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Uganda: revising the growth model while preserving debt sustainability
After two decades (1990–2010) of strong growth and structural transformation, Uganda’s economy is still confronted with a high level of informality and a concentration of jobs in agricul-ture—a sector...
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The Environmental and Social Complaints Mechanism - 2020 Activity Report
The AFD Environmental and Social (E&S) Complaints Mechanism was set up in spring 2017 to strengthen the Agency’s response to its transparency and accountability requirements. It was part of an overall...
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Is Agroecological Intensification Possible in the Sahel?
Agroecology is a science, a trend of thought, and a set of cultural practices implying the application of the principles of ecology to agriculture to obtain sustainable production in optimized quantit...
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The Commons Working For a New World
The current rate of extraction of planetary resources is no longer sustainable. With this observation, it is our way of inhabiting the world and our economic model that are called into question. St...
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France’s Anti-Corruption Strategy in Its Cooperation Action 2021-2030
Fighting corruption is central to the rule of law and a necessary condition for the respect of human rights. A global phenomenon affecting all countries, corruption weakens the legitimacy of public au...
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AFD and Health in Common
Fulfilling France’s commitment to the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic, AFD took action starting in April 2020 to address the social and health challenges stemming from the crisis, via our “He...
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AFD Group and the Public-Private Partnerships
The countries where AFD Group works are experiencing strong growth and urbanization. As a result, they need more inclusive infrastructures and basic services that are structuring for their economies a...
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Nature+ Finance: Principles for Tracking Biodiversity and Nature-Positive Finance
AFD Group is committed to fostering nature positive development. Building on more than 20 years of action for biodiversity – by promoting sustainable agriculture, green cities and a sustainable blue e...
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Semestrial Panorama 2022 #2
The rise in commodity prices had already been happening since mid-2020 and is subject to an in-depth analysis in this third issue of the semi-annual MacroDev Panorama. The objective is to place the dr...
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AFD Group and Moldova
The Republic of Moldova faces significant geopolitical, economic and social challenges, in a context of multiple crises, while counting on its many assets. AFD Group supports the country in its conver...
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E-commerce tax: an opportunity for Africa?
The digital transformation does away with the need for multinational enterprises to be physically present in the countries where they operate. This poses a major challenge in terms of taxation and los...
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Aquaculture : improving food security in Cambodia
In Cambodia, Ney Srey Pou is preparing her thesis within the framework of the CapFish project, financed by AFD and the European Union. By working on the development of aquaculture and fish farming in...
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AFD and Cultural and Creative Industries
Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) and the cultural sector as a whole are a powerful lever for socio-economic development. The sector has significant economic potential in AFD’s areas of operation...
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Education, Training, Employment - 2021 Activity Report
Lifelong learning, the acquisition of skills, and access to jobs are the cornerstones of fairer and more sustainable economic and social development (Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 8). In 2021...
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Programme for Energy Efficiency in Building (Peeb) Cool
Peeb Cool aims at enhancing energy efficiency in the building sector in 11 countries - Albania, Argentina, Costa Rica, Djibouti, Indonesia, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Sri Lanka, and Tu...
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Sport for development and peace
Since the turn of the century, sport has gained legitimacy in the field of international development. As institutions have gradually recognized its role and the number of grass-roots initiatives has i...
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Namma Metro : the lifeline of Bengaluru
AFD is financing the Bengaluru metro project for a total amount of €310 million. A lifeline which is welcomed and enjoyed by Bangaloreans, who face the challenge of traffic jams on a daily basis. Ben...
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Governance - 2021 Activity Report
In 2016, the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) entrusted AFD with the funding of projects in matters of governance. This mandate has enabled AFD to move into a new area of expertise, one...
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AFD and Urban Mobility
The development of sustainable and inclusive urban mobility systems is one of the requirements for cities to remain “livable”: everyone must be able to get around their cities easily and safely, have...
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Public bank lending in Africa in times of crisis
This paper examines public bank lending in Africa in times of crisis. To do so, we exploit an original data set covering all banks operating in eight West African countries. The final sample considers...
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