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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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From setting up training centers to supporting the sector reform
Since 1996, AFD has been supporting the creation/refurbishment of 28 training centers managed via a dialogue with the private sector. This new program focuses on industry activities and supports the i...
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SUNREF: An AFD Group Green Finance Label
SUNREF, an AFD Group green finance label, helps economic actors in developing and emerging countries seize the opportunities offered by energy and environmental transitions and encourages local financ...
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South Africa
South Africa, one of Africa’s largest economies, is rich in minerals and has a developed financial sector but faces high socioeconomic disparities. As a coal-dependent economy, it is a major emitter o...
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Supporting urban mobility policies in the States of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
The very rapid urbanization of the States of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo poses a challenge for transport networks. AFD is supporting the urban mobility policies of these two States and is establishin...
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Supporting rural development in the provinces of Binh Dinh and Hung Yen
AFD is contributing to increasing agricultural production in the two provinces of Binh Dinh and Hung Yen by financing the construction of water networks and building the water resources management cap...
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Supporting digital resilience in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
Led by Agence Française de Développement and the Belgian development agency ENABEL and funded by the European Commission, the program supports the use of digital technologies to build more resilient s...
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Build a relationship of trust between banks and SMEs
Small and medium-sized enterprises account for most of Nigeria’s economy. But deprived of adapted loans, their investment capacity remains low. AFD favors their access to the formal banking system.
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Nigeria
Representing the largest population in Africa and a leading economic force in the Gulf of Guinea and West Africa, Nigeria is a pivotal emerging economy. Present in the country since 2008, AFD has beco...
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Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Government of Albania signed a EUR 120 million policy-based lo...
In the framework of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama’s official visit to Paris, AFD and the Government of Albania have materialized a new milestone of their action-oriented partnership. They committed...
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France and Albania strengthen cooperation in environmental protection
As part of the official visit of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to Paris and his meeting with President Emmanuel Macron, Albania and France are strengthening their cooperation on sustainable develop...
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Agence française de développement (AFD) and the World Bank Group strengthen strategic partnership to address g...
Paris, April 30, 2024 – The Agence française de développement (AFD) and the World Bank Group have reaffirmed their commitment to collaboration through the signing of a Strategic Partnership Memorandum...
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The European Union, Agence Française de Développement and UNICEF reaffirm their support to Lebanon’s water sec...
The Ministry of Energy and Water, with the Beirut & Mount Lebanon Water Establishment, inaugurates the Naameh water pumping station to supply more than 300,000 people in Beirut and Mount Lebanon with...
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FRANCE-EGYPT: TOWARDS A STRONGER PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY IN EGYPT
At the end of a meeting held in Paris on Tuesday 30 April, the Egyptian Ministry of Transport and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) expressed their joint desire to strengthen a strategic par...
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Official Visit of Marie-Hélène Loison to Vietnam
The French Development Agency (AFD) Group in Southeast Asia hosted the official visit of Marie-Hélène Loison, Deputy CEO of AFD, to Vietnam from May 14 to 19, 2024. Accompanied by Jean-Pierre Marcelli...
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French Development Agency (AFD) Strengthens its Commitment in Cambodia during the Official Visit of Marie-Hélè...
The recent visit of Marie-Hélène Loison, Deputy CEO of AFD, to Cambodia from May 19 to 22, 2024, was an opportunity to reinforce the AFD Group’s commitments in Cambodia. This mission was conducted for...
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FIFA and AFD renew Memorandum of Understanding
FIFA and AFD renew agreement to promote access to sport, gender equality and education through football • FIFA and the French Development Agency (AFD) first signed the agreement in 2019 • FIFA and A...
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France and UNDP sign €1.2M funding deal to strengthen climate resilience in Bangladesh
Dhaka - May 30, 2024 - Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed an agreement at the Finance Division, Ministry of Finance in Dhaka to launch P...
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ASEAN Centre for Energy Secures Grant from Agence Française de Développement to Enhance Energy Efficiency in A...
the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is pleased to announce a grant agreement with The ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) , marking the launch of PEEB ASEAN, a regional initiative of the Partnershi...
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