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Private companies

The private sector has a vital part to play in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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.

Kosovo: The Challenges of Building the Growth Model

A small country in the Western Balkans, Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia in 2008. It has since strengthened its independence and built its sovereignty, resulting in a gradual...

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Replay: MacroDev Online Webinar on the Commodity Prices Boom

Along this webinar at the occasion of the release of the MacroDev-Semestrial Panorama 2022 #2, AFD economists provided analysis in a thematic note devoted to commodities. Several country cases illustr...

The Sevilla conference: reshaping global financial architecture – Interview with Rémy Rioux

During the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive of AFD Group, reflects on the crucial stakes of this global meeting. As the current financia...

French Overseas Territories’ local authorities

AFD is a key actor in the institutional landscape of France’s Overseas Territories. As the leading public-sector financial partner, it supports overseas local authorities in their long-term sustainabl...

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.

How to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Without Reducing Growth? AFD Has Solutions

The 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November 2024, is a fresh opportunity for countries to step up their climate commitments. Especially because reducing...

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Local and regional authorities

A distinctive feature of French local and regional authorities is that they carry out international actions. And with its more than 5,000 active local or regional authorities, France has one of the mo...

Findings from a Study on Citizenship Education in Emerging and Developing Countries

AFD and the Education for Citizenship and International Solidarity (ECIS) consultation group have published a report on ECIS organizations in Africa, Asia and Latin America, providing a clearer pictur...

[Special Series] Sustainable Infrastructure to Build a World in Common

From hospitals to housing and from water to transportation, AFD Group supports the construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of infrastructure in many countries. The Summit for a New Global Financi...

Peru: in need of fresh stimulus

Driven by the boom in its mining sector and its rigorous macroeconomic policies, since the early 2000s Peru has experienced a period of spectacular development, described as the “Peruvian Miracle”. No...

French Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)

AFD Group offers French civil society organizations (CSOs) a range of tools and mechanisms to support their work. Every year, we issue a call for projects and expressions of intent to co-finance devel...

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