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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 their calls for tenders, public entities are increasingly incorporating sustainability issues....

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 contexts.  The AFD...

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 population, while limiting its...

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...

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 is committed to taking...

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 deterioration in the regional situation for the last year, the country shows internal political...

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...

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, the South Caucasus, and...

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 addition to short, country-focused articles, a thematic section sheds light on broader economic and...

Based in Istanbul, the Eurasia regional office incorporates four AFD agencies (Belgrade, Istanbul, Tbilisi, Tashkent) covering twelve countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia,...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group have been prolific partners for over 20 years. We cofinanced over 70 projects amounting to $13.8 billion. Since our first cofinancing initiative in Viet Nam...