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France and Rwanda sign €50 million (about Frw 54 billion) financing agreements, in response to Covid-19 and in...
On June 30th, Uzziel Ndagijimana, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of the Republic of Rwanda, Rémy Rioux, CEO of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), and Jérémie Blin, Chargé d’Affair...
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230 M€ financing from AFD to Electricity and Water projects
Mr. Doto M. James, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning of the Government of Tanzania and Mrs. Stéphanie Mouen, French Development Agency (AFD) country Director, signed today three fi...
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Aga Khan Health Service, Tanzania and AFD sign an agreement to establish an infectious disease unit in Dar es ...
Aga Khan Health Service, Tanzania and French Development Agency (AFD), in presence of the French Ambassador and Resident Representative of AKDN signed a €300,000 grant agreement to establish infectiou...
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The AFD Group grants a €10 million loan to the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation to promote access to financi...
A €10 million loan has just been granted by the Agence française de développement Group (AFD), represented by its subsidiary Proparco, to the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation. This loan will enable...
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G7: Paris Dialogue members convene on development finance priorities
On the occasion of the official G7 high-level side event, 'Fitter, Smarter, Better: Towards a G7 Vision of Financing for Development', held in Paris on 28 April 2026, members of the Paris Dialogue co...
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Paris Dialogue - Acting together for sustainable development
Established in 2023 by AFD, IEA, ICC, CEB, OECD, OIF, and UNESCO, the Paris Dialogue initiative is the result of a shared observation: international, European, and French institutions must cooperate d...
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Evaluation of “Sport & Development” and “Impact 2024 International” programs
The French Development Agency (AFD) has made sport a driver of inclusive investment by adopting a "Sport and Development" strategy in February 2019. These encouraging results present an opportunity f...
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Africa’s mining potential: Current landscape, opportunities, and challenges
Mining activity sparks both fantasies and, at times, criticism, particularly among funders and traditional international cooperation actors. By its very nature, any extractive activity is unsustainabl...
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Quantifying Green Job Potential in Colombia: A Task-Based Approach
This paper examines the impact of the green transition on the Colombian labor market. Using a task-based approach and data from the 2022 Colombian Household Survey, we find that approximately 22.6% of...
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Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Asia ("Orients")
From the Western Balkans to the Indo-Pacific, and including the Near East and Central Asia, the region covers countries with diverse development trajectories. The Eastern European, Middle East, and As...
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Financing without doing harm: for virtuous mechanisms to support african social science research
African research has scarcely begun to emerge at international level: Africa’s overall share in global publications stands at about 3.5%, and the social sciences represent a tiny fraction of this figu...
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The nexus between “Human rights” and the “rights of nature” Debates, tensions and complementarities
In recent decades, initiatives to recognize rights for nature have multiplied, giving rise to a global movement. There are numerous opportunities for synergies between this movement and human rights,...
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Tackling climate challenges through financial regulation
In 2015, in the run-up to COP21 in Paris, the speech by Mark Carney, then Governor of the Bank of England and mandated by the G20's Financial Stability Board, made history. He warned of the importance...
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Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) join forces to strengthen prevention...
The Agence Française de Développement (AFD), under its Minka Fund for Peace and Resilience, together with the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), have officially signed the financing agreement for the implemen...
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Paris 2024, Dakar 2026 and Beyond: Building Sustainable Olympism
With every passing day, countries and people are becoming more aware of the urgency of climate change, its negative consequences on the planet, and the need to adopt more sustainable practices. In thi...
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Responsible Data Re-use in Developing Countries: Social Licence through Public Engagement
The datafication era has transformed the technological landscape, digitizing multiple areas of human life and offering opportunities for societal progress through the re-use of digital data. Developin...
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Accelerating Daily Carpooling in the French Overseas Territories
In the French Overseas territories, as in mainland France, individual car use is largely predominant, generating negative externalities (environmental and economic). It is all the more important in th...
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European Neighborhood and Enlargement Regional Office
The European Neighborhood and Enlargement Regional Office covers an area stretching from the Adriatic Sea to the Caspian Sea, bringing together 12 countries — including all countries officially candid...
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Financial and regulatory policies in the face of climate challenges
In 2015, in the run-up to COP21 in Paris, the speech by Mark Carney, then Governor of the Bank of England and mandated by the G20's Financial Stability Board, made history. He warned of the importance...
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AI Investment Potential Index: Mapping Global Opportunities for Sustainable Development
This paper examines the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) investment to drive sustainable development across diverse national contexts. By evaluating critical factors, including AI readiness,...
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