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Public Development Banks explained in 4 Infographics
Little known by the public, the more than 500 public development banks (PBDs) around the world play a major role in the global economy, accounting for more than 10% of annual world investment. As PDBs...
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FICS Research Conference 2022: PDBs & Policy Tips for Decision-Makers
Over the past decade, public development banks have increasingly aligned their activities and mandates with the Sustainable Development Goals, but more can be done to maximize their impact. Ahead of t...
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African Public Development Banks: Essential Actors in Times of Crisis
Discussion at this week’s Finance in Common Summit and research conference has turned to African development banks and the role they can play in helping economies withstand external economic shocks an...
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2022 Social Responsibility Report: Fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals
AFD Group has produced for the first time a report detailing its alignment to the Sustainable Development Goals. In the first, 2022 edition of AFD’s Activity and Social Responsibility Report, you’ll s...
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With a Fifth of the World’s Mangroves, Indonesia is Boosting its Blue Carbon Strategy
More and more countries are realizing that the best way to reduce carbon is to capture it, using oceans and coastal ecosystems. The Indonesia Climate Change Trust Fund (ICCTF) and AFD have just signed...
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AFD at COP27: Building Sustainable and Just Development for All
With the publication of increasingly alarming climate reports and the proliferation of extreme weather events, the search is on for lasting solutions, particularly in the approach to next week’s Unite...
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The Link between Gender Equality and Safe Public Transportation
What if a metro, bus or tramway line could help promote gender equality? If well thought out and designed, urban transport can become a powerful lever for women's safety and empowerment. In Türkiye, a...
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Building a new generation of social entrepreneurs in the Western Balkans
“RISE” – the Regional Incubator for Social Entrepreneurs (Rise) program in the Western Balkans is a veritable support system for young entrepreneurs. AFD is supporting the third phase of this innovati...
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Combining Culture, Creativity and Development in East Africa
With EU delegated funds, AFD financed projects in cultural and creative industries across East Africa in 2019. Three years later, we went to meet the beneficiaries.
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Senegal, Vietnam, Costa Rica: How three Vulnerable Countries are Adapting to Climate Change
While no country is spared the effects of climate change, some are more vulnerable than others. Vietnam, Senegal and Costa Rica are among the countries most exposed, and which AFD is supporting in the...
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The Private Sector and Climate Change Adaptation
AFD Group’s private sector subsidiary, Proparco, has released the 38th issue of its Private Sector & Development magazine, dedicated to climate change adaptation. In this latest issue climate experts,...
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A MOOC to Get to Grips with the Financial Risks of Climate Change
AFD is launching the second part of its online training program on financial climate risks, in collaboration with AFD Campus.
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Sport Impact Summit: Striving for Excellence with Sports and Development
In the approach to the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal’s capital city will also host the first ever sport and development summit on African soil. From November 5-7, the Sport Impact Summit...
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Sport and Development: AFD’s Action Explained in One Infographic
Sport has the power to bring people together around common values and contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially for health, education and gender equality....
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Ethiopia: Making Menstrual Hygiene Safer and more Sustainable
Globally, more than three billion people lack basic sanitation services, which can have dire consequences for women and girls in particular, as those lacking access to toilets and water are more vulne...
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AFD issues call for Partnerships to Co-Finance Private Projects
AFD is launching a call for partnerships for private foundations until July 28, 2023. Objective: to accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Prioritizing Burundi's Health Sector
Addressing shortages of nursing staff and equipment for blood transfusions, are increasingly urgent priorities for the Burundian government. To tackle this challenge, AFD is allocating a €10 million g...
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World Urban Forum: Housing is a Key Component to the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
Agence Française de Développement will be at the 12th edition of the World Urban Forum in Cairo, Egypt, from 4 to 8 November. This forum is organized by UN-Habitat, the United Nations agency mandated...
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Plagued by Plastic, Caribbean Countries team up with Partners to forge a Greener Future
As “Latin American and Caribbean Weeks” enters its third week, international negotiations for a treaty to end plastic pollution are being held in Paris. The link between the two? The Caribbean is awas...
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Kenya: The Benefits of Investing in Informal Settlements
Kenya is host to some of the largest informal settlements in the world. Together with the World Bank, AFD is backing efforts to improve living conditions in a program known as KISIP1. Already benefiti...
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