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€300 million loan from AFD to IFAD to support millions of small-scale farmers
In an effort to tackle the devastating impact of climate change on rural hunger and poverty, the French development agency, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), today signed a €300 million loan to...
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USD 200+ million capital increase for TCX: Investors support TCX to protect the poorest against FX risks amids...
Within the framework of the Finance In Common Summit, several development finance institutions and the European Commission join forces to protect households and enterprises in the poorest countries ag...
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Finance in Common Summit – €100 million for improving resilience of health systems in Africa
During the Finance in Common Summit, the Trade and Development Bank in Eastern and Southern Africa (TDB) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) committed to gather their effort for a better r...
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450 Public Development Banks Join Forces to Address Sustainable Recovery Solutions
As the world faces unprecedented economic, social and environmental challenges resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, the 450 Public Development Banks (PDBs) of the world gathered for the first time at...
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HFB and AFD sign a €10.5 million agreement towards affordable housing in Uganda
Kampala, November 13, 2020: Today, Mr. Michael Mugabi, the Managing Director Housing Finance Bank Uganda and Mr. Hatem Chakroun, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) country Director in Uganda...
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Project PACMAN: AFD and CIRAD to develop sustainable management tools for zoonotic diseases, in partnership wi...
On November 16, the French Development Agency (AFD) and the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) will sign an agreement to develop the Zimbabwean agricultural sect...
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The French Development Agency (AFD) and Ministry of Finance to launch a social impact project for water and sa...
A 15 million Euros grant agreement has been signed on November 16, 2020 between the Ministry of Finance (MoF) represented by Ms Yasmin Wohabrebbi, State Minister of Finance, and the French Development...
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A 10 Million Euros Grant to support the development of ecologically responsible and economically accessible ag...
The French Development Agency (AFD) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) signed a 10 million euros grant agreement in Amman in the presence of Her Ex...
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Nations and philanthropies unite to launch the Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership
Today (Friday, 20 November 2020), a consortium of governmental and philanthropic donors declared the launch of a new Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership (ETP) at the ASEAN Energy Business For...
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Response to the Covid-19 crisis: France supports the resilience of the most vulnerable households and youth in...
On December 4, Mrs Anna Getaneh, Founder and President Ethiopian Children Fund (ECF) and Mrs. Valérie Tehio, Ethiopia country Director of the French Development Agency (AFD), signed a financing agreem...
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A 20 Million Euros grant to support the expansion and rehabilitation of municipal wastewater collection and tr...
The French Development Agency (AFD) and the Jordanian Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) signed two grant agreements in Amman for a total amount of 20.3 million euros.
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Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation and AFD launch Film on Egypt-France Partnership
Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation (MoiC), in collaboration with the French Development Agency, released a 60 seconds short visual film celebrating Fourteen years of AFD-Egypt partnership...
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AFD signs a 500k€ grant agreement with the National Planning Commission to support the Ministry of Public Ente...
National Planning Commission (NPC) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed today an agreement for the implementation of a project benefiting to the Namibian Ministry of Public Enterprises (...
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The UN economic commission for Africa (UNECA) and AFD join forces to support African governments implement the...
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the French Agency for Development (AFD) signed today a partnership agreement aiming at supporting African governments with the implementation of the Debt S...
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European Union and French Development Agency support the construction of the Tanzania – Zambia Interconnector ...
The Country Director of the French Development Agency (AFD), Mrs. Stephanie Mouen, has today signed a grant agreement of EUR 26 million (approximately TZS 73/- billion) with the Ministry of Finance an...
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A 5-million euro grant to the ICRC to help the Rafik Hariri University Hospital cope with COVID-19 in a post-...
Beirut, 17 December 2020: The French Development Agency (AFD) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) signed today a grant agreement of 5 million euros, to serve as additional funding...
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AFD provides EUR 100 million callable funding facility to GuarantCo to further develop its climate change port...
Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the development arm of the French Government, is providing GuarantCo, a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, with a EUR 100 million callabl...
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Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRiT) - The EU funds delegated to AFD increased to EUR 214.8 million for muni...
In the framework of the second tranche of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRiT 2), AFD signed an agreement with the European Union Delegation to Turkey on December 18, increasing the amount of de...
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One Planet Summit: AFD undertakes to allocate at least 30% of its climate funding to biodiversity
To mark the One Planet Summit dedicated to biodiversity, Agence Française de Développement has set the goal of devoting 30% of its climate funding to efforts to foster biodiversity in 2025 by doubling...
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AFD launches US$ 2 billion 0.625% RegS Benchmark due 22 January 2026
On Thursday 14th January 2021, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P) / AA (Fitch) priced a new US$ 2 billion 5-year Reg S Benchmark transaction due 22nd January 2026. This transa...
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