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Strong support from France, with 12 million euros, via AFD, to the Saint Joseph hospital (East Jerusalem) to s...
East Jerusalem, 09 December 2024 – France strengthens its support to the Palestinian health sector and its historic commitment in East Jerusalem through support provided by the French Agency for Devel...
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Đedović Handanović: Partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD) for better management of the energy t...
Minister of Mining and Energy Ms. Dubravka Đedović Handanović signed today a Memorandum of Understanding with the French Development Agency (AFD) to support Serbia in the energy transition process, as...
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AFD strengthens its partnership with Serbia through supporting waste management modernization
In line with Serbia’s efforts to meet European Union (EU) environmental standards, the French Development Agency (AFD) signed a €75 million loan agreement for the third phase of the national solid was...
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AFD in Serbia: 5 Years of Partnerships for Sustainable Development and European Integration
As the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) marks five years of activity in Serbia, AFD’s CEO Rémy Rioux, accompanied by French member of Parliament Liliane Tanguy and Ambassador Pierre Cochard, al...
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Indonesia strengthens its combat against marine plastic debris with the support of a 200 million euros Policy-...
Jakarta, December 23rd , 2024 - The government of Indonesia and the Agence française de développement (AFD) signed on November 15, 2024 a EUR 200 million Policy-Based Loan to support the target of the...
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Ghana: the dam for a renewable future
At the Kpong Dam, the infrastructure has been upgraded and automated to provide a greener and more stable energy supply for Ghana.
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Lebanon: A Veritable Lifeline
The social, economic, and political situation in Lebanon has plunged many residents into brutal impoverishment. In a country where mental health care is still taboo, the NGO Embrace has been providing...
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In Reunion, Solar Power is Crucial for Agriculture – and Social Reintegration
In the Indian Ocean, Reunion and its 860,000 inhabitants depend heavily on imports. But solar energy is part of an increasingly sustainable electricity supply. Since 2014, this French Overseas Departm...
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Cambodia: A Long Battle Against Gender Inequality
The celebration of AFD's 80th anniversary in Cambodia was an opportunity to examine how women’s rights and gender relations have evolved. It was also the chance to inaugurate the "Women's Voices" exhi...
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Senegal: Women Entrepreneurs in the Spotlight
In Senegal, 82% of the entrepreneurial base is made up of individual businesses. Fragile and informal, they often need room to grow in order to become viable. Financial support programs such as the Pa...
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Lebanon: Urgent Support Given to Crisis-Stricken Local Businesses
In the aftermath of the Port of Beirut explosions, supporting the network of small local businesses was deemed essential in a country experiencing recurrent political, economic and health crises. The...
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Agro-Industry in French Guiana
In French Guiana, local industry struggles to meet the needs of the agricultural and agro-industrial sector, due to the small size of farms and a continuing lack of processing tools. The result: a sec...
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Lebanon: Rebuilding the Economy from the Ground Up
With crises multiplying in Lebanon, poverty has reached astronomical levels as the economy falters, and small and medium sized businesses struggle to survive. In the second-largest city, Tripoli, know...
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Rebuilding Lives after the Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria: One Year On
In February 2023, earthquakes rocked Türkiye and Syria, killing more than 50,000 people. They were among the most devastating earthquakes to have struck the region in almost a century, turning cities...
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How AFD Ensures that its Financing Reaches the Final Beneficiaries
The projects financed by Agence Française de Développement are subject to ongoing attention. This involves a dialogue with its partners on almost a daily basis, supervision missions in the field, and...
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Workshop: Overcoming institutional and organisational barriers to sanitation
Sanitation remains a great challenge of our time, especially in fast-growing cities of Africa and Asia. AFD invites you to the scientific workshop organized by the ParisTech Chair “SUEZ-General manage...
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Financing Development: A Chinese Path?
Through the financing of major infrastructure projects, China has become a key player in development finance. How is Chinese aid distributed and what are its modalities? Which are the Chinese institut...
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Forecast-based early Action: A missing link between humanitarian response and development?
Leaning on improvements in forecasting, ‘Forecast-based early action’ is seen as an innovative approach to managing the residual risks that cannot be addressed through longer-term investment in resili...
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Finance in Common: The First Global Summit of All Public Development Banks
Taking place 9-12 November 2020 during the Paris Peace Forum, the Finance in Common Summit, will gather for the first time the world's 450 Public Development Banks (PDBs) and their partners, demonstra...
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Water drives resilience: A Call to Action for Public Development Banks
Agence Française de Développement (AFD), together with its partners, is pleased to invite you to the webinar “Water drives resilient countries: a call to action for public development banks to build a...
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