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Transforming cities, strengthening social cohesion and reducing the carbon footprint
AFD is financing the City of Johannesburg’s spatial transformation strategy, which is based on a more inclusive, more compact and low-carbon development model.
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Promoting energy efficiency for small and medium-sized enterprises
AFD supports the sustainable growth of Indian SMEs through energy efficiency projects financed by SIDBI.
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Support to the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA)
AFD has been supporting the development and structuring of the microfinance sector since the early 1990s. After rapid development in the 2000s, the sector now faces a high systemic risk. This project...
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Support for high-quality vocational training centres in Vietnam
This is the second AFD project in the vocational training sector. This project aims to renovate five schools using both tangible and intangible investment (construction, equipment and technical assist...
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Construction of a 200 MW wind farm on the west coast of the Gulf of Suez
In October 2015, AFD allocated a EUR 50m sovereign loan to the Egyptian State to cofinance the construction of a 200 MW wind farm set up by the Egyptian renewable energies authority.
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Supporting the improvement in Cairo’s urban transport
Cairo is a high-density megacity with 20 million inhabitants. Their 24 million daily motorized trips are mainly made on deteriorated public transport, except for the metro which is extremely efficient...
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A new control center for the automated power grid in the Delta region
AFD has allocated EUR 50m of financing to the public power transmission operator in Egypt to finance the construction and equipment of a power grid control center in order to improve the efficiency of...
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Extension of the natural gas network: Connection of 1.5 million households in Egypt
In order to increase access for populations to clean and secure energy, the Government is implementing, with AFD’s support, a program to connect 1.5 million households to natural gas, which is locally...
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Construction of the future territorial hospital : The Koutio Médipôle
New Caledonia is upgrading its healthcare provision in order to address the increase in healthcare demand and the dilapidated state of the current facilities. The spearhead : the Médipôle, which will...
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Upgrading healthcare provision with the construction of a new private clinic in Nouméa
The Magnin and Baie des Citrons/Anse Vata private clinics are merging to become the new Ile Nou Magnin clinic. It will provide a full range of services from 24-hour emergency services to follow-up and...
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Promoting Madagascar’s exports and international image
AFD’s aim is to promote Madagascar’s products and know-how internationally via a mechanism to support exports and intermediary organizations.
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Modernizing vocational training in tourism and IT
AFD is addressing the needs of the economy by supporting a project to modernize vocational training. It will involve creating two establishments: a hotel school and IT school, with a focus on sandwich...
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Improving qualifications for the human resources required for Madagascar’s development
With this project, AFD aims to contribute to strengthening the technical education system in order to qualify human resources in a structural sector: building and public works.
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Helping the most vulnerable by supporting the health sector in Madagascar
Since 2010, AFD has been addressing numerous health problems in Madagascar by helping improve the system, with priority given to the most vulnerable populations: women and children, but also residents...
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Supporting agricultural development in Madagascar
The increase in agricultural imports and rise in poverty in rural areas have prompted AFD to support the implementation of national agricultural development policies, with the aim of making this secto...
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Developing mobile banking in Madagascar
In Madagascar, disadvantaged populations or people living in remote areas are often excluded from the traditional financial system. This project aims to develop access to appropriate financial service...
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Refurbishment of the largest social housing residence in Nouméa
The Magenta residence, which comprises 844 housing units, has been home to 2,500 people since 1974, i.e. the size of a medium-sized city in New Caledonia. The refurbishment program started in 2008 aim...
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Improving maternal and child health in Madagascar
AFD has set out to address the dramatic maternal and child mortality and malnutrition rates by supporting an NGO group led by Médecins du Monde, as well as the running of the central medical store in...
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Improving education quality in Madagascar
Improving teacher training and their supervision, building human resources management capacities, and providing establishments with teaching materials are the three main objectives of this project to...
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IBOR Benchmark Reform
The end of the USD LIBOR publication by 2023 implies the introduction of fallback clauses in the contracts and the use of new reference rates.
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