clean!
Despite the decline in biodiversity around the natural world, solutions can be found in unexpected places. Public Development Banks can play a major role in mobilizing the finance necessary to protect biodiversity, as was highlighted at the recent IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille....