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France supports Palestine in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic
Ramallah, 23 July 2020: The Director of the French Development Agency (AFD) and the Finance Minister of the Palestinian Authority signed a 1.3-million euro grant agreement today, in the presence of th...
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Launching a Coding School at ESA, in Partnership with ITESCIA and the AFD
AFD and the Ecole Supérieure des Affaires (ESA) in Lebanon signed an agreement today to create the ESA Coding Lab, a coding school established in partnership with ITESCIA. It aims to train young promi...
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Solidarity with Lebanon: France calls for Donations
Following the explosions that rocked Beirut last week, destroying entire sections of the city, Fondation de France has issued a call for worldwide solidarity. The goal is to coordinate a maximum amoun...
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TDB and AFD sign a credit line to finance green infrastructure in Africa
On August 14th, Mr Admassu Tadesse, Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) President and Chief Executive, and Ghislain de Valon, AFD Kenya Director, signed a USD 150 million cre...
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TerrAmaz: A new partnership to reconcile the fight against deforestation with development in Amazonia
The TerrAmaz project will serve to support Amazonian communities, starting with five pilot territories in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, in the fight against deforestation and the transition to s...
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French-German Cooperation in Iraq: 15 Million Euros Grant provided by France to Strengthen Water and Sanitatio...
On August 3rd, the French Development Agency and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH signed a 15 million euros grant agreement for a project that will strengthen wat...
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AFD and Green Climate Fund : Support adaptation of irrigation to climate change in Palestine
In the presence of His Excellency the Prime Minister, Mr. Mohammad Shtayyeh and Mr. René Troccaz, the French Consul General of Jerusalem, Palestine signed today a 23.7 million Euros project funded by...
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France and Kenya Sign a Series of Financing Agreements to the Tune of EUR 142 m in Support to Kenya’s Big Four...
The visit to France of the President of the Republic of Kenya, H.E. Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta on October 2, was the occasion to sign four financing agreements in support to Health emergency response, Opening...
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AFD, the EU and Kenya to Finance Opening Up of Northern Areas With Better Rural Roads
On the sidelines of the visit to France of the President of the Republic of Kenya, H.E. Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta on October 2, a financing agreement was signed for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) rural road...
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AFD to Finance the First Grid Connected Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant in Tanzania and the Modernization of El...
The Government of Tanzania and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed today in Dodoma a financing agreement for an amount of 130 M€ (approximately 366 bn TZS) which will be on-lent to Tanzania...
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The EU and AFD are supporting Sudan to foster and improve the Gum Arabic industry
Together with the Government of Sudan, the European Union (EU) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), are launching a project that will increase the production and improve the quality of the Sud...
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“Invest in Nature, Green is Gold”: First China-France-European Union Dialogue of 2021 Mainstream Biodiversity ...
24 June 2021, Beijing: A conference on biodiversity financing, gathering Chinese and international Financial and Environmental Stakeholders was held in Beijing today. This dialogue was organized by th...
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TDB and AFD to Improve Resilience of Health Systems in Africa
On 30 June, 2021, Mr. Admassu Tadesse, Managing Director and President Emeritus of the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) Group and Mr. Ghislain de Valon, Kenya Country Dir...
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Generation Equality Forum High Level Event: Development Banks Accelerating Actions for Gender Equality
Public Development Banks (PDBs) – national, regional or multilateral development banks, development finance institutions, national promotional banks, and export credit agencies – gathered today at Gen...
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Launch of the Qarib Project: France Pledges to Support Lebanese Media Outlets in the Face of Crises
Under the patronage and in the presence of the Ambassador of France to Lebanon, Canal France International (CFI) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), in partnership with the Institut Français...
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Mozambique: Signing of the MoU to Strengthen the Fight Against Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism
Signing of the MoU for the implementation of the technical assistance program to the Bank of Mozambique (BCM) to strengthen its anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT...
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Climate Finance Partnership Raises US$250 Million at First Close to Invest in Emerging Market Climate Infrastr...
BlackRock has secured more than US$250 million in commitments from a consortium of global institutional investors, governments and philanthropies for the Climate Finance Partnership (CFP), a flagship...
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The EU, TradeMark East Africa and AFD boost regional trade in the horn of Africa
TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), signed this afternoon a €29.9 million (approx. USD 35.5 million) grant agreement to contribute to more sustainable and inclusi...
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Call for projects “Impact 2024 International”: Agence Française de Développement and Paris 2024 team up to pro...
Paris 2024 and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have launched the “Impact 2024 International” call for projects dedicated to funding and supporting projects that place sport at the service of s...
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50 million euros for small and medium-sized enterprises and green projects in Serbia
Proparco (Agence Française de Développement Group - AFD) has signed a new credit facility (50 million euros) with ProCredit Bank. This project will secure funding for the SME sector and green projects...
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