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Finance in Common Summit: Development Banks Commit to Post-Pandemic Recovery and Sustainable Development
Over 500 Public Development Banks (PDBs) gathered in Rome to promote models capable of catalysing public and private resources towards sustainable agri-food systems and food security, the fight agains...
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AECID, AFD, CDP and KfW together for the creation of a new European Strategic Cooperation Framework
The joint declaration signed today is the first pillar of the European finance platform, which aims at improving aid effectiveness and leverage on collective resources to deliver on the SDGs, drawing...
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2021 Finance in Common Summit: Progress and New Directions for the Public Development Banks Coalition and its...
The second edition of the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) was held in Rome on 19 and 20 October under the auspices of the 2021 Italian G20 Presidency. As an initiative of the World Federation of Devel...
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AFD Group and the ILO Join Hands to Provide Access to Inclusive Insurance for the Most Vulnerable
AFD and its subsidiary Proparco have recently signed two new projects in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), which is recognized for its expertise in inclusive insurance. AFD...
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Launch of the ESA Coding Lab at the French Institute in Lebanon – Nabatiyeh
Initiated in 2018 and launched in July 2020 during the signing of an agreement between the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), ESIEE IT (a large computer coding school in France depending on the...
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France and the University of Nairobi to support Engineering and Science Training in Kenya
On October 29, the Government of Kenya and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed two financing agreements to the tune of 35 million euros aiming to improve and open up available academic trai...
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The European Union and France, through AFD, support flood prevention in Dien Bien Phu city
On the occasion of the official visit of Viet Nam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to France from 3 to 5 November 2021, Mr. Bertrand Walckenaer, Deputy General Director of the Agence Française de Déve...
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COP26: AFD Group Strengthens its Commitment to Combat Climate Change and Protect Biodiversity
AFD Group is participating in COP26 from October 31 to November 12 in Glasgow. The Group will be presenting the progress made in implementing its climate strategy, its commitment to align with the Par...
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COP26: Launch of AdaptAction Programme Phase 2 (2022-2025)
The second phase of the AFD AdaptAction programme was officially launched at COP26, with a 15 million euro budget for four years.
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Lebanon: Launch of the Mental Health Project Aimed at Building Capacities to Fight Exclusion, Violence and Add...
The World Health Organization (WHO), the ESA Business School and a consortium of NGOs - headed by Médecins du Monde (MdM) and composed of Skoun, Embrace and Abaad NGOs – in partnership with the Agence...
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330 Million Euros to Support Social and Ecological Transition in Bangladesh
On the occasion of the official visit of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina to Paris, Agence Française de Développement signed two financing agreements for €330 million in the health and w...
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African Development Bank and AFD Sign €2 Billion Co-Financing Partnership Agreement for Africa
The African Development Bank Group and Agence Française de Développement on Wednesday signed a co-financing and partnership agreement to strengthen their relationship and leverage additional resources...
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Towards a More Resilient Energy Model in Albania, Thanks to Financial Support from AFD
A public policy loan of 50 million euros was signed on November 12 between the Republic of Albania and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). This first agreement between the two parties materia...
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Agence Française de Développement launches Inaugural US$ 600 million 3-year SOFR FRN RegS Benchmark due 19 Nov...
On Wednesday 10th November 2021, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P) / AA (Fitch) successfully launched a US$ 600 million 3-year Floating Rate Note (“FRN”) Reg S benchmark publ...
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Inaugural Jr. NBA & AFD Basketball Experience in Morocco Concludes with Youth Development Event in Zenata
NBA Africa and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), France’s inclusive public development bank committed to financing and technical assistance for projects that improve the lives of people in...
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First year achievements of the Coalition for Sustainable Development through Sport
During the second edition of the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) last October in Rome, Italy, the members of the Coalition for Sustainable Development through Sport (hereinafter the “Coalition”) - lau...
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Climate: AFD Intends to Invest in Development and Investment Bank of Turkey’s first ever €100 Million Sustaina...
A preliminary protocol of 100 million euros was signed between the Development and Investment Bank of Turkey (TKYB) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) on November 24th 2021, for the issuance...
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Albania: AFD Supports Gender Equality Reforms
A budget support loan of € 50 M was signed on November 25 between the government of Albania and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). It provides budgetary and technical support to remove obsta...
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Agence Française de Développement: New offices In Tashkent for a sustainable commitment in Uzbekistan
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) group inaugurates its new offices in Tashkent on December 2nd. AFD has been present in Uzbekistan since 2015 and is reaffirming its commitment alongside its Uzb...
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Championnes: Football for Gender Equality in Africa
FIFA, AFD and the NGO Plan International France are joining forces to launch the Championnes programme in Togo, Guinea and Benin. The goal? To empower girls and promote gender equality through footbal...
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