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Regional Trade Agreements and Developing Countries: the Case of the Independent Pacific Island States
The present paper corresponds to Robert Scollay’s contribution at the conference organized by Agence Française de Développement with its CEROM partners on 26 June 2007 in Paris (Maison de la Chimie) o...
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Corporate Social Responsibility in Türkiye: Overview and Perspectives
The report is the outcome of four months of collaboration between AFD and the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management to examine existing CSR stakeholder initiatives and practices in Türkiye. Betwe...
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Africa and its Demographic Challenges: an Uncertain Future
This paper is the executive summary of a collective publication: Africa and its Demographic Challenges: an Uncertain Future, edited by Benoît Ferry. This study was born out of a workshop on demography...
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Comparative Fiscal Response Effects of Debt Relief: An application to African HIPCs
As part of the efforts of the international donor community to scale up aid to Africa, substantial debt relief has been granted in recent years through the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initi...
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The investment climate in Egypt: Institutions or Relationships as Conditions for Sustainable Reform?
Observations made here show that it is possible to improve the investment climate, achieve effective cooperation between private investors and political decision-makers, fight against corruption and m...
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Privatization and Regulatory Reform in the Middle East and North Africa Area
During the nineties, the globalization of telecommunications imposed a model of development based on the suppression of public monopolies, leading to international competition and the privatization of...
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External Debt in Low-Income Countries: Taking Stock and New Perspectives
In the wake of debt relief initiatives (Heavily Indebted Poor Countries and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiatives), there has been a lot of questioning on donors’ lending strategies towards developing...
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Market Access and Specialization in Cash Crops: Vietnam’s Expected Gains from WTO Accession
This paper discusses the link between trade liberalization and farmers’ decisions to specialize in cash crops. Farmers are differentiated between subsistence-oriented farmers and export-oriented cash...
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The Banking System of Vietnam after the Accession to WTO: Transition and its Challenges
Le secteur bancaire vietnamien a été largement restructuré au cours des deux dernières décennies, et les autorités se sont engagées à poursuivre la libéralisation du secteur pour rejoindre l’Organisat...
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Economic Integration and Investment Incentives in Regulated Industries
The paper studies the impact of market integration on investment incentives in non-competitive industries. It distinguishes between investment in transportation and production cost-reducing technologi...
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ICAT Project: sustainable building and regional planning
Provide training in sustainable civil engineering and urban and regional planning – this the goal of the ICAT project, which was selected for the second edition of the “Academia Partnerships Africa-Fr...
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ÉTHIOPIE 4.0 Project: partnership for Industry 4.0 development
Provide training on cutting-edge technologies linked to Industry 4.0 – this is the ambition of the ÉTHIOPIE 4.0 project, which was selected for the first edition of the “Academia Partnerships Africa-F...
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CIPASTI Project: partnership in industrial engineering
Train technicians and engineers in industrial engineering – this is the ambition of the CIPASTI project, which was selected for the second edition of the “Academia Partnerships Africa-France” programm...
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PETTAL Project: partnership for agroecological food transition
Train future professionals on the agroecological transition of food systems in Senegal – this is the ambition of the PETTAL project, which was selected for the first edition of the “Academia Partnersh...
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INSPIRE-UAC- Project An academia partnership for public health
Enhance an ambitious public health training programme at the Université d'Abomey-Calavi in Benin – this is the ambition of the INSPIRE-UAC project, which was selected for the second edition of the “Ac...
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IMPACT Project: support for École polytechnique de Lomé
Support the development of the École polytechnique à Lomé in Togo – this is the ambition of the IMPACT project, which was selected for the first edition of the “Academia Partnerships Africa-France” pr...
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Sports-based integration in priority neighborhoods
AFD is supporting the action of the footballer Raí through his Gol de Letra Foundation, which works to develop basic skills among socially vulnerable young people in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and S...
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Capoeira as a tool for peace
AFD is supporting the action of Gigando Pela Paz to use capoeira as a tool for peacebuilding and the development of citizenship in situations of violence.
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Sport for inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities
Created in 1968, the Special Olympics promotes social inclusion through sport for people with intellectual disabilities. Through the Sport for Mental Health and Social Cohesion (SMHSC) program, the in...
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Athletics for the development of conflict-afflicted areas
The Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation (TLPF) uses athletics as a tool to promote peace, strengthen social cohesion and foster the development of conflict-afflicted areas. AFD is supporting the associatio...
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