Press releases
Launch of the “Outre-Mer En Commun” Initiative: €1 Billion to Support the French Overseas Territories during t...
Annick Girardin, Minister for Overseas France, and Rémy Rioux, AFD Chief Executive Officer, launched the €1 billion "Outre-mer en commun" initiative. Dedicated to supporting local authorities and busi...
The French Development Agency allocates €190 million to Georgia to support the Covid-19 pandemic crisis respon...
The first loan aims to continue supporting the Georgian health and social protection system with a particular effort on the measures taken to fight against COVID19. The second loan aims to deepen the...
IDB-AFD Strengthen Partnership in Times of COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group have held their fourth Deep Dive Meeting on May 20, 2020 – this time, virtually. They stress the impor...
AFD launches US$ 2 billion 0.750% RegS Benchmark due 28 April 2023
On Tuesday 21st April 2020, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P) / AA (Fitch) launched a US$ 2 billion 3-year Reg S Benchmark transaction due 28th April 2023.This is AFDs first...
AFD issued a new 1,5 billion euro 10 years bond
On Wednesday April 8th, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) issued its second EUR benchmark for the funding year 2020 with a new EUR 1.5bn benchmark transaction at OAT + 42 bps.
France Partners with the African Organic Network for a Greener Agriculture in Africa
On February 28th, the Minister of Trade and Industries in Zanzibar, Ambassador Amina Salum, inaugurated the Innovative Institutions for Ecological Organic Agriculture in Africa (IIABA) Project, in the...
France to support IIEP-UNESCO in improving educational planning worldwide
The French Development Agency (AFD) and the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO) celebrated the recent signing of a core funding agreement for IIEP on 25 February 2020...
AFD and Paris 2024, a new form of cooperation for sustainable development through sport across the world
Remy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer of Agence Française de Développement, and Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024, announced the signing of a cooperation agreement between both organisations to in...
Indicative Funding Program 2020
AFD’s board of directors approved on January 30th the funding program. The target is set at EUR 7.5 billion. The Agency will finance loans related to development projects in order to contribute to rea...
Davos 2020 - Climate Finance Partnership
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In a landmark year for biodiversity conservation, AFD and the European Union reinvest in the Critical Ecosyste...
In continuing recognition of the vital link between biodiversity and healthy communities, AFD (the French Development Agency) and the European Union are reinvesting in the Critical Ecosystem Partnersh...
Response to the Covid-19 crisis: France supports the resilience of the most vulnerable households and youth in...
On December 4, Mrs Anna Getaneh, Founder and President Ethiopian Children Fund (ECF) and Mrs. Valérie Tehio, Ethiopia country Director of the French Development Agency (AFD), signed a financing agreem...