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Rallying Public and Private Climate Finance in Rwanda
A leader in the field of green finance, Rwanda took center stage at the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact in Paris on 22 and 23 June. By mobilizing an additional 300 million euros, Rwanda, Team E...
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Working with Brazilian Communities to Protect the region’s Vast & Vulnerable Grasslands
An ambitious agreement has been signed to protect the vast fertile grasslands covering an area of some one million km2 across the Southern Cone of Latin America, known as the Pampas. AFD and its partn...
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Brazil: Protecting Nature and Supporting Sustainable Infrastructure
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon, a major buffer in the global fight against climate change, has fallen by close to a third compared with the same period last year. This breathes new life into efforts...
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Partnering for Niger’s Development: Common Funds for Greater Outcomes
Niger has stood out from other West African countries in recent years, by involving a wide range of technical and financial partners in its development policies. Among the innovative tools used by the...
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Finance in Fiji: Backing Businesses and Creating Jobs
In a pioneering program in the Pacific, timely finance is creating gainful employment on the ground. AFD Group and the European Union are supporting Fiji Development Bank with a financial guarantee en...
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Polynesia: Preparing Future Generations for Climate Change with Educational Marine Areas
With island states at grave risk of being submerged by rising waters, it has never been more important to educate young people on the pleasures and perils of the sea, and on the need to find ways to a...
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Haiti: Continuing to Improve Maternal and Child Health Services
Haiti has the highest rates of maternal, child and under-five infant mortality in the Americas. With the country's health sector sorely lacking in trained personnel and financial resources, AFD is bui...
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Mauritius: Africa’s First Multisport Olympic Academy to Train World Class Athletes
A grueling regime of close to four hours of training per day. Coaching in sports ranging from judo to soccer, as well as in nutrition and leadership. It’s all part of a program to train youngsters for...
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Costa Rica: Working together towards Carbon Neutrality
Costa Rica hosts close to 5% of the world's terrestrial flora and fauna – an immense amount for a small South American country one-tenth the size of France. It's also home to a wealth of biodiversity...
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Taxation: a Key Source of Revenue to Finance Development in Africa
Tax is one of the few certainties in life. But governments around the world have a hard time collecting it, and struggle financially as a result. Yet more robust fiscal regimes can raise the revenue n...
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The Pacific Ocean: Working with Island States Vulnerable to Climate Change
Emmanuel Macron made a landmark visit to Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea in July, the first by a French President since Charles de Gaulle. The visit comes as climate change poses enormous risks for count...
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Burundi: the Dedicated Teams helping People Deal with HIV
In Burundi, about 2.9% of the population is HIV-positive, more than four times the global average. Help for those living with the virus can range from providing medical treatment to education and the...
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In Vietnam, Vital Infrastructure fends off the Effects of Climate Change
South of Hanoi in the province of Ninh Binh, Vietnam, rising sea levels are causing the salinization of fresh water. Infrastructure was desperately needed to prevent the situation from worsening, and...
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Mozambique: New Podcast on Poaching - and the Counter-Offensive
Over a period of just ten years, Mozambique has lost more than half of its elephants to poaching. Then the National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC), with support from AFD and Peace Park Fo...
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AFD is "more Latin American than you think!"
Until June 10, France is celebrating the tenth edition of Latin America and Caribbean Weeks. On this occasion, AFD Group is organizing a series of events aimed at deepening the links between the two r...
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Cultural and Creative Industries for Multi-Dimensional Development
Access to culture for all is one of the priorities of AFD Group, through its support for Cultural and Creative Industries. As the Cannes Festival wraps up, how to support people working in the audiovi...
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AFD Group Launches its First Operations in Moldova
AFD Chief Executive Officer Rémy Rioux's visit to Chisinau on 23 and 24 May marked the beginning of AFD Group's first initiatives in Moldova. They will focus on the country’s gradual convergence with...
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AFD Group Results for 2021: Prioritizing the Sustainable Development Goals
AFD Group is more than ever acting in solidarity with its partners north and south, as can be seen in our Annual Results for 2021, published this week. With 995 new projects financed to the tune of €1...
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5 Projects Driving Renewable Energies Around the World
Reducing the use of fossil fuels requires massively developing low-carbon energy sources. Solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, hydropower: through its financing, AFD Group has been supporting renewable e...
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Supporting Tax Reform in Armenia
Armenia’s major tax reform initiative, financed by AFD and implemented by Expertise France is coming to an end. It’s a fine example of cooperation between France and Armenia, particularly in terms of...
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