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EAA Foundation, AFD and Silatech Join Forces in $70 Million Collaboration for Global Impact on Education, Gree...

Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, in collaboration with Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Silatech, announced a strategic partnership aimed at creating a significant impact on access to...

AFD SUCCESSFULLY PRICES A NEW 4.500% USD 2 BILLION 5-YEAR SUSTAINABLE BENCHMARK DUE 05 MARCH 2029

On Tuesday, 27 February 2024, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P) / AA- (Fitch) successfully returned to the USD market a new 5-Year USD 2Bn sustainable bond issue.

CENTRAL PROVINCES OF QUANG NAM AND QUANG TRI TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE EU AND FRANCE TOWARDS TACKL...

The financing agreements of two climate change adaptation projects in the central provinces of Quang Nam and Quang Tri respectively were officially handed over today from the Vietnamese Ministry of Fi...

PH, EU launch disaster risk reduction and management program to enhance LGUs readiness capacities

The Department of Finance (DOF), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the European Union (EU) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group launched a disaster risk redu...

Energy

GRIDCo Commissions the 330kv Kumasi - Bolgatanga Transmission Line Project

GRIDCo’s 330kV KUMASI – BOLGATANGA transmission line project has been formally commissioned by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The project was funded by an Agence Française de Développement (AF...

Ethiopia: France, through AFD, Commits to Preparing a New Program of Preservation, Restoration and Development...

The Ministry of Finance and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed today a 260 000 000 Birr grant agreement to conduct the preparatory phase of a program of Preservation and restoration of the...

Moldova: AFD Provides 60 Million Euros for Sustainable Energy and Railway Sectors

Following France’s pledge at the Moldova Support Conference on April 5th in Berlin, Moldova and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have signed a credit facility agreement worth 60 million euros o...

Made in Abuja Smart and Sustainable Powerstove

The French Development Agency and the Delegation of the European Union to Nigeria inaugurated the new Powerstove factory in Abuja. This start-up will produce 25,000 improved Powerstoves and 400 tons o...

COP 27: France and Vietnam join forces to support the low carbon transition as AFD and the Ministry of Enviro...

On the occasion of COP27 and in the presence of the French Minister of state for development and international partnership Ms. Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Mr. Trân Hông Hà, Minister of Environment and Na...

France and Germany extend €600 million in financing to support South Africa's transition from coal

South Africa, France and Germany have signed loan agreements for the two European nations to each extend €300 million in concessional financing to South Africa to support the country’s efforts to redu...

Finance in Common Launching Ceremony at COP27: EUR 150 million commitment for the acceleration of the Sustaina...

At the occasion of the COP27, Agence française de développement (AFD) launches with the three major Egyptian Banks, National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr and Banque du Caire, a commitment of EUR 150 mil...

New project to map and assess biodiversity launched in Mozambique

On 16 November, the SBAPP Regional Project was launched in Macaneta, Mozambique in the presence of the Embassy of France. The full project name is "Building biodiversity knowledge for action in Southe...

Ministry of Finance, AFD and ADB sign a Credit Facility Agreement for improved efficiency and sustainability o...

A public policy budget loan was signed between the Government of the Republic of Armenia, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a total amount of 100 million eur...

Uzbekistan: Afd And Sanoat Qurilish Bank Sign an Agreement to Encourage Climate Investments

The chief executives of AFD and Sanoat Qurilish Bank (SQB) signed a 30 million euros loan agreement on the occasion of the visit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Mr. Mirziyoyev, to Pari...

AFD strengthens its long-term partnership with Uzbekistan

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's visit to Paris on 21 and 22 November led to the signature of four structuring agreements that will strengthen AFD's activities and financing to support Uzbekistan'...

French and Indian Experts Gather to Accelerate Climate Financing in line with India’s Presidency of the G20

Mumbai, 28 November, 2022: How resilient is the Indian financial system to climate challenges? To answer this question, AFD – the Agence Française de Développement/French Development Agency approached...

France to Provide 450.000 Euros for Renewable Energy in Sri Lanka

Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed a grant agreement worth 450.000 euros with the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and Electricité de France (French electric utility) to support the increasi...

Liberia: New Signature Between the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and AFD

On November 22 2022, Minister of Finance and Development Planning Samuel D.Tweah, AFD Country Director Christophe Cottet, Proparco Country Representative Ange-Pascal Kouassi and Expertise France Regio...

IDFC members commit to support an ambitious and effective Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework with a poten...

Montreal, December 14th, 2022 - During the COP15 Finance and Biodiversity Day Rémy Rioux, Chair of the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) reaffirmed the Club’s commitments to support an amb...