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AFD Group and Rwanda to improve the teaching and learning of French across the educational system
On Friday 18th February, Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana, Minister of Economic Planning and Finance, Dr. Valentine Uwamariya, Minister of Education, Ambassador of France to Rwanda Antoine Anfré and Mr. Arthur...
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France and Rwanda’s Public Development Banks to Partner for Sustainable Growth
On Friday February 18th, Ms. Kampeta Sayinzoga, CEO of the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) and Mr. Arthur Germond, country Director of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in Rwanda, signed tw...
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Sustainable Finance in the Indopacific: Final Communiqué
AFD and the India Exim Bank (EXIM) have co-organized in Paris on February 21st, 2022, on the eve of the EU ministerial Forum for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, an important gathering of public devel...
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Artificial intelligence in support of marine biodiversity: introducing an unprecedented international scient...
Even as the One Ocean Summit has drawn fresh attention to the urgent need to protect oceans, the French National Research Agency (Agence Nationale de la Recherche–ANR), with joint funding from Agence...
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AFD successfully launches its first euro-denominated benchmark issuance in 2022 : € 750 million 1.125% due 2 M...
On Wednesday February 23rd, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA /AA (S&P / Fitch), issued its first euro benchmark for the funding year of 2022 with a new € 750 million 15-year transacti...
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Global Africa, a multidisciplinary and multilingual journal addressing the future of the African continent in ...
The members of the Global Africa consortium – University Gaston Berger in Saint-Louis (UGB, Senegal), National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD, France), the Laboratoire d'études et...
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Climate Finance Partnership Raises US$250 Million at First Close to Invest in Emerging Market Climate Infrastr...
BlackRock has secured more than US$250 million in commitments from a consortium of global institutional investors, governments and philanthropies for the Climate Finance Partnership (CFP), a flagship...
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The EU, TradeMark East Africa and AFD boost regional trade in the horn of Africa
TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), signed this afternoon a €29.9 million (approx. USD 35.5 million) grant agreement to contribute to more sustainable and inclusi...
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Call for projects “Impact 2024 International”: Agence Française de Développement and Paris 2024 team up to pro...
Paris 2024 and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have launched the “Impact 2024 International” call for projects dedicated to funding and supporting projects that place sport at the service of s...
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50 million euros for small and medium-sized enterprises and green projects in Serbia
Proparco (Agence Française de Développement Group - AFD) has signed a new credit facility (50 million euros) with ProCredit Bank. This project will secure funding for the SME sector and green projects...
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RISE Launches Second Open Call for Young Social Entrepreneurs
A press conference was organized by the French Embassy to Serbia at the French Institute in Belgrade on Wednesday, 8 September 2021. On this occasion, the French Development Agency (AFD), the Regional...
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Uganda: AFD and the EU to Finance Better and Inclusive Access to Rural Water in the District of Isingiro
Hon. Matia Kasaija, Minister of Finance, Planning & Economic Development of the Republic of Uganda, and Mr. Hatem Chakroun, Country Director of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in Uganda, h...
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CARIBSAN Project: Caribbean Cooperation to Protect and Enhance Local Natural heritage
On September 27 & 28, 2021, the virtual inauguration of the CARIBSAN project will beheld by videoconference. This high-level event will bring together political leaders aswell as all technical and ins...
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AFD successfully launches €2 billion 0.125% RegS Sustainable benchmark due 29 September 2031
On Wednesday September 22nd, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA / AA (S&P / Fitch) (Stable / Negative) issued a new €2 billion Sustainable benchmark bond maturing in September 29th 2031...
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Launch of the Sport for Mental Health and Social Cohesion Programme Co-Funded By AFD, FIFA and GIZ
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarb...
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UN Women and AFD Unveil New Report on Public Development Banks’ Contributions to Advancing Gender Equality
UN Women and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have launched the “Public Development Banks Driving Gender Equality” report, with learnings from participating institutions on their contribution t...
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Finance in Common Summit: Development Banks Commit to Post-Pandemic Recovery and Sustainable Development
Over 500 Public Development Banks (PDBs) gathered in Rome to promote models capable of catalysing public and private resources towards sustainable agri-food systems and food security, the fight agains...
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AECID, AFD, CDP and KfW together for the creation of a new European Strategic Cooperation Framework
The joint declaration signed today is the first pillar of the European finance platform, which aims at improving aid effectiveness and leverage on collective resources to deliver on the SDGs, drawing...
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2021 Finance in Common Summit: Progress and New Directions for the Public Development Banks Coalition and its...
The second edition of the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) was held in Rome on 19 and 20 October under the auspices of the 2021 Italian G20 Presidency. As an initiative of the World Federation of Devel...
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AFD Group and the ILO Join Hands to Provide Access to Inclusive Insurance for the Most Vulnerable
AFD and its subsidiary Proparco have recently signed two new projects in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), which is recognized for its expertise in inclusive insurance. AFD...
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