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Macro-economic analyses
As a public development bank, AFD has a duty to weigh the issues and to monitor the risks associated with each of its investments. That’s why we have a team dedicated to analyzing the macro-economic a...
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Research in the Global South
Each country needs to rely on locally produced expertise and innovation to chart its own development trajectory. AFD has therefore adopted an ambitious strategy to support research in partner countrie...
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Pacific Ocean Regional Office
Consisting of more than 25,000 islands, the Pacific Islands stretch from Palau to French Polynesia. The region, which accounts for nearly one third of the world's total surface area, is heavily impact...
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Loans with rates fixed in advance to manage interest rate risks
As interest rates regularly change, borrowing at a rate fixed when the loan agreement is signed is a major advantage for long-term budgeting and planning, especially for large-scale projects.
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Martinique
Located in the middle of the Antilles archipelago, Martinique is rich in exceptional national heritage and boasts a strong economy. However, it needs to reduce ongoing social and territorial inequalit...
Regions and countries
Mainland France local authorities
AFD assists regional and local authorities in mainland France with their international activities in providing a more comprehensive response to requests from counterparts in the Global South.
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Local authorities in foreign countries and local public actors
AFD Group is devoting an increasing share of its activity to directly financing foreign local authorities.
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Fraud Alert
In light of fraud attempts aimed at extorting money in the name of AFD or the AFD Group, in exchange for the promise of funding or employment, we urge everyone to exercise the utmost caution and take...
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States or State-guaranteed companies
As the main operator of France’s Official Development Assistance policy, AFD Group works closely with foreign countries. We offer you a range of customized products to finance and support your structu...
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Loans in local currency to facilitate financing for development projects
AFD offers financing solutions in local currency under certain conditions.
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Civil society organizations (CSOs)
AFD and civil society organizations (CSOs) work together to strengthen civil society’s contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Grants: For the development of the priority countries
AFD uses grants to finance actions in the social sector (health, education), rural and urban development initiatives, and infrastructure projects. In 2020, AFD grants totalled 1.8 billion euros.
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GEMMES, to understand the effects of climate change on the economy
GEMMES is a macroeconomic modelling tool that takes into account climate dynamics (mitigation and adaptation) and the scarcity of natural resources in its assessment of macroeconomic, social and finan...
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Private companies
The private sector has a vital part to play in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Public enterprises
As major players in economic and social life, public enterprises contribute to the implementation of development policies. They are key partners for AFD.
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Agroecology public policies and income inequalities in rural regions in Senegal
The goal of agroecological intensification is to increase productivity while avoiding the adverse environmental effects of mechanized conventional agriculture that uses chemical inputs. In order to ca...
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Understanding the dynamics of the earnings distribution in South Africa
Despite a democratic governance, well-established judicial, financial and human rights institutions and a positive policy framework, poverty and inequality are still largely cast along historical line...
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Inequalities in urban water services in La Paz and El Alto - Bolivia
Inequalities in urban water services are often perceived simplistically, according to a binary interpretation of “access/non-access,” with an end goal of making access to this public service universal...
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Analyzing inequalities from the perspective of health, education, and employment trajectories in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has enjoyed relatively strong economic growth throughout the past ten years (more than 5% per year on average). Nevertheless, a non-negligible portion of the country’s population lives be...
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Inequalities diagnostics
Inequality has emerged as the social challenge of the decade. Empirically, a series of influential studies of the available international evidence suggest that global inequality has been falling in th...
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