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Official Development Assistance at the Age of Consequences
Official Development Assistance (ODA) was introduced in the 1960s as a temporary instrument to respond to a phase in world history involving decolonization, the Cold War, industrialization and flagran...
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Double Standards in Financing for Development
The issue of international development and climate financing is currently at the forefront, especially in the run up to COP29, COP30 and to the 2025 FfD4 Conference in Seville. However, the internatio...
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Critical Mining Asset Control and Geoeconomic Fragmentation: What Is Left for Developing Countries?
The green economy offers major development potential through climate-focused goods, but access to critical minerals is essential. Developing countries are often limited to supplying raw materials and...
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Beyond "dichotomania"
The invention of the categories of “developed” and “developing” in the mid-20th century created a representation of the world whose impact has been nothing short of extraordinary. So much so that this...
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How are public development banks operationalizing the SDGs?
Financial institutions, especially public development banks (PDBs), have developed a range of frameworks and tools to operationalize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But what are the strength...
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Research on development finance and geopolitics
Who finances development, how, and for what purpose? At a time when geopolitical balances are undergoing profound change, this research program explores the transformations shaping international devel...
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Calls for projects
Find out about AFD Group’s calls for projects and the managers of AFD-funded programs
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Minka: an instrument for peace and resilience
Dedicated to preventing and responding to crises and violent conflict, Minka finances projects before, during, and after crises in countries that are priorities for French foreign policy.
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ARUTAE: land management and agroecology in Arusha
The project, which benefits 1,500 producers, aims to contribute to the resilience of the populations of the Arusha region in the face of climatic and environmental disruptions, by supporting family fa...
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EU-AFD Facility on Inequalities 2026-2028
Building on nearly ten years of collaboration, the third phase of the EU-AFD Facility on Inequalities takes a more operational approach: it focuses on how investments – particularly in infrastructures...
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Climate and Nature Economic Policy Scenarios (CNEPS) for Ministries of Finance, Public Development Banks, and...
This policy paper examines the growing role that Ministries of Finance, public development banks, and financial authorities must play in implementing the post-COP30 agenda. As climate risks intensify,...
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AFD and TKYB sign a EUR 200 Million Facility to Support Türkiye’s Green and Inclusive Transformation
AFD has signed a EUR 200 million loan agreement with the Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye (TKYB) to support renewable energy investments, strengthen the manufacturing sector’s capacity, and...
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Our major research programs
Our research work is structured around five priority areas, which are transdisciplinary, complementary to one another, and reflective of AFD's distinctive positioning. Taken together, they make it pos...
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Benchmark GBP 300Mn – Oct 2029 - Agence française de développement successfully priced a new 4.500% £300 milli...
On Wednesday 1st July, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated A+/A+ (S&P / Fitch), issued a new GBP benchmark for the year, a £300 million fixed rate benchmark due on the 22nd October 2029, of...
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PAIRES – AFD-IRD Partnership to conduct impact assessments by mobilizing research from the Global South
PAIRES is a partnership between AFD and the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) that funds a series of impact assessments of development interventions supported by AFD...
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Financial and digital inclusion for women in Africa: seven years of action by the G7 Partnership
On 23 June, in Paris, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the French Treasury, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) brought together partners in the G7 Partnership for Women’s Digi...
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Africa
Demographic, social, ecological, energy, political, and technological transitions … African countries face decisive challenges for their future. AFD is rising to meet them.
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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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From Multi- to National- and Back Again: Realizing the SDG Potential of Public Development Banks
Public multilateral (MDBs) and national development banks (NDBs) are already working to advance the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But can they do more to help deliver finance at the righ...
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