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Vietnam’s Future Under A Warming World: The Growing Challenge of Heat Stress
As global warming intensifies, Vietnam is expected to experience more frequent and intense extreme heat events in the coming decades. Designing efficient adaptation strategies in the face of these gro...
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International Development Finance Club (IDFC): a global network of public development banks supporting climate...
Created in 2011, the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) brings together 27 national, bilateral, regional, and multilateral public development banks. By pooling decades of experience in deve...
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Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) join forces to strengthen prevention...
The Agence Française de Développement (AFD), under its Minka Fund for Peace and Resilience, together with the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), have officially signed the financing agreement for the implemen...
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G7: Paris Dialogue members convene on development finance priorities
On the occasion of the official G7 high-level side event, 'Fitter, Smarter, Better: Towards a G7 Vision of Financing for Development', held in Paris on 28 April 2026, members of the Paris Dialogue co...
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The EU-AFD Facility on Inequalities (2026-2028): Making Global Gateway Investments Work for Inclusion
Building on nearly ten years of collaboration, the European Union (EU) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have launched the third phase of the Facility on Inequalities. Taking a more operatio...
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[Feature report] Africa Forward summit: Nairobi hosts a new dialogue between France and Africa
From 11–12 May 2026, Nairobi is hosting Africa Forward, an unprecedented French-Kenyan summit focused on the economy, youth, and innovation, reflecting a relationship between Africa and France that is...
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Financing better, together: at the Finance in Common Summit, coordination becomes the key driver of developmen...
Held in Paris on 29 April 2026 as part of France’s G7 presidency, the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) brought together the leading actors in development finance. Multilateral banks, national public de...
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Compounding crises: can development investment help rebalance the world?
Energy crises, trade tensions, and strained supply chains are intensifying global imbalances. Against this backdrop, France’s G7 presidency this year places international cooperation at the heart of t...
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Transnet and AFD sign major agreement to decarbonise South Africa’s freight sector
Transnet SOC Limited (“Transnet”) and France, through the Agence française de développement (AFD), have signed a EUR 300M (approximately ZAR5,8bn) loan agreement to enhance Transnet’s contribution t...
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[Feature report] France’s G7 presidency: urgent collective action on global crises
Amid multiple, interrelated crises, development has returned to the center of the international agenda. Meeting in Paris as part of France’s G7 presidency, public decision-makers and financing actors...
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G7 Development: reinventing international partnerships and solidarity
As part of France’s G7 presidency, ministers responsible for development met in Paris on 29 and 30 April to discuss the renewal of international partnerships and the reform of the global development f...
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Africa at the heart of global dynamics
Demographics. Growth. Climate. Resources. Innovation. Africa is at the heart of major global dynamics
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The AFD Group offer for cultural and creative industries
Cultural and creative industries are now a major business sector, representing nearly 3.5% of global GDP. However, there are major regional disparities. AFD Group works to help structure cultural and...
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The AFD Group offer on sport and development
Driven by a growing youth population, sport has become a leading sector whose annual growth outpaces the global economy. It plays a key role in advancing social cohesion, education, and public health....
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AFD Group at the Africa Forward Summit
On 11 and 12 May, France and Kenya will co-host the “Africa Forward: Africa–France Partnerships for Innovation and Growth” summit in Nairobi.
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AFD Group and Energy Transition Minerals
The energy transition relies on the deployment of low-carbon technologies (electric vehicles,renewable energies) that require substantial amounts of metals and minerals, including lithium, nickel, cob...
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AIIPI 2026: AI Investment for All – A Multidimensional Path to Inclusive and Sustainable Growth - A strategic ...
The AIIPI is an index that measures the investment potential of 193 countries in responsible and inclusive artificial intelligence. It is based on the aggregation of 18 indicators grouped into six cat...
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AFD Group reaffirms its long-term commitment to Armenia with 4 agreements signed during President Macron's Sta...
These four agreements reflect the full breadth of AFD Group's approach in Armenia, combining support to the Armenian State in its reform agenda and its response to housing access challenges for vulner...
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Eastern Africa - 10 Flagship Projects in the Energy Sector
A committed partner in Eastern Africa for nearly 40 years, AFD Group supports countries across the region in developing sustainable energy systems. Over the past two decades, AFD Group has invested mo...
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AFD Group in the Enlargement region and Eastern Neighbourhood: taking on the challenge of European convergence
AFD Group supports the Eastern Neighbourhood countries in their pathway to join the European Union (EU), whether they be candidates for membership or countries engaged in a process of convergence towa...
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