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3rd FICS Summit for a Green and Sustainable Recovery
Representatives from hundreds of Public Development Banks (PDBs) around the world are to convene in person and virtually for the third Finance in Common Summit – the first such gathering in Africa. De...
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Confronting Coastal Erosion in the Caribbean
With rising sea levels and the chipping away of their coastlines, islands like Martinique are already bearing the brunt of climate change. Thirteen municipalities are on the list of regions vulnerable...
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“Every year, $500 Billion goes to Projects that may be Destroying Nature”
Biodiversity protection and its financing will be a big topic of discussion at the Finance in Common summit on October 19–20 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Odile Conchou, AFD’s Biodiversity and Finance Ad...
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Public Development Banks explained in 4 Infographics
Little known by the public, the more than 500 public development banks (PBDs) around the world play a major role in the global economy, accounting for more than 10% of annual world investment. As PDBs...
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FICS Research Conference 2022: PDBs & Policy Tips for Decision-Makers
Over the past decade, public development banks have increasingly aligned their activities and mandates with the Sustainable Development Goals, but more can be done to maximize their impact. Ahead of t...
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African Public Development Banks: Essential Actors in Times of Crisis
Discussion at this week’s Finance in Common Summit and research conference has turned to African development banks and the role they can play in helping economies withstand external economic shocks an...
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2022 Social Responsibility Report: Fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals
AFD Group has produced for the first time a report detailing its alignment to the Sustainable Development Goals. In the first, 2022 edition of AFD’s Activity and Social Responsibility Report, you’ll s...
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With a Fifth of the World’s Mangroves, Indonesia is Boosting its Blue Carbon Strategy
More and more countries are realizing that the best way to reduce carbon is to capture it, using oceans and coastal ecosystems. The Indonesia Climate Change Trust Fund (ICCTF) and AFD have just signed...
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The Results are in: AFD Boosted Climate Action and Maintained its Sustainable Financing in 2023
Despite rising geopolitical tensions in 2023, AFD Group financed several hundred new projects worth more than €11 billion. What’s more, the Group’s financial commitment to finance climate action rose...
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“The EU will continue to assert its Geopolitical Influence after the Elections”
EU citizens will be voting for their European Parliament representatives in the elections from June 6 to June 9. What impact will these elections have on Europe’s development policies? What role does...
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Providing Fortified Foods and Tackling Hunger with Local Companies
Despite advances towards food security in Africa over the past decade, ensuring a sufficient supply of healthy food for all remains a major challenge. Armed conflict has strangled supply lines, partic...
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Morocco is Making Moves in Cinema by Streaming on the Small Screen
In Morocco, dozens of cinemas have closed over the years, plunging the film industry into crisis. But up-and-coming directors, writers and actors have contributed to a resurgence of cinema. So too hav...
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AFD and Mauritius: 40 years of collaboration on water
AFD has been working with Mauritius for more than 40 years. One of the main objectives of their partnership has been to develop widespread access to drinking water and sanitation. Here we focus on the...
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Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Tea: Combating Counterfeits and Protecting a Prized Industry
Next to water, tea is the most widely consumed drink on the planet. And although Sri Lanka is one of the world’s top producers of the beverage, counterfeit products threaten the country’s own Ceylon t...
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From Awareness to Action: Transforming Menstrual Hygiene in Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, many women and girls cannot afford menstrual products and lack the means to maintain their menstrual hygiene in sanitary conditions. To tackle this issue, the AFD has funded two projects...
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The Dangers Facing the world’s Small Island States – and how we can Help
With Small Island States facing rising sea levels and geographical isolation, they are faced with serious environmental, social and economic problems. How do the world’s wealthy countries provide supp...
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Game-Changers: AFD and the International Olympic Committee forge Partnership
United in the conviction that sport is a tremendous accelerator of sustainable development, AFD and the International Olympic Committee have just joined forces to set a new course, characterized by th...
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AFD in Action: Backing 19 New NGO Projects
AFD recently signed off on a major budget providing funding for 19 new projects this year, steered by NGOs and Civil Society Organizations. The grant money will allow organizations around the world to...
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6 Things to Know about Civil Society Organizations and AFD
Civil society organizations (CSOs) act as mediators between public authorities and communities. This empowers them to push forward social action and support sustainable and inclusive development pathw...
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Boosting Blue Finance to Protect the Oceans
Earlier this summer, Costa Rica hosted the Immersed in Change conference, which is part of the collective effort to call for the protection of oceans. AFD’s deputy head of Sustainable Development Solu...
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