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AFD's Annual Report 2019-2020 : A New, Innovative Format

AFD in Madagascar: Reversing unsustainable urban development

In Madagascar, unchecked urban growth has generated a host of social problems, from sub-standard housing to inadequate sanitation systems. But three programs funded by AFD are providing real results,...

Finance in Common Summit: "A Coalition of Public Development Banks to Refocus the Financial System"

Agence Française de Développement will host the first ever global summit of public development banks, from 9 to 12 November. Audrey Rojkoff, Secretary-General of the summit and AFD’s Deputy Director o...

A Sustainable Future for African Cities

As part of the Paris Peace Forum and the Finance in Common Summit being held in early November, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) will present the program of the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Sahara...

Georgia

Georgia, a key country in the South Caucasus, has undertaken a series of reforms that have shaped its development strategy, despite a fragile socioeconomic context and an unstable geostrategic environ...

Development Banks in Transition: AFD’s 14th International Research Conference

Agence Française de Développement (AFD) will hold its 14th international development research conference from November 3 to 10, 2020, as part of the first summit of development banks, “Finance in Comm...

AFD in Kenya: Stepping in to Shore up Water, Health and Infrastructure

With Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s visit to France in October, four agreements were signed, not only to provide a major response to the current health emergency, but also to shore up infrastructur...

Biodiversity: Sharing Data for Greater Protection of the Natural World

Data4Nature is a new initiative inviting all development partners to share the biodiversity data from their projects, to provide better protection for the natural world. Having emerged from the Financ...

Public Development Banks: the First Global Database

What are development banks and finance institutions, and what is their purpose? What assets can they mobilize, and what is their share in the global financial market? The answers may surprise you. Fo...

AFD, a Longstanding Partner of Public Development Banks

Public development banks (PDBs) are both peer institutions and development partners for AFD and the two share a long history. Here is a brief timeline of the milestones of their common destiny.

Aiming for the SDGs: 10 Recommendations for Development Banks Around the World

AFD’s 14th International Development Research Conference, and the Finance in Common Summit were the occasion for an international network of researchers to offer initial recommendations for boosting t...

Finance in Common Summit: The "Sport for Development Coalition" Enters the Field

A "Sport for Development Coalition" was launched on 11 November during the first international summit of public development banks, held from 9 to 12 November. This initiative is combined with a powerf...

Finance in Common: New AFD Projects on the Ground

A key organizer of last week’s Finance in Common, the first summit of development banks, and its emblematic statements, AFD Group also committed to a series of new projects on the ground, alongside it...

Research Paves the Way to a New Era for Development Banks

Faced with the Covid-19 crisis, how can we ensure that short-term stimulus packages won’t compromise long-term trajectories toward a low-carbon, inclusive, and sustainable economy? And what role can d...

Joint Declaration by the world's Public Development Banks

The following joint declaration was signed at the Finance in Common Summit in Paris on November 12, 2020.

An Inclusive Private Sector Recovery in Africa

During last week's Finance in Common summit, one digital gathering looked to Africa in particular. At the event, “Africa: Towards a Sustainable Recovery for the Private Sector”, organized by EDFI (Eur...

Coalition Combats Covid-19 in Lebanon

Launched in 2019, the capacity-building project for the Rafik Hariri public hospital is all the more important in 2020, as it has been designated the main center for the response to the coronavirus he...

Covid-19 – Health in Common Initiative: Financing the First Projects in Africa

In keeping with the commitment made by French President Emmanuel Macron, AFD is taking action to respond to the global health crisis. As part of the "COVID-19 – Health in Common" initiative launched o...

Covid-19: AFD is supporting energy operators in Africa and Asia

Agence Française de Développement has launched a series of web conferences for those involved in the electricity sector, to assist them during this global health crisis. Two sessions are planned every...

Tackling Covid-19: Vietnam's Recipe for Success

In our “Shared Innovation” series, AFD highlights innovative programs created or developed in our partner countries. Vietnam, with its 96 million inhabitants - and despite its proximity to China –...