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French and Indian Experts Gather to Accelerate Climate Financing in line with India’s Presidency of the G20
Mumbai, 28 November, 2022: How resilient is the Indian financial system to climate challenges? To answer this question, AFD – the Agence Française de Développement/French Development Agency approached...
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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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Eco Fishing Ports project : 98,7 million euros to improve Indonesian ports towards ecology and efficiency wit...
The Government of Indonesia and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed on December 23, 2022, a Credit Facility Agreement for the financing of the Eco Fishing Ports project, amounting to 98,7...
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Impact 2024 International call for projects : 10 new winning projects in 7 African countries
Paris 2024 and the French Development Agency (AFD) have announced the winning projects of third edition Impact 2024 International call for projects. €320,821 has been granted to these initiatives, foc...
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Pakistan: France Provides €120 Million Soft Loan for Keyal Khwar Hydropower Project; 600,000 lives to Be Impro...
Dr. Kazim Naiz, Secretary of Economic Affairs Division (EAD), H.E. Mr Nicolas Galey, Ambassador of France, and Mr. Philippe Steinmetz, Country Director of the French Development Agency (AFD), signed t...
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France, through AFD, mobilizes 150 million euros to support the climate ambitions of the Philippines
The Department of Finance and the French Development Agency (AFD) conducted a ceremonial exchange of a loan agreement following the signing documents of the €150 million to policy-based loan for the C...
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INAUGURATON OF THE BAKHENG WATER PRODUCTION FACILITIES PHASE 1: 195,000M3/DAY OF CLEAN WATER FOR THE CITIZENS ...
Phnom Penh, the 19th of June 2023 - Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN, Prime Minister of the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia, presided over the highly anticipated inauguration of the Ba...
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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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