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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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When Gender and Climate Go Hand in Hand: New Prospects for Development
This month's Generation Equality Forum organized in Paris highlighted the links between gender and climate change. A new study conducted by the French Economic Observatory (OFCE) and Sciences Po descr...
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COMBO+: Stopping Net Biodiversity Loss in Six Countries in Africa and Asia
AFD and the The French Facility for Global Environment are supporting a new program launched by NGO the Wildlife Conservation Society and aiming to strike a better balance between economic development...
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Vietnam: Protecting Bays and Biodiversity
The World Heritage-listed Ha Long Bay is one of Vietnam's iconic tourism sites. It is also home to considerable economic activity, which represents a significant threat to its conservation: the bay's...
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The AMAL Project: Bringing Hope through Jobs in Jordan
Jordan is gripped by high levels of unemployment, particularly among women. Only 14% of working-age women are economically active. Those who have not withdrawn from the labor force altogether face add...
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Tackling the Twin Challenges of Climate Change and Gender Inequality
They are two of the battles that have come to define our times. What is less well known about climate change and gender inequality though, is just how intertwined they are. From employment to property...
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Being a Champ in Kenya: Much more than Boxing
Self-defense, fitness, confidence, and more. Every week, girls from low-income areas in Nairobi head to the east side of the city to train with BoxGirls, Kenya. Some twenty women boxers take the girls...
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Building to Begin on one of West Africa’s Largest Biomass Power Plants
Construction is due to begin in September of a new power plant producing energy from biomass – one of the largest such plants in West Africa. The project, financed by Proparco and partners, will creat...
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AFD Group's Annual Report: Responding to Emergencies while Remaining Focused on our Long-Term Development Miss...
AFD Group's Annual Report is now online in English. The dynamic, interactive format brings to life the activities, investments and projects financed by Agence Française de Développement in 2020. The R...
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Boosting the Energy transition in Vietnam: AFD supports the extension of Ialy hydropower plant
It’s an agreement that will enrich and expand Vietnam's energy source. Fabrice Richy, AFD Director in Vietnam, and Nguyen Xuan Nam, Vice President of Vietnam Electricity (EVN), signed a credit facilit...
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AFD-GDN Biodiversity and Development Award: The Winners and their Projects
Launched by the Global Development Network (GDN) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the AFD-GDN Biodiversity and Development Award provides support for researchers in their projects to prese...
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Measuring Stimulus Effects on the South African Economy: A Call for proposals for research projects of up to o...
Researchers interested in examining the ramifications of stimulus measures for the South African economy are invited to submit their research proposals, by August 15, 2021. The Covid-19 pandemic h...
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AFD Employees among the French-African Foundation’s 100 Young Leaders
The French-African Foundation is an association set up to promote the most promising talent on the Franco-African scene, and has revealed its list of Young Leaders for 2021. An initial list of 3,000 w...
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