Alain Goulard
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How should we evaluate the financial risk associated with Social Impact Bonds?
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What is Adapt'Action Facility?
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Does family size hinder family living standards? Evidence from a quasi-experiment in Madagascar
In this paper we try to identify the causal impact of fertility on household welfare in Madagascar using gender of the two first-born children as a source of exogenous variation. The issue of the link between fertility and economic well-being has been widely treated in the literature but we...
Published in December 2018
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A research facility to better understand inequalities
The program is financed with €4 million from the European Commission and coordinated by AFD, which is leading various studies with academic and institutional partners in a number of developing, emerging and developed countries. The research projects supported in this context will be used to...
Published in December 2018
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Using geographical indications as a development tool
In comparing the contrasting situations of the “Penja pepper” and “Oku white honey” supply chains after their registration as geographical indications (GI) in Cameroon, this technical paper identifies the conditions under which a GI can be a development tool for producers. The prerequisites: a...
Published in November 2018
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AFD and governance
By helping governments to more effectively fulfill their sovereign functions and civil society to be involved in collective decision-making, AFD is taking up the challenge of inclusive development, initiated by the relevant populations. It intervenes at the request of its partners to implement...
Published in November 2018
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Building smart sustainable cities with CITIIS
In July 2018, AFD launched one of its largest national level projects – CITIIS (City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain). 100 cities have been shortlisted by the government of India to become the country's next smart cities. Of these 100, 15 cities will be selected at the end of the...
Published in October 2018
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AFD articles of association
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AFD and Pakistan
Present in Pakistan since 2006, AFD offers financing solutions and technical assistance to support the Pakistani government in its development policy. AFD works with government partners and local authorities to develop low-carbon infrastructures and improve access to essential services for the...
Published in October 2018
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Financing climate action
The climate is today the marker of the identity of AFD Group. In 2018, this already strong orientation has been strengthened with a new climate strategy (2017-2022), which reflects AFD’s ambition to facilitate the implementation of the Paris Agreement and low-carbon and resilient transitions in...
Published in October 2018
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AFD and India
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Pascal Grangerau : AFD celebrates 10 years in Nigeria
Pascal Grangereau is the country director of the French Development Agency (AFD) in Nigeria. In this video, Pascal Grangereau presents the highlights of 10 years of AFD activities in Nigeria. AFD has become a recognized partner in the country with activities in key sectors such as energy, water...
Published in September 2018
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AFD and Laos
Laos is a mountainous and landlocked country but it does not lack assets. For some fifteen years, the country’s economic activity has been very strong, driven by an economic model based mainly on the exploitation of natural resources. In 2018, this dynamic slowed down when the country was hit by...
Published in September 2018
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Labor Market Search, Informality and Schooling Investments
We develop a search and matching model where firms and workers are allowed to form matches (jobs) that can be formal or informal. Workers optimally choose the level of schooling acquired before entering the labor market and whether searching for a job as unemployed or as self-employed. Firms...
Published in September 2018
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Climate Finance, reviving the spirit of COP 21
Three years after COP21, as we witness on a daily basis the devastating effects of climate change and the urgent need to increase ambition, climate finance issues come back strongly at the surface, within the negotiations and as a test of our collective will to implement the commitments set in...
Published in September 2018
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AFD Group 2018-2023 Strategy
International development-policy goals have changed radically over the past two years with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement on climate change. In turn, France now aims for its official development assistance (ODA) to reach 0.55% of gross national income (GNI) by...
Published in September 2018