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Palestine: AFD, German Financial Cooperation and the World Bank support municipalities in their emergency resp...
In the presence of His Excellency the Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, the Consul General of France in Jerusalem, René Troccaz, the AFD Country Director, Martin Parent, the Director of German Develo...
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AFD, The GovLab, and Expertise France Announce Awardees for #Data4COVID19 Africa Challenge
Today, April 6, 2021, l'Agence française de développement (AFD), Expertise France, and The GovLab are happy to announce the awardees of the #Data4COVID19 Africa Challenge, following a call for innovat...
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AFD approves EUR 50 million to support Serbia’s reform agenda on climate change
Agence Française de Développement has approved the first phase of a Public Policy Loan program to support Serbia’s reform agenda on climate change, providing a 50 million euros loan for this initial p...
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€36 million from the EU, France, and the World Bank to build the Hebron Regional Waste Water Treatment Plant
Prime Minister Dr. Mohammad Ishtayyeh, the Consul General of France, the EU Representative, and the AFD Country Director together with the Head of the Palestinian Water Authority, Hebron Governor and...
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RISE Financially Supports Twelve Youth Social Businesses in the Western Balkans
Twelve social businesses, two from each: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo1, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, will be supported with financial grants of 2.500€ and a regional incubation p...
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AFD group announces its 2020 results: providing a rapid response to the covid crisis while working with partne...
Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer of AFD Group presented the Group’s results for 2020. Despite the Covid-19 health crisis, AFD Group’s commitments amounted to more than €12 billion – as in 2019. Hav...
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JICA Becomes Official Partner of the Sport en Commun Platform
On the occasion of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) confirms its commitment to making sport a powerful lever for sustainable...
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The Kiwa Initiative launches new projects and additional contributions from its donors to strenghten climate r...
In the margins of the Kiwa Initiative Steering Committee meeting chaired by Canada, the Kiwa Initiative awarded grants to ten local projects in the Pacific Island Countries, as well as launched the t...
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Suriname
Suriname is on the northeast coast of South America between Venezuela and Brazil. Despite being rich in natural resources – it’s nearly 93% covered by the Amazon rainforest – Suriname is going through...
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BOI and AFD Join Forces To Fight Climate Change In Nigeria
The Bank of Industry (BOI) and the Agence française de développement (AFD) built a partnership for a €100mn credit-line for the expansion of green finance in Nigeria.
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Vanuatu, AFD and GGGI sign partnership to support low emissions, climate resilient development
Vanuatu’s Ministry of Climate Change (MCCA), the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) today recognized a recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (M...
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AFD field mission in Fiji focused on climate change and biodiversity
The Agence française de développement is the French public agency that implements France's development and international solidarity policies. Taking advantage of the reopening of borders, a mission fr...
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GCA and Agence française de développement sign memorandum of understanding to accelerate climate adaptation in...
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 5 September 2022 – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalizing their...
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2050 pathways: AFD and CMMAI partner up for a low carbon transition risk study
During the visit in Indonesia of Mr. Jean-Pierre Marcelli, AFD Regional Director for Southeast Asia, the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment (CMMAI) and the French Development Ag...
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African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and AFD strengthen cooperation on public health and COVID-1...
The African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and France have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, marking a shared commitment to expand their partnership in public health. Thro...
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Nigeria, EU and AFD Join Forces to Strengthen the Electricity Grid in the North-West of Nigeria
The Nigerian Government and the French Development Agency (AFD) have today signed a grant agreement of €25 million for the Northern Corridor Project jointly funded by the European Union and the AFD. T...
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AFD issues its inaugural sustainable dollar bond: $1.25 billion due 21 september 2027
On Wednesday 14 September 2022, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P)/AA (Fitch) launched a new USD 1.25 billion 5-year bond issue due 21 September 2027.
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Opening ceremony of Tripoli Community Mental Health and Substance Use Center
Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Médecins du Monde (MdM), Skoun Lebanese Addictions Center (Skoun) and El Rahma Medical Center inaugurated, in the presence of the National Mental Health Progra...
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Think City : supporting the vulnerable communities of Jakarta through art
The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) collaborates with GK Indonesia to implement a Metis fund initiative called "ThinkCity” to support vulnerable communities by bringing art to the sinking area...
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AFD Issues its Third Sustainable Bond for 2022: Eur1.2 Billion Long 10-Year Due February 2033
On Wednesday 12 October 2022, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P)/AA (Fitch) launched a new EUR 1.2 billion long 10-year bond issue due 25 February 2033.
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