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Promoting the financing of sustainable infrastructure in the Northeast

By strengthening its financing offer for sustainable infrastructure, Banco do Nordeste contributes to increasing investments with positive impacts on the climate and on reducing social inequalities in...

Overseas France: shared solutions for shared oceans

Faced with disruptions linked to climate change and the degradation of their ecosystems, the French Overseas Territories are mobilizing. Through nature-based solutions, regional cooperation, and scien...

Financing the transition to a low-carbon economy in Brasil

In Brazil, AFD collaborates with BNDES to finance public policies for sustainable development. This partnership has enabled the financing of major infrastructure projects in the en-ergy and transport...

Promoting Sustainable Investments and the Bioeconomy in the Legal Amazon

Through innovative and tailored financial instruments, Banco da Amazônia is paving the way for a prosperous Brazilian Amazon that benefits both its people and its precious eco-systems.

Governance

As a public institution, AFD is subject to the principle of accountability. Its governance is based on a set of structures that ensure the transparency of its operation and its sound management. AF...

Transparency and dialogue

Information, dialogue and responding to requests are the prerequisites for a relationship of trust with all our partners. This a commitment of all AFD Group. For us, supporting sustainable projects...

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Climate

The world's leading donor

The European Union is a key player in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Indeed, the EU and its Member States are collectively the world’s largest donor. In 2022, they...

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Guarantees: instruments to mobilize local resources

AFD Group offers its clients guarantees designed to facilitate access to financing for small businesses and microfinance institutions by reducing the risk borne by local banks when providing loans. Th...

Local and regional authorities

A distinctive feature of French local and regional authorities is that they carry out international actions. And with its more than 5,000 active local or regional authorities, France has one of the mo...

You represent a French local authority

AFD devotes an increasing amount of its activity to directly financing foreign local authorities. To implement this strategy, it relies on the strongly political expertise of French local authorities.

Training: learning together to transform the world

AFD Group Campus is our training center, created to build a shared foundation of knowledge, to share experiences, and to learn the necessary skills to design and implement high-impact projects that su...

Afghanistan

Afghanistan stands at the crossroads of Central Asia and has been the scene of conflicts since 1979. The country is struggling to find a way out of insecurity and political instability. It is also hig...

Contact AFD

AFD headquarters and its annexes are located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris.

Research Conversations replay: What mechanisms can be envisaged to finance African social science research?

This webinar is part of the conference series 'Research Conversations'.

Research Conversation replay: Restoring wetlands in Uganda: an integrated approach for sustainable solutions

This webinar is part of the conference series 'Research Conversations'.