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Measuring environmental sustainability of a country : application of the ESGAP framework in Colombia and South...
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AFD Group partner of the Paris Peace Forum 2024
The Paris Peace Forum is the place where Heads of State and international organizations work with civil society and the private sector to build new forms of collective action to better manage global c...
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What public policies for the Commons?
Discussion of the book The Commons: Drivers of Change and Opportunities for Africa.
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Research for Development – Tackling Global Challenges to Leave No One Behind
Join us at the OECD on 22 April 2024!
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SOGEFOM: A guarantee facility that improves access to bank credit for micro and small enterprises
SOGEFOM (Overseas Guarantee Fund Management Company) is a guarantee fund dedicated to improving access to bank credit for very small and small enterprises. The French Development Agency (AFD) is the m...
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Keeping AFD Group’s promise
The Programming Act of 2021 on Inclusive Development and Combating Global Inequalities has made AFD Group a unique player in the development finance ecosystem. AFD Group’s three funding arms – AFD, Pr...
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Our economic model
AFD is first and foremost a public bank, and finances itself mainly by borrowing on the markets, made possible by the financial stability of its sole shareholder: the French State.
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Mobilize to amplify action
AFD Group positions itself as a three-dimensional platform for financial mobilization, citizen- and partner-based mobilization, and know-how and expertise. Building coalitions and stakeholder communit...
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Financial institutions and banking
Banks and financial institutions play a direct role in reducing inequality, improving access to essential services, and tackling climate change.
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Training: learning together to transform the world
AFD Group Campus is our training center, created to build a shared foundation of knowledge, to share experiences, and to learn the necessary skills to design and implement high-impact projects that su...
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Our agencies around the world
AFD is present on five continents where it finances and supports projects that improve living conditions for populations, It has an international network of 85 offices, including in the French Oversea...
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Research at Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
Cities, natural resources, social cohesion, climate… AFD’s researchers are at the forefront of analyzing and understanding the issues and realities related to the Group’s areas of intervention. The g...
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Public-Private Partnership (PPP)
By mobilizing the private sector, public-private partnerships (PPPs) address the challenges of developing essential infrastructure and services. AFD Group supports the creation of enabling conditions...
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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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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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Our commitments
Since 2004, AFD Group’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) approach has helped it give structure to its practices and comply with obligations in social, environmental, ethical, human rights, anti-c...
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Our History
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) was founded in 1941 and is the world’s oldest development bank. Created by General de Gaulle, the leader of the Free French Forces during the Second World War,...
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