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Educational resources
AFD has created a range of educational resources in French to raise awareness about international solidarity and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Evaluations
As a platform serving inclusive and sustainable investment, AFD must ensure the effectiveness of its actions. The generation of knowledge and the lessons learned from evaluations support a continuous...
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Climate transition requires social justice
The World Inequality Conference, which AFD supports as a partner, will bring together researchers, development practitioners, and policymakers in Paris from 4 to 6 June 2026 to discuss the links betwe...
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Measuring our concrete results
AFD Group’s Results and Impact Framework enables us to measure how well we are delivering on our ambitions for development and environmental protection. It tracks how our financing translates into tan...
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Thomas MELONIO
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Chief Economist – Executive Director of Innovation, Strategy and Research – Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
Agroecology and safe food system transitions in South-East Asia (ASSET)
Engaging the potential of agroecology to support the transition of food and agricultural systems towards more sustainable systems in Southeast Asia, in particular in Laos, Burma, Cambodia and Vietnam.
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Mid-Term Evaluation for Agroecology and Safe Food System Transitions (ASSET) Project
ASSET project’s objective is to make food and agricultural systems in Southeast Asia more sustainable, safer and inclusive, through harnessing the potential of Agroecology to transform them. At the...
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Laurent BIDDISCOMBE
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Director (Appointed on: 05/07/2024), Executive Director for Global Client Solutions at AFD, Board of Directors
Our economic model
AFD is first and foremost a public bank, and finances itself mainly by borrowing on the markets, made possible by the financial stability of its sole shareholder: the French State.
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Issuance programs & final terms
Are you an investor? Find all our dedicated documents here
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2026 GRN Development Banking Research Conference
Public Banks in a Changing Global Financial Architecture
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Urban Projects Finance Initiative (UPFI) : UPFI 3 East Facility 2024 - 2028
The "UPFI 3 East" Facility (or UPFI) is a European Union (EU) fund dedicated to the preparation and implementation of urban development projects in the five Eastern Neighbourhood countries: Armenia, A...
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Frequently Asked Questions
All the answers to your questions about AFD Group What is the role of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group? How is it funded? Who benefits from its actions? Find all the answers to the mos...
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Ukraine: Macroeconomics of War
The economic transition policies that followed the dismantling of th USSR led, due to a lack of gradualism, to a deep deterioration in Ukraine’s institutional balances, which weighed heavily, and cont...
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Promoting international solidarity
In today’s interconnected world, young people face unprecedented challenges related to international solidarity, with issues ranging from climate change to economic instability, persistent inequality,...
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Overseas France
For over 80 years, AFD has been supporting the sustainable development of local authorities and businesses in France's Overseas Territories. In 2024, the Group invested over €1 billion, 75% of which w...
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Three Oceans
To increase regional integration in France’s overseas territories and offer a global solution to cross-border issues, AFD adopted the Three Oceans strategy in 2019. This approach groups together overs...
Regions and countries
Gaëlle MAREUGE
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Cultural and Creative Industries Lead
Cultural policies, Heritage promotion, Creative entrepreneurship, Training in cultural professions, Culture and development, Project support, Edutainment, Museum cooperation
Adama MARIKO
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Secretary General - Finance in Common , Acting Executive Director of the Directorate for Mobilisation, Partnerships and Communication, AFD
