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Agence Française de Développement successfully prices a new 3.750% 500 million euros Sustainable benchmark due...
On Tuesday 12th September, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA /AA- (S&P / Fitch), issued its third euro benchmark of the year, a 500 million euros 15-year sustainable benchmark due on t...
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The Social & Inclusive Business Camp 2023: An exceptional edition dedicated to the challenges faced by women e...
For its 7th edition, the SIBC is reinventing itself. The programme will be welcoming a cohort of 25 African women entrepreneurs in 2023, selected amongst 250 recommendations provided by 100+ partners...
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French expertise to boost serbia’s railway modernization
A partnership Agreement was signed today between Infrastruktura Železnice Srbije (IZS), Agence Française de Développement (AFD), and SNCF (the French national railways).
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Reporting of bond issues: €22.48bn Sustainable and Climate loans for €13.35bn in SDG bond issuances as of 31 D...
On September 22nd , the Agence Française de Développement Group published the 2022 reporting for its Sustainable Development Goals bond issues, in line with the pillars of the Green and Social Bond Pr...
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Albania: EU and France Launch EUR 19 Million Project to Support Circular Economy in Municipalities
The European Union and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) launched today the “EU for Circular Economy and Green Growth – Waste Infrastructure in Albania” project. Funded by the EU with a EUR 19 m...
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AFD Successfully Prices a New 5.375% US$1.5 Billion Sustainable Benchmark Due 24th October 2025
On Tuesday 17th October, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA /AA- (S&P / Fitch), issued its second US dollar benchmark of the year, a US$1.5 billion 2-year sustainable benchmark due on t...
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Imagined battambang: art to build tomorrow
The city of Battambang hosted an urban art festival with the goal of engaging residents in a dialogue on the province’s sustainable development trajectory through the prism of art. The festival was a...
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AFD and Rugby Africa are joining forces for the development of women's rugby in Africa
On the final of the Rugby World Cup France 2023, the French Development Agency (AFD) and Rugby Africa, with the support of the French Rugby Federation (FFR), are operationalizing their partnership t...
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AFD Group Ready to Support Kazakhstan’s Green and Inclusive Growth
The signing of the intergovernmental agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the French Republic on the activities of AFD Group in the country lays the fou...
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France announces 100 million euros loan for India’s CITIIS 2.0 programme
French Development Agency will support Innovative Solutions for India's Solid Waste Challenge, furthering Team Europe participation in sustainable urbanisation in India.
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AFD Group Accelerates its Support for Uzbekistan During the Visit of French President Emmanuel Macron
Two operational agreements have been signed to intensify relations between the AFD Group and the Uzbek authorities in the fields of green economy and women’s entrepreneurship, as well as an agreement...
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Setting stage for heritage preservation: Seventh International Coordination Meeting for Vat Phou Champasak (7t...
On the 7th and 8th of November 2023, the Seventh International Coordination Meeting for Vat Phou Champasak (7th ICM) took place in Vientiane. This significant event was organized at the National Conve...
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AFD Issues Its First Ever Off-Shore Chinese Renminbi (CNH) Bond
On March, 10th Agence Française de Développement (AFD) priced its first ever Offshore Chinese Renminbi linked bond.
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Researchers Warn Vietnam Could Warm Up to 6°C by Century’s End
A new report warns that if nothing is done to fight climate change, temperatures could rise by as much as 6° in Vietnam in the worst case scenario, with disastrous consequences for people and the envi...
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A Stronger Partnership for Sustainable Finance Between Indonesia and France: PT SMI, AFD and CDC Deepen Their...
Edwin Syahruzad, President Director of PT SMI, and Rémy Rioux, Director General of Agence Française de Développement, signed a new partnership agreement to continue and strengthen cooperation between...
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Voltalia sells a minority stake in its largest solar plant, SSM1&2, located in the Serra Branca cluster in Bra...
STOA, an investment fund specialized in infrastructure projects in developing and emerging countries and Voltalia (Euronext Paris, ISIN code: FR0011995588), an international player in renewable energi...
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TNFD Releases First Beta Version of Nature-related Risk Management Framework for Market Consultation
The first beta version of framework marks an important step by the market to tackle the risk of nature loss and incorporate nature-related risk and opportunity analysis into the heart of corporate and...
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Numerous and Promising Results for Sustainable Management of Forests After More Than 10 Years of Franco-Turkis...
On the occasion of the closing committee of their cooperation project, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the Turkish General Directorate of Forests (OGM) and the National Office of the Forests-...
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New Lock-Dam to Combat Climate Change Impacts Kim Son, Ninh Binh Province
A new lock-dam was inaugurated in Kim Son, Ninh Binh province, in presence of Cécile Vigneau, First Counsellor of the Embassy of France in Vietnam and Hervé Conan, Director of the Agence Française de...
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AFD and EU support Uzbekistan sustainable development through two projects in sanitation and livestock sectors
The Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed two agreements to work together on the development of sanitation infrastructure in Navoi, Kitob and Shah...
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