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Kenya and AFD Group sign host country agreement
The host country agreement signed with Kenya strengthens the framework that enables AFD Group to continue mobilizing its expertise, financing and partnerships in close alignment with the country’s dev...
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AFD Successfully issued their first benchmark of the year, a new €2 billion sustainable bond maturing on Janua...
Being a Sustainable issuance, the proceeds of the bond will be used to finance/refinance a portfolio of loans that meet the criteria defined in the group’s SDG bond issuance framework.
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In Lebanon, eating healthy at school to learn better
In Lebanon’s public schools, the economic crisis is weakening families and increasing the risk of students dropping out.
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The renewal of urban public transport in Africa
In response to rapid urbanization and booming demographics, African cities are reimagining their transport systems. After decades dominated by informal modes of transport – such as minibuses and motor...
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The renewal of urban public transport in Africa
After decades dominated by informal modes of transport – such as minibuses and motorcycle taxis – the African continent has, since the 2010s, been undergoing a real transformation in urban public tran...
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Fiji
The second largest economy among the Pacific Islands, the Fiji archipelago has a population of nearly one million, whose daily lives remain deeply rooted in community bonds. Since opening its office i...
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AFD Group and innovation
Whether social, technological, financial, or methodological, innovation is central to AFD Group’s activity and to the action of the two funds it hosts: the French Facility for Global Environment (FFE...
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Infographic – Our Studies and Research Activity in 2023
Climate change, biodiversity protection, preservation of social cohesion, global crises… The studies and research conducted by AFD - through a multidisciplinary approach, in close collaboration with...
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Sovereign Credit Ratings in Developing Countries-Regional Biases and Subjectivity Factors
Sovereign credit ratings play a critical role in the international financial system and have a tangible impact on countries’ fiscal, economic, and development trajectories. Nevertheless, the activity...
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Disclosure Statement - Operating Principles for Impact Management
The Impact Principles set inspiring goals to reach for all responsible finance investors eager to promote business in common. They provide standards and guidelines for an analytical and systemic appro...
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Verifier Statement - Operating Principles for Impact Management
As a signatory to the Operating Principles for Impact Management, AFD is required to publish an annual Disclosure Statement describing how its impact management system is aligned with each of the 9 Pr...
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Extreme Heat in Urban Areas of Vietnam: A Systematic Review
This study provides a systematic review of scientific and grey literature, in both english and vietnamese, on extreme heat in Vietnam’s urban areas. It assesses the current state of knowledge on this...
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Impacts of Climate Change and Land Use Change on Flood Flow in the Ca River Basin (Vietnam)
The Ca River Basin, one of the largest transboundary basins in Viet Nam, located in the North Central region, regularly faces large flood events causing great damage to people’s lives and livelihoods....
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Rwanda: Building Clean Infrastructure for a Green and Inclusive Future
In Rwanda, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is supporting the country’s accelerating green transition through Ireme Invest — an initiative led by the Rwanda Development Bank (BRD).
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AFD and water in Lebanon
Since 1999, AFD has maintained its emblematic commitment to the water sector, adapting to the evolving challenges of the local context. In close collaboration with public institutions, its current act...
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Afd and Public Health in Lebanon
Since 2019, AFD has supported Lebanon’s health sector amid successive crises, further aggravated by the recent armed conflict, in partnership with local and international stakeholders. The objective i...
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Europe and Brazil: together to expand the climate fund and boost green investments across the country
At COP30, BNDES with MMA and three European public development banks (AFD, KFW and CDP) signed a Letter of Intent to scale up the Fundo Clima the country’s main financing instrument for climate action...
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Brazil and France join forces to support inclusive, low-carbon regional development
At COP30, the Ministry of Integration and Regional Development (MIDR) and the French Development Agency Group (AFD Group) confirmed a joint declaration of commitment to strengthen territorial transiti...
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Developing family farming without damaging primary forests in the DRC
Expertise in forest protection is one of the key strategies highlighted by AFD at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. This approach is exemplified by the Support Program for the Sustainable Development of Savanna...
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Brazil and France launch pioneering subsea infrastructure to connect the Amazon to global internet networks
The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) and the Agence Française de Développement Group (AFD Group) announced a partnership to co-finance projects totaling up to U$324 million investment...
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