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French expertise to boost serbia’s railway modernization
A partnership Agreement was signed today between Infrastruktura Železnice Srbije (IZS), Agence Française de Développement (AFD), and SNCF (the French national railways).
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Reporting of bond issues: €22.48bn Sustainable and Climate loans for €13.35bn in SDG bond issuances as of 31 D...
On September 22nd , the Agence Française de Développement Group published the 2022 reporting for its Sustainable Development Goals bond issues, in line with the pillars of the Green and Social Bond Pr...
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Albania: EU and France Launch EUR 19 Million Project to Support Circular Economy in Municipalities
The European Union and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) launched today the “EU for Circular Economy and Green Growth – Waste Infrastructure in Albania” project. Funded by the EU with a EUR 19 m...
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AFD Successfully Prices a New 5.375% US$1.5 Billion Sustainable Benchmark Due 24th October 2025
On Tuesday 17th October, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA /AA- (S&P / Fitch), issued its second US dollar benchmark of the year, a US$1.5 billion 2-year sustainable benchmark due on t...
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Imagined battambang: art to build tomorrow
The city of Battambang hosted an urban art festival with the goal of engaging residents in a dialogue on the province’s sustainable development trajectory through the prism of art. The festival was a...
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France mobilizes financial and technical support to support Vietnam’s climate commitments
Philippe Orliange, Executive Director of Geographies of the Agence française de développement (AFD) Group, visited Vietnam on 12 and 13 May 2022 to meet with several Vietnamese ministries. The objecti...
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Regional Seminar on Smart City hosted in Skopje on May 12-13 organized by AFD
The Agence française de développement Agency is supporting, through the Smart City program, the municipalities of Tirana, Podgorica, Pristina, and Skopje in their urban planning, using a digital appro...
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AFD Successfully Launches its First Sustainable Benchmark Issuance in 2022 : € 1.5 billion 1.625% due 25 May 2...
On Thursday May 12th, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA/AA (S&P/Fitch), issued its first sustainable benchmark for the year 2022 with a new € 1.5 billion 10-year transaction due 25 May...
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AFD to Strengthen the Ethiopian Civil Society in Relation with Human Rights
On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, three Ethiopian consortium of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), respectively led by the Center for Advancement of Right and Democracy (CARD), Civil Society Resource Center...
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Ethiopia: Financing of an Energy Training Centre by AFD
The Ministry of Finance and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed today a grant agreement of 10 MEUR, equivalent to 540 million ETB, for the construction and equipment of Ethiopian Electric P...
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Ethiopia: AFD and Ministry of Finance to Support the Restoration and Opening to Public of the Jubilee Palace i...
President Emmanuel Macron committed in 2019 to support the Ethiopian authorities in the management of two major national heritage sites: the Jubilee Palace and Lalibela churches. Agence Française de D...
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Ethiopia: AFD and Ministry of Finance to Support the Authority for the Civil Society Organizations
On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, the Ministry of Finance, represented by H.E Ms Semereta Sewasew, State Minister in charge of Economic Cooperation, signed a grant agreement of 54 million Birr (1 million Euro...
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Study tour to France on urban transports to the benefit of Lagos State, Nigeria
A Lagos State delegation led by the Hon. Comissionner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, will embark on a study tour to France organized by the Agence française de développement (AFD) from Ma...
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ACP-EU Supports Digital Connectivity in the Caribbean in the Face of COVID-19
In consultation with the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the European Union (EU) is funding the DIRECCT (DIgital REsponse Connecting CiTizens) programme to strengthen th...
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Ghana: Putting Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy within the Reach of Households and Businesses with Sunre...
AFD and GCB Bank Plc signed a USD 13.7 million Credit Facility Agreement and a EUR 1 million Grant Financing Agreement from the European Union, to support local businesses towards the development of E...
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IDB and France Expand Latin America Partnership, Strengthen Sustainable Development Impact
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Government of France, through the French Development Agency (AFD) Group, continue expanding their fruitful and strong partnership.
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AFD and Tanzania to improve sustainably water and sanitation in Shinyanga
The Government of Tanzania and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed today a financing agreement for a 75M€ concessional loan (approximately 195 bn TZS) aiming at improving water supply and sanit...
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AFD Launches US$ 1 billion 3.125% 2-year RegS Benchmark due 30 June 2024
On 23rd June 2022, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P) / AA (Fitch) launched a US$ 1 billion 2-year Reg S Benchmark transaction due 30th June 2024. This is AFD's second US$ benchma...
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‘Impact 2024 International’: the 12 winners of the second round of the call for projects announced, alongside ...
The day after the opening ceremony of the Oran Mediterranean Games, Paris 2024 and the Agence française de développement (AFD), speaking at the Oranie Chamber of Commerce and Industry, announced the w...
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The Government of Zimbabwe partners with AFD to launch the Great Zimbabwe Development Project
The Government of Zimbabwe, together with Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the French public development institution, launched a EUR-3-million project for the rehabilitation and development of...
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