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Lebanon: Launch of the Mental Health Project Aimed at Building Capacities to Fight Exclusion, Violence and Add...
The World Health Organization (WHO), the ESA Business School and a consortium of NGOs - headed by Médecins du Monde (MdM) and composed of Skoun, Embrace and Abaad NGOs – in partnership with the Agence...
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330 Million Euros to Support Social and Ecological Transition in Bangladesh
On the occasion of the official visit of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina to Paris, Agence Française de Développement signed two financing agreements for €330 million in the health and w...
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African Development Bank and AFD Sign €2 Billion Co-Financing Partnership Agreement for Africa
The African Development Bank Group and Agence Française de Développement on Wednesday signed a co-financing and partnership agreement to strengthen their relationship and leverage additional resources...
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Towards a More Resilient Energy Model in Albania, Thanks to Financial Support from AFD
A public policy loan of 50 million euros was signed on November 12 between the Republic of Albania and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). This first agreement between the two parties materia...
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Agence Française de Développement launches Inaugural US$ 600 million 3-year SOFR FRN RegS Benchmark due 19 Nov...
On Wednesday 10th November 2021, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P) / AA (Fitch) successfully launched a US$ 600 million 3-year Floating Rate Note (“FRN”) Reg S benchmark publ...
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Inaugural Jr. NBA & AFD Basketball Experience in Morocco Concludes with Youth Development Event in Zenata
NBA Africa and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), France’s inclusive public development bank committed to financing and technical assistance for projects that improve the lives of people in...
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First year achievements of the Coalition for Sustainable Development through Sport
During the second edition of the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) last October in Rome, Italy, the members of the Coalition for Sustainable Development through Sport (hereinafter the “Coalition”) - lau...
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Climate: AFD Intends to Invest in Development and Investment Bank of Turkey’s first ever €100 Million Sustaina...
A preliminary protocol of 100 million euros was signed between the Development and Investment Bank of Turkey (TKYB) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) on November 24th 2021, for the issuance...
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Albania: AFD Supports Gender Equality Reforms
A budget support loan of € 50 M was signed on November 25 between the government of Albania and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). It provides budgetary and technical support to remove obsta...
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Agence Française de Développement: New offices In Tashkent for a sustainable commitment in Uzbekistan
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) group inaugurates its new offices in Tashkent on December 2nd. AFD has been present in Uzbekistan since 2015 and is reaffirming its commitment alongside its Uzb...
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Championnes: Football for Gender Equality in Africa
FIFA, AFD and the NGO Plan International France are joining forces to launch the Championnes programme in Togo, Guinea and Benin. The goal? To empower girls and promote gender equality through footbal...
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AFD and Soluti Finance E.A Limited to support Agricultural and Rural Finance in Uganda
At a ceremony held at the French Embassy on Wednesday March 10, and attended by French Ambassador, H.E. Mr. Jules-Armand Aniambossou and Mrs Priscilla M Serukka, Board Chair Soluti Finance East Africa...
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AFD supports Digital Financial Inclusion, especially for women, over the African continent
The Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI), supported by AFD and hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed to financing digital financial inclusion in Africa, with six gr...
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Paris Agreement: France and the Global Green Growth Institute to support the development of Ethiopia’s Long-Te...
AFD, France’s public development bank, has committed to finance the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) to support the Ethiopian government in the development of a long-term low emission and resilien...
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AFD launches EUR 1.25 billion due 25 May 2036
On Wednesday March 10th, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P) / AA (Fitch), issued its first EUR benchmark for the funding year 2021, a new EUR 1.25bn 15-year benchmark transaction...
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AFD and Conservation International Launch €11.6 million Project to Restore Degraded Rangelands in Southern Afr...
A €11.6 million project funded by AFD, with additional complementary funding from the European Union, and implemented by Conservation International (CI) and partners was launched today. The goal of th...
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Water resilience: MoU signed between City of Cape Town and AFD
AFD signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Cape Town on Friday 19 February. The MoU outlines a collaboration between France and the City of Cape Town to work together on issues of water...
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Launch of the IA-Biodiv Challenge call for proposals: “Artificial Intelligence Research in the Field of Biodiv...
The French National Research Agency (ANR) and AFD are launching a joint call for research proposals in artificial intelligence: the IA-Biodiv Challenge. Built on a collaborative international research...
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13 million euros to reduce the vulnerabilities of the water service in urban centers in Iraq
AFD and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have signed, on Monday, March 1st, a 13 million euros Minka grant agreement for a project that aims at reducing the structural vulnerabiliti...
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Extension of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities: implementation of research results in public polici...
The European Commission and Agence française de développement (AFD) announce the extension of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities. With a budget of EUR 3 million over 5 years, this second pha...
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