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Launch of the fifth edition of the AFD Digital Challenge "Innovate for climate and biodiversity"
The Agence française de développement (AFD) is launching the fifth edition of its Digital Challenge, a competition for start-ups and digital innovations aimed at protecting the climate and biodiversit...
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South Africa: AFD and Eskom Affirm Commitment to Competitive Electricity Sector
Eskom and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a framework to strengthen the current cooperation and collaboration between the two par...
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Basketball Africa League and AFD to Advance Education and Inclusion in Africa
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) and Agence Française de Développement today announced AFD as an official partner of the BAL. The inaugural BAL season will tip off Sunday, May 16 at the Kigali Arena...
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IDB and AFD Highlight $4 Billion in Joint Projects since 2018
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the French Development Agency (AFD) Group gathered virtually for their fifth Deep Dive Meeting. The Deep Dive explored new opportunities for expanded coll...
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AFD and World Bank Support Serbia’s Green Agenda to the tune of €234 Million
The public policy loans in support of green recovery as well as the support program for the modernization of the railway sector were signed today at the premises of the government of the Republic of S...
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AFD to extend its cooperation with Uzbekistan by 2025
By 2025, AFD plans to mobilize about one billion euros in the form of loans, technical assistance and grants to support the reform agenda of the Government of Uzbekistan.
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New project to boost wildlife management in Southern Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) will support the development of community conservancies in the Kavango-Zambezi Transfronti...
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AFD and Kazakhstan pave the way for their mutual cooperation
By materializing the cooperation between AFD and the Republic of Kazakhstan, a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding will create favorable conditions for first AFD operations in the country.
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THE ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP AND AGENCE FRANCAISE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT SET TO CO-FINANCE US$1 BILLION THROUG...
VIENNA Austria, 20 June 2023 – Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser, Chairman of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, and Mr. Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Agence Francaise de Developpement (AF...
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With STOA, CDC and AFD reassert France's commitment to financing sustainable infrastructure internationally
As the Summit for a new global financing pact opens in Paris, Caisse des dépôts (CDC) and Agence française de développement (AFD) reassert their support to STOA, an impact fund financing sustainable a...
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Agence Française de Développement and GEAPP partner to accelerate equitable clean energy transitions
Paris, 22 June 2023 - The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) are pleased to announce the signing of a partnership agreement via a Memorand...
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SUMMIT FOR A NEW GLOBAL FINANCING PACT: FIVE RECOMMENDATIONS ON INCREASING INVESTMENT IN SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRU...
At the “Summit for a New Global Financial Pact” (NFP Summit) opening today in Paris, a working group will submit its proposals to improve the financing of infrastructure in order to respond to the soc...
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Rwanda, Team Europe and partners pioneer an additional EUR 300 million financing to crowd in private investmen...
Building on the Resilience and Sustainability Facility with the International Monetary Fund, the Government of Rwanda, together with the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), European Investment Ba...
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Gates Foundation and Agence Francaise de Développement Launch New Strategic Partnership to Help Advance Gender...
Melinda French Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Remy Rioux, CEO of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Secretary of State, Ministry o...
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AFD Strengthens Collaborative Partnerships with UNESCAP, GCNT, and TICA for Sustainable Development in Thailan...
AFD's Director for The Balkans, Middle-East and Asia, Cyrille Bellier, participated in a series of high-level meetings and collaborations aimed at fostering sustainable development in Thailand. These...
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Institut Curie in Tanzania: Look Back at a Vast 4-year Project to Improve Cancer Care
Training doctors and community health workers, outreach and screening in the field, investing in equipment... since 2019, Institut Curie has been running an ambitious, integrated publicprivate cancer...
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Summit for a new global financing pact : Finance in common (FiCS), key takeways
H.E. Emmanuel Macron, President of France, together with H.E Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, H.E Gustavo Petro, President of Colombia, H.E Patrice Talon, President of Benin, H.E Miguel Día...
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AFD supports Serbia’s Green Transition with two new dedicated operations totaling €204.6 million
Agence française de développement (AFD) finances two new operations to accompany Serbia’s key institutions in aligning public policies and actions with a low-carbon growth trajectory, in line with nat...
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The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development and Agence Francaise de Développement strenghten their partnersh...
Waleed Sh. A. Albahar, acting Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab and economic Developpement (KFAED), and Mr. Bertrand Walckenaer, deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Agence Francaise de...
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SMEs, financial inclusion, sustainable infrastructure, climate change, and biodiversity will be on the agenda ...
The conclusions of the "New Global Financing Pact" Summit, held in Paris, France, on June 22-23, 2023, in the presence of HOS President Gustavo Petro, will directly feed into the World Summit of Publi...
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