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Loans: the primary financing tool
AFD Group offers its clients a range of loan products tailored to the nature of their projects and borrower profiles.
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Socially Responsible and Sustainable Investments
This lies at the heart of our mandate. Socially responsible and sustainable investments (SRSIs) are financial or non-financial actions that seek to promote the sustainable development of countries acc...
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Funds and facilities: a source of complementary financing
Whether for project preparation or to finance specific themes (such as conflict prevention or climate adaptation), Agence Française de Développement (AFD) manages or leverages funds and facilities tha...
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Morocco
AFD has been active in Morocco since 1992. It is our largest partner by volume, with exposure reaching €3.2 billion in December 2024, distributed among 48 borrowers, including the Kingdom of Morocco....
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Promoting international solidarity
In today’s interconnected world, young people face unprecedented challenges related to international solidarity, with issues ranging from climate change to economic instability, persistent inequality,...
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Research on the commons
The issue of commons inevitably brings up the questions of public action and exclusive ownership. It’s therefore a relevant line of research for studying the management of common resources. From resea...
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2050 Facility: supporting low-carbon and resilient development
The 2050 Facility offers technical assistance and capacity-building support to countries among the highest greenhouse gas emitters or the most vulnerable to climate change. Its purpose is to assist th...
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Private Sector Study and Aid Fund: support for exports and development
The Private Sector Study and Aid Fund (FASEP) finances feasibility studies and demonstrator projects for green and innovative technologies implemented by French companies for foreign public authoritie...
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The Fund for Innovation in Development: innovating against poverty and inequality
The Fund for Innovation in Development (FID) finances solutions with high potential impact on tackling poverty and inequalities in low- and middle-income countries. The Fund is backed up with a rigoro...
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Overseas France Fund: supporting public engineering in the French Overseas Territories
The Overseas France Fund (FOM) assists the French Overseas Territories with the implementation of structural projects and their public policies.
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Support Fund for Feminist Organizations: actively promoting the rights of women and girls (FSOF)
The Support Fund for Feminist Organizations (FSOF) forms part of France’s feminist diplomacy and supports feminist organizations operating in AFD’s partner countries.
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Martinique
Located in the middle of the Antilles archipelago, Martinique is rich in exceptional national heritage and boasts a strong economy. However, it needs to reduce ongoing social and territorial inequalit...
Regions and countries

Mainland France local authorities
AFD assists regional and local authorities in mainland France with their international activities in providing a more comprehensive response to requests from counterparts in the Global South.
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Local authorities in foreign countries and local public actors
AFD Group is devoting an increasing share of its activity to directly financing foreign local authorities.
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Fraud Alert
In light of fraud attempts aimed at extorting money in the name of AFD or the AFD Group, in exchange for the promise of funding or employment, we urge everyone to exercise the utmost caution and take...
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States or State-guaranteed companies
As the main operator of France’s Official Development Assistance policy, AFD Group works closely with foreign countries. We offer you a range of customized products to finance and support your structu...
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Loans in local currency to facilitate financing for development projects
AFD offers financing solutions in local currency under certain conditions.
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Civil society organizations (CSOs)
AFD and civil society organizations (CSOs) work together to strengthen civil society’s contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Grants: For the development of the priority countries
AFD uses grants to finance actions in the social sector (health, education), rural and urban development initiatives, and infrastructure projects. In 2020, AFD grants totalled 1.8 billion euros.
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