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AFD’s Atlas of Africa: Viewing the Continent from a New Angle

More than 100 new maps and graphs bring to life an unprecedented amount of data in the form of a 128-page “Atlas of Africa.” It breaks down crucial development issues facing the continent today, inclu...

AFD in Action to Protect the Amazon

Amazon deforestation continues at record levels. Massive fires have ravaged the world’s largest rainforest. This constitutes a catastrophe in what is home to more than 50% of the world's biodiversity...

Cuba: Concrete Action Against Covid-19

Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is mobilizing €5.3 million to help the Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. In practical terms, that has helped provide 76 ven...

Reconciling Energy Transition and Economic Development in Cambodia: The 2050 Facility Mobilized

To meet the demands of a growing population while ensuring its development is sustainable: these are Cambodia’s twin goals under the Paris Agreement. The Ministry of Economy and Finance signed a Memo...

Live from the Trading Floor: How is AFD Financed?

As both a development bank and a public institution, AFD allocates grants and loans. The trading floor plays a key and increasingly important role in financing these operations, via international mark...

Reconciling energy transition and economic development in Cambodia: the 2050 Facility mobilized

In order to meet the objectives it has set itself under the Paris Agreement, Cambodia wishes to develop a sustainable energy development trajectory, while meeting growing demand. To support it, a Memo...

Using Aquaculture to Shore up Food Security

To cope with the economic consequences of Covid-19 in Cambodia, the CaPFish-Aqua project is supporting the aquaculture sector to shore up food security and diversify household economic activities in r...

Public Procurement Reform: "Part of the Solution to Lebanon's Structural Problems"

Michel Samaha, economist and manager of the Governance and Reforms portfolio at AFD’s office in Beirut, tells us about the public procurement reform process in Lebanon and the role of Agence Française...

Six Things to Know about Public Development Banks

Though little known, public development banks play an essential role in the global economy. With trillions of dollars in assets, they could be all the more consequential in the face of the continuing...

Increase of AFD 2020 funding plan

France's partnership with ASEAN: AFD is Fully Mobilized

France became a development partner with ASEAN on September 9. The partnership will have a profound impact on AFD’s actions in Southeast Asia, and bodes well for future economic and development prospe...

Making Industrial Development Sustainable: "Private Sector & Development"

The industrial sector is often said to be essential to economic development, but it is also a source of much controversy (environmental impact, labor law compliance, creation of decent jobs and other...

Conserving Ecosystems: “Everyone must do their part!”

At the United Nations Summit on Biodiversity last week, Gilles Kleitz, AFD’s Director of the Ecological Transitions and Natural Resources Department, provided insight into the growing momentum in supp...

AFD Calls for Vigilance as it is Targeted by Identity Theft

Finance in Common: the Global Investment that could Change the World

Throughout the world, there are some 450 public development banks, which account for one-tenth of global investment. How is that amount allocated? These are financial institutions of an altogether dif...

Making Development Resilient to Climate Change: the Role of Local Communities

Local communities around the world are trying to make the transition to low-carbon and resilient modes of development. But to do so, they need capacity building, and must approach development in radic...

"Cultural and Creative Industries Promote Employment and Social Cohesion"

On October 6-8 in Paris, the first Création Africa forum for cultural and creative industries (CCI) will feature fast-growing sectors such as TV series, animation, video games, and comics. How does AF...

Improving Preparedness for “Natural” Disasters

To limit the impact of extreme weather events, careful planning and preparation are essential. To mark the International Day for Disaster Reduction on October 13, two AFD Group experts discuss the nee...

Moldova: Reforming Energy Sectors and Protecting Forests

On 17 October, AFD committed to investing €200 million to two strategic sectors in Moldova: energy transitions and the sustainable management of natural resources. The investments will be devoted to s...

School Canteens: Part of “the Biggest Social Protection Plan in the World”

The first global meeting of the School Meals Coalition took place this week, as part of an urgent effort to improve school canteens and expand children’s access to regular, healthy meals. And as we fi...