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Host Country Agreement Signed and €609 million in loans approved by AFD to Government of Bangladesh
In 2022, AFD and the Economic Relations Division of the Government of Bangladesh signed a Host Country Agreement (HCA) for the establishment of AFD activities in Bangladesh, a successful outcome of ye...
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AFD Issues Bond of 500 Million British Pounds Maturing in March 2026
On Tuesday 9 January 2023, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P)/AA (Fitch) launched a new GBP 500 million fixed-rate 3-year bond issue due 16 March 2026.
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Eco Fishing Ports project : 98,7 million euros to improve Indonesian ports towards ecology and efficiency wit...
The Government of Indonesia and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed on December 23, 2022, a Credit Facility Agreement for the financing of the Eco Fishing Ports project, amounting to 98,7...
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Impact 2024 International call for projects : 10 new winning projects in 7 African countries
Paris 2024 and the French Development Agency (AFD) have announced the winning projects of third edition Impact 2024 International call for projects. €320,821 has been granted to these initiatives, foc...
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Pakistan: France Provides €120 Million Soft Loan for Keyal Khwar Hydropower Project; 600,000 lives to Be Impro...
Dr. Kazim Naiz, Secretary of Economic Affairs Division (EAD), H.E. Mr Nicolas Galey, Ambassador of France, and Mr. Philippe Steinmetz, Country Director of the French Development Agency (AFD), signed t...
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France, through AFD, mobilizes 150 million euros to support the climate ambitions of the Philippines
The Department of Finance and the French Development Agency (AFD) conducted a ceremonial exchange of a loan agreement following the signing documents of the €150 million to policy-based loan for the C...
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AFD Issues EUR 1.5 Billion 7-Year Sustainable Bond Maturing in January 2030
On Thursday 12th January, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P)/AA (Fitch) – successfully launched a new EUR 1.5 billion 7-year Sustainable Benchmark transaction due on 21st January...
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Agence Française de Développement and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation : A collaboration to advance gender equi...
Announced in 2023, the collaboration between Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Gates Foundation works to advance the Sustainable Development Goals and improve development outcomes and wo...
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AFD’s 2023 Funding Program Set at €9 billion
AFD’s Board of Directors approved the 2023 funding program on January 26, setting the target at EUR 9 billion.
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Iraq
Since 2017, AFD’s strategy in Iraq has been part of a new approach developed to optimize the impact of its actions in the context of a chronic crisis. Despite the destruction and the still difficult h...
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Uzbekistan: MIIT and AFD Review their Collaboration at Annual Consultations
Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the Ministry of Investments, Industry and Trade (MIIT) and all the counterparts invested in projects with AFD held technical and institutional meetings to asse...
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France Supports the Development of Nigeria’s Agrifood Markets Strategy with the Support of French Company, Sem...
On February 2, 2023 the Government of Nigeria represented by the Federal Minister of Finance (FMoF), the Federal Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), the French Ambassador to Nigeria...
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AFD and Expertise France to support the Medical Research and Care Centre of the University of Mosul (MRCC) to ...
On February 7, the Agence française de développement (AFD, French Development Agency) and Expertise France, along with their partners, have launched a €10 million project to support the operationaliza...
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BoI and AFD Continue Joint Efforts to Fight Climate Change In Nigeria
On February 8th, 2023, Bank of Industry (BOI) and the French Development Agency (AFD) met again to sign a grant agreement for €2.5m delegated by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) which will further their p...
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AFD priced its first dollar transaction in 2023 with a USD 1.75bn 3-year issue
On Thursday, February 9, 2023, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P) / AA (Fitch) launched a new bond issue of USD1.75 billion with 3-years tenor. This is AFD's third benchmark tran...
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Strengthening financing and cooperation for sustainable infrastructure: Rémy Rioux visits Vietnam ahead of the...
Hanoi - 17 February 2023 - As part of the preparations for the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact scheduled for June 2023 in Paris, Rémy Rioux, AFD Group Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of th...
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AFD Group Chief Executive officer visits Vietnam
February 17 and 18, 2023. Mr. Rémy Rioux, Director General of AFD Group, Chairman of the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) and of the Finance in Common Summit (FICS) initiative, visited Vi...
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Cambodia’s future largest water treatment plant is now 90% completed
Phnom Penh, February 20 2023 - Construction works on Cambodia's largest water treatment plant are now 90% completed, announced PPWSA during the groundbreaking ceremony of Tonle Sap Crossing Micro-tunn...
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30 years of commitment to sustainable development in Cambodia: AFD celebrates its anniversary in the presence ...
AFD has been operating in Cambodia since 1993. In 2023, it will celebrate its 30th anniversary of operations in the country. On this occasion, senior representatives of the Government of the Kingdom o...
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Developing Public Finance Initiatives in Response to Climate Change: Lessons and Perspectives for Cambodia
Phnom Penh, February 21, 2023 – Rémy Rioux, Chief executive officer of the French Development Agency (AFD) and President of FICS (Finance In Common Summit), took the opportunity of a visit to Cambodia...
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