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AFD Signs a MoU with Namibian Government and BRGM on Groundwater Management

The Namibian Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR) and the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding with Agence Française d...

France renews its support to development projects in Georgia through a Cooperation Program for 2021-2023

On June 10, Finance Minister Mr. Lasha Khutsishvili and AFD Regional Director for Eurasia Ms. Cécile Couprie signed a Partnership Agreement on Cooperation Program for 2021-2023 in presence of Georgian...

AFD Signs a Grant Agreement with Postfin in Namibia

NamPost Financial Brokers (Pty) Ltd (PostFin) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed a grant agreement in Windhoek to increase financial inclusion and encourage the implementation of micro...

Namibia: AFD Signs a Grant Agreement with EIF to Provide Financial Support for Conservation

The Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) and Agence Française de Développement signed an agreement in Windhoek today, to support the design of sustainable financing solutions benefiting to the conserva...

Agence Française de Développement successfully priced a new 3.000% €2 billion benchmark due 17th January 2034

On Wednesday 10th January, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA /AA- (S&P / Fitch), issued its first benchmark of the year, a €2 billion 10-year benchmark due on the 17th January 2034 whi...

Strategic Partnership: AFD and TICA sign a historic amendment for enhanced cooperation in Thailand

AFD Group and the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) have reached a significant milestone by signing an amendment authorizing Expertise France to operate in Thailand.

AFD AND KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA DOUBLE THEIR COOPERATION

The Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed three financing agreements in the fields of drinking water, energy, and vocational...

AGENCE FRANÇAISE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT SUCCESSFULLY PRICED A NEW 4.125% £350 MILLION BENCHMARK DUE 22ND JULY 2027

On Monday 15th January, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA /AA- (S&P / Fitch), issued its first GBP benchmark of the year, a £350 million 3.5-year fixed rate benchmark due on the 22nd J...

AFD and UNICEF sign a new partnership to support education for children

To mark the International Day of Education, the Minister of Education and Higher Education visits Uruguay Public School with a delegation from the Agence Française de Développement and UNICEF.

AFD’s 2024 Funding Program

AFD’s Board of Directors approved the 2024 funding program on January 25, setting the target at €9 billion.

Publication of a research paper on the stimulus effects of the South African PYEI-BEEI programme

New research shows that the largest component of South Africa’s Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES) programme is beneficial to economic growth as it also has an indirect positive effect on non-prog...

Linking finance, business and biodiversity in Thailand : the fruitfull bet of FIN4BIO !

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD Group) and the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), in collaboration with Thailand Environment Institute (TEI), Blue Ren...

EAA Foundation, AFD and Silatech Join Forces in $70 Million Collaboration for Global Impact on Education, Gree...

Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, in collaboration with Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Silatech, announced a strategic partnership aimed at creating a significant impact on access to...

AFD SUCCESSFULLY PRICES A NEW 4.500% USD 2 BILLION 5-YEAR SUSTAINABLE BENCHMARK DUE 05 MARCH 2029

On Tuesday, 27 February 2024, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P) / AA- (Fitch) successfully returned to the USD market a new 5-Year USD 2Bn sustainable bond issue.

CENTRAL PROVINCES OF QUANG NAM AND QUANG TRI TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE EU AND FRANCE TOWARDS TACKL...

The financing agreements of two climate change adaptation projects in the central provinces of Quang Nam and Quang Tri respectively were officially handed over today from the Vietnamese Ministry of Fi...

PH, EU launch disaster risk reduction and management program to enhance LGUs readiness capacities

The Department of Finance (DOF), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the European Union (EU) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group launched a disaster risk redu...

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IDFC members commit to support an ambitious and effective Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework with a poten...

Montreal, December 14th, 2022 - During the COP15 Finance and Biodiversity Day Rémy Rioux, Chair of the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) reaffirmed the Club’s commitments to support an amb...

Cambodia: AFD and Proparco finance Sathapana Bank to empower women and support SMEs

In presence of Mr. Fung Kai Jin, CEO of Sathapana Bank, Djalal Khimdjee, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Proparco and Sandrine Boucher, Director of AFD's Cambodia office, Agence Française de Dévelop...

France and Kaduna State Partner to Implement Kaduna City’s First Bus Rapid Transit Project Through Financial A...

Kaduna State Government (KDSG) and the French Development Agency (AFD), have joined forces to improve the living conditions of residents of Kaduna Metropolis through the development of sustainable urb...