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Indicative Funding Program 2020
AFD’s board of directors approved on January 30th the funding program. The target is set at EUR 7.5 billion. The Agency will finance loans related to development projects in order to contribute to rea...
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AFD and Paris 2024, a new form of cooperation for sustainable development through sport across the world
Remy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer of Agence Française de Développement, and Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024, announced the signing of a cooperation agreement between both organisations to in...
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France to support IIEP-UNESCO in improving educational planning worldwide
The French Development Agency (AFD) and the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO) celebrated the recent signing of a core funding agreement for IIEP on 25 February 2020...
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France Partners with the African Organic Network for a Greener Agriculture in Africa
On February 28th, the Minister of Trade and Industries in Zanzibar, Ambassador Amina Salum, inaugurated the Innovative Institutions for Ecological Organic Agriculture in Africa (IIABA) Project, in the...
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AFD issued a new 1,5 billion euro 10 years bond
On Wednesday April 8th, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) issued its second EUR benchmark for the funding year 2020 with a new EUR 1.5bn benchmark transaction at OAT + 42 bps.
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AFD launches US$ 2 billion 0.750% RegS Benchmark due 28 April 2023
On Tuesday 21st April 2020, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P) / AA (Fitch) launched a US$ 2 billion 3-year Reg S Benchmark transaction due 28th April 2023.This is AFDs first...
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IDB-AFD Strengthen Partnership in Times of COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group have held their fourth Deep Dive Meeting on May 20, 2020 – this time, virtually. They stress the impor...
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Climate: AFD Intends to Invest in Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye’s first ever €100 Million Sustain...
A preliminary protocol of 100 million euros was signed between the Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye (TKYB) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) on November 24th 2021, for the issuance...
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Albania: AFD Supports Gender Equality Reforms
A budget support loan of € 50 M was signed on November 25 between the government of Albania and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). It provides budgetary and technical support to remove obsta...
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Agence Française de Développement: New offices In Tashkent for a sustainable commitment in Uzbekistan
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) group inaugurates its new offices in Tashkent on December 2nd. AFD has been present in Uzbekistan since 2015 and is reaffirming its commitment alongside its Uzb...
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EBRD and AFD finance Serbia’s regional landfills
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) are supporting Serbia’s efforts to improve its waste management infrastructure with a joint €150...
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AFD and RENATER have signed a partnership agreement in Southern and Eastern Africa
On Monday, January 3rd, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and RENATER have signed a partnership agreement to work together on the structuring and development of National Research and Education N...
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13 FINAL RECIPIENTS SELECTED FOR THE "SPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL COHESION" (SMHSC) PROGRAMME
The Agence française de développement (AFD), the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the German Development Cooperation (BMZ/GIZ) have joined forces to implement the "Sport fo...
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AFD and African Export-Import Bank to Support Vaccination Against Covid-19 and Inclusive and Sustainable Devel...
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) signed on 9 December 2021 a 150-million-euro framework of intent to support the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (...
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AFD issues its first ever off-shore Dominican Peso (DOP) Bond
On January 13th, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) issued its first ever offshore Dominican Peso linked bond.
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AFD Launches USD 1.5 Billion 1.375% Regs Benchmark Transaction Due 21 January 2025
On Wednesday 12th January 2022, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P)/AA (Fitch) priced a new USD 1.5 billion fixed rate 3-year transaction due 21st January 2025.
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AFD Issues an Inaugural Bond of 500 Million British Pounds Maturing in June 2025
On Tuesday 18 January 2022, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P)/AA (Fitch) launched a new GBP 500 million fixed-rate 3.5-year bond issue due 18 June 2025.
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AFD’s 2022 Funding Program set at €9 Billion
AFD’s Board of Directors approved the 2022 funding program on January 25, setting the target at EUR 9 billion. In an effort to reach the French government’s target of dedicating 0.55% of France’s GNP...
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Namibia
Present in Namibia since 1998, AFD offers diverse financing solutions and technical assistance to support the Namibian government with its development policy. AFD works with government partners, publi...
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Georgia Energy and Green Sector Reform Agenda Continues with Support of KfW, AFD and EU
Georgia (represented by the Ministry of Finance of Georgia), Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Delegation of the European Union to Georgia (EUD) have co...
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