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C2D: A mechanism to relieve indebted countries

The Debt Reduction-Development Contract (C2D) is a tool to restructure the debt of certain countries. In practical terms, once a Heavily Indebted Poor Country has signed a C2D with AFD, the country co...

G7 DFIs, MedAccess, EIB, and IFC Announce MoU for Surge Financing Initiative for Medical Countermeasures

NEW YORK CITY, NY – Today, participating G7 development finance institutions (DFIs), MedAccess, the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced the signin...

GEAPP Leadership Council Backs Transformational Plan to Electrify Africa

New York | September 23, 2024 ― At the 79th United Nations General Assembly and New York Climate Week, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet Leadership Council (GLC) convened three dozen le...

Cyrille Bellier in Southeast Asia: Strengthened Cooperation for Sustainable Development and a Just Energy Tra...

Cyrille Bellier, Director of Europe, Middle-East, Asia Department at Agence Française de Développement (AFD), recently led a strategic mission in Southeast Asia, covering Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietn...

FRANCE-EGYPT: A MEETING TO PURSUE AN EMBLEMATIC REFORM FOR UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE

Following the meeting held in Paris on Monday September 30, the Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Human Development and Minister of Health and Population, and representatives of the Agence f...

USD54 Million Credit Line and A €675,000 Grant Dedicated To Foster Low-Carbon And Climate-Resilient Growth In ...

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has inked a strategic partnership with the Bank of Punjab (BoP) aimed at developing a low-carbon and resilient economic model in Pakistan.

Indonesia’s infrastructure financing company, PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero), collaborates with Caiss...

Indonesia’s infrastructure financing company, PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero), collaborates with Caisse des Dépôts and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) to share international best pract...

LPEM FEB UI, AFD, and BPS Release the Inequality Diagnostic Report for Indonesia 2023

Reducing inequality is one of the seventeen sustainable development goals of the United Nations (SDG 10). Indonesia, with its cultural and geographical diversity, faces complex challenges in achieving...

IDB, AFD to Boost Co-Financing and Strengthen Coordination

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed an agreement to boost co-financing and strengthen their long-standing collaboration partnership to help both in...

EU and AFD Boost Sustainable Urban Development with FAST-Cities Guarantee

Today the EU and Agence Française de Développement Group signed the financial guarantee "Financing and Accelerating the Sustainable Transition of Cities" (FAST-Cities).

AFD and city of Johannesburg strengthen long-term partnership for spatial transformation and climate transitio...

Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (CoJ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to renew their partnership. This agreement marks a...

Laos-France annual review of bilateral cooperation

On Wednesday 23 October, Laos and France held their bilateral cooperation portfolio meeting, which was chaired by H.E. Ms. Phonevanh Outhavong, Vice Minister of Planning and Investment and H.E. Ms. Si...

30 Years of Cooperation Between France and Laos with AFD

The Agence française de Développement (AFD) celebrated its 30 years of engagement in Laos during an official ceremony held at the residence of the French Embassy in Vientiane. This event marks three d...

The Nature Conservancy and the group Agence française de développement strengthen their partnership for the pr...

The wide-ranging Memorandum of Understanding formalises a commitment to step up collective efforts to support biodiversity and climate positive outcomes toward a fairer and more resilient world

Digital and Innovation

Bancóldex Accesses Transformational Credit Line of US100 Million from AFD

These resources, provided by AFD (Agence Française de Développement), will enable funding for, among other aspects, climate change mitigation and adaptation, economic and social development, strengthe...

South African National Biodiversity Institute and UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centr...

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), launched the second edition of the Mappi...

Indonesia, France and the EU strengthen their partnership to accelerate Indonesia’s energy transition

On 1st November 2024, Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR), and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) strengthened their cooperation to accelerate Indonesia’s transition to a...

Agence Française de Développement signs a EUR 6,5 million grant agreement to support the development of Eskom...

Johannesburg, 07 November 2024 – Eskom and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) today signed a EUR 6,5 million (ZAR 125 million) grant agreement to support the public electricity utility in the dev...