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AFD supports Digital Financial Inclusion, especially for women, over the African continent
The Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI), supported by AFD and hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed to financing digital financial inclusion in Africa, with six gr...
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Paris Agreement: France and the Global Green Growth Institute to support the development of Ethiopia’s Long-Te...
AFD, France’s public development bank, has committed to finance the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) to support the Ethiopian government in the development of a long-term low emission and resilien...
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AFD launches EUR 1.25 billion due 25 May 2036
On Wednesday March 10th, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P) / AA (Fitch), issued its first EUR benchmark for the funding year 2021, a new EUR 1.25bn 15-year benchmark transaction...
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AFD and Conservation International Launch €11.6 million Project to Restore Degraded Rangelands in Southern Afr...
A €11.6 million project funded by AFD, with additional complementary funding from the European Union, and implemented by Conservation International (CI) and partners was launched today. The goal of th...
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Water resilience: MoU signed between City of Cape Town and AFD
AFD signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Cape Town on Friday 19 February. The MoU outlines a collaboration between France and the City of Cape Town to work together on issues of water...
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Launch of the IA-Biodiv Challenge call for proposals: “Artificial Intelligence Research in the Field of Biodiv...
The French National Research Agency (ANR) and AFD are launching a joint call for research proposals in artificial intelligence: the IA-Biodiv Challenge. Built on a collaborative international research...
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13 million euros to reduce the vulnerabilities of the water service in urban centers in Iraq
AFD and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have signed, on Monday, March 1st, a 13 million euros Minka grant agreement for a project that aims at reducing the structural vulnerabiliti...
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Extension of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities: implementation of research results in public polici...
The European Commission and Agence française de développement (AFD) announce the extension of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities. With a budget of EUR 3 million over 5 years, this second pha...
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10 years of the Syria crisis : AFD launches ”Karama”, a virtual exhibition to pay tribute to actors active on ...
AFD is today launching the virtual exhibition "Karama: hand in hand to (re) build the future". A tribute to its partners dedicating their daily lives to improving the living conditions and preserving...
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Announcing the launch of Global Africa, a new African academic journal
The Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis in Senegal (UGB) announced the launch of Global Africa in Dakar. This international and interdisciplinary academic journal is part of a wider effort to prom...
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Palestine: AFD, German Financial Cooperation and the World Bank support municipalities in their emergency resp...
In the presence of His Excellency the Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, the Consul General of France in Jerusalem, René Troccaz, the AFD Country Director, Martin Parent, the Director of German Develo...
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AFD, The GovLab, and Expertise France Announce Awardees for #Data4COVID19 Africa Challenge
Today, April 6, 2021, l'Agence française de développement (AFD), Expertise France, and The GovLab are happy to announce the awardees of the #Data4COVID19 Africa Challenge, following a call for innovat...
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AFD approves EUR 50 million to support Serbia’s reform agenda on climate change
Agence Française de Développement has approved the first phase of a Public Policy Loan program to support Serbia’s reform agenda on climate change, providing a 50 million euros loan for this initial p...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Cambodia: AFD and Proparco finance Sathapana Bank to empower women and support SMEs
In presence of Mr. Fung Kai Jin, CEO of Sathapana Bank, Djalal Khimdjee, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Proparco and Sandrine Boucher, Director of AFD's Cambodia office, Agence Française de Dévelop...
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France and Kaduna State Partner to Implement Kaduna City’s First Bus Rapid Transit Project Through Financial A...
Kaduna State Government (KDSG) and the French Development Agency (AFD), have joined forces to improve the living conditions of residents of Kaduna Metropolis through the development of sustainable urb...
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Host Country Agreement Signed and €609 million in loans approved by AFD to Government of Bangladesh
In 2022, AFD and the Economic Relations Division of the Government of Bangladesh signed a Host Country Agreement (HCA) for the establishment of AFD activities in Bangladesh, a successful outcome of ye...
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AFD Issues Bond of 500 Million British Pounds Maturing in March 2026
On Tuesday 9 January 2023, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P)/AA (Fitch) launched a new GBP 500 million fixed-rate 3-year bond issue due 16 March 2026.
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