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Capital Markets Usage by Development Banks
This paper analyzes the role of capital markets in development finance. It identifies which Public Development Banks issue bonds, examines how and to what extent they leverage their capital, and what...
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Our network in Latin America
AFD and Latin America: supporting transitions across the continent.
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Promoting School Sports in Rwanda
AFD supports the implementation of the Rwanda s National School Sport Policy through the Isonga Program, turning schools into hubs of talent, equality, and growth.
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Our network in the Orient
AFD and the Orient: supporting transitions across the continent.
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Our network: Three Oceans
AFD in the Three Oceans: supporting transitions across the continent.
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Revitalizing Public Decision-Support Institutions in Tunisia
Public analysis and decision-support structures play an essential role in guiding public policy decisions. While Tunisia has relatively strong institutions and expertise, it is clear that the system h...
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Upgrading informal settlements in Kigali
The Kigali Informal Settlement Upgrading Project (KISUP) is a project financed by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the European Union to improve the living conditions of vulnerable comm...
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Climate-resilient local development through the Basket Fund for Pro-Poor Development
Rwanda has achieved some of the highest rates of access to public services in sub‑Saharan Africa. However, rural areas still lag behind urban centers. In many districts, residents face longer travel t...
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Mapping capacity of the labor and training in order to enhance the capacity of human resources in the renewabl...
This study assesses the employment situations in Ninh Thuan province, Vietnam, through the lens of green job criteria, and to identify human resource challenges related to the renewable energy (RE) se...
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Promoting a More Progressive Approach - Evaluating the Impact of Social and Fiscal Policies in Mexico and Colo...
This research paper analyzes the redistributive impact of some fiscal policies and social programmes (direct taxes and transfers) before and after the pandemic Crisis in Mexico and Colombia, following...
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Spatial Inequality, Sub-regional governance and Subjective Well-being - The case of South Africa
This paper examines how spatial variation in inequality and quality of institutions interact to explain variation in subjective wellbeing. Literature suggests that better institutions and lower level...
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Reducing Inequalities Despite Climate change? Rethinking Progress Towards Reducing Income Inequalities and the...
This multicountry study incorporate the economic resources of countries and measure how countries are combining their resources to reduce income inequality. It also examine the effects of climate — te...
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Gender Equality – 2024 Activity Report
Since 2020, AFD has asserted its position as a committed actor in the international ecosystem on gender. In 2024, 61% of AFD’s financial commitments, in foreign countries, had a primary or signific...
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Infographic - Our commitments to gender equality in 2024
Since 2020, AFD has asserted its position as a committed actor in the international ecosystem on gender. In 2024, 61% of AFD’s financial commitments, in foreign countries, had a primary or signific...
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Environmental policies for supporting sustainable energy transition in Vietnam: Evaluation and policy recommen...
Vietnam has long been an active member of international efforts to address environmental challenges. In the pursuit of the goals of environmental protection, greenhouse gas emission reduction and clim...
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Greening Colombia’s Energy: The Future of Jobs and Pensions
This paper evaluates the effects of Colombia's transition to a low-carbon economy on employment and pensions. Utilizing a three-stage analysis integrating national energy scenarios, an input-output mo...
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Migration during Economic Crisis: The Case of Egypt
Egypt has experienced a major economic crisis since March 2022, which has had substantial impacts on food inflation and standards of living. This crisis was compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, its gl...
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Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap in Egypt, 1998–2023
Female labor force participation in Egypt remains low, and wages consistently under-reward women compared to men. This disparity is partly driven by the systematic channeling of women into lower-payin...
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The Use of Information and Communication Technology in the Workplace in Egypt
The dynamic intersection between technology and labor constitutes the focal point of labor market policies designed to align with technological transitions. Studying the characteristics of digitized w...
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The Evolution of Social Protection in Egypt, 2006-2023
This paper examines the trends in social protection coverage in Egypt over the 2006-2023 period. The different forms of protection that we analyze include contributory social insurance schemes, employ...
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