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Unsubsidized public sector loans (PSLs): Financing investments in the French overseas territories
PSLs assist public actors with the financing of their investment projects in the French overseas territories. They finance infrastructure development in all your sectors of operation.
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Sovereign loans: financing for States
Our sovereign loans finance high-impact development projects or policies led by States or public entities that benefit from the State guarantee.
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Non-sovereign loans: Financing for public entities
Our non-sovereign loans finance projects with high social and environmental impact led by public enterprises and institutions and local authorities that do not benefit from the State guarantee. These...
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African Mines: how to avoid the extractive trap?
Against the backdrop of the worldwide rush to acquire critical minerals, what are the challenges and opportunities for the mining sector in Africa? Agence Française de Développement organized a webina...
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Building with our partners
In the age of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), solutions must be co-created and shared globally through cross-cutting collaboration. Development today calls for collective action that is incl...
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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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Action for East Jerusalem’s Identity and Resilience programme (AJIR+)
The second phase for the “Action for East Jerusalem’s Identity and Resilience” program aims to strengthen Palestinian civil society in East Jerusalem, with a special focus on youth, women and vulnerab...
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Public policy budget financing in Jordan
The Public Sector Modernization Reform aims at improving the level of public service provided to Jordan citizens and to support the broader reform agenda of the Government of Jordan, including the Eco...
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Reconstructing and strengthening reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health services
The project provides support for reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health services in Gaza and the West Bank, taking into account gender-specific considerations.
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Macro-economic analyses
As a public development bank, AFD has a duty to weigh the issues and to monitor the risks associated with each of its investments. That’s why we have a team dedicated to analyzing the macro-economic a...
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Morocco
Since 1992, Kingdom of Morocco has been a major partner of Agence Française de Développement (AFD). The Kingdom’s New Development Model (NDM), published in 2021, guides AFD’s operations in supporting...
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Research on the commons
The issue of commons inevitably brings up the questions of public action and exclusive ownership. It’s therefore a relevant line of research for studying the management of common resources. From resea...
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ESTEEM: Measuring macroeconomic risks in low-carbon transitions
The macroeconomic modeling tool ESTEEM (Exposure to Structural Transition in an Ecological-Economic Model) identifies the external, fiscal and socio-economic risks faced by developing countries in the...
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Private Sector Study and Aid Fund: support for exports and development
The Private Sector Study and Aid Fund (FASEP) finances feasibility studies and demonstrator projects for green and innovative technologies implemented by French companies for foreign public authoritie...
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Mali
Mali, a landlocked country in the Sahel, faces serious demographic pressure and a number of challenges. First, the reduction of poverty, both rural and urban. AFD has supported the country in four are...
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Digital Commons in Brazil: Analysis of the Implementation of the Brasil Participativo Platform at the National...
How can digital commons support the empowerment of actors historically excluded from public action? This action-research project follows the development of the Brasil Participativo digital platform, l...
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Nature-related socio-economic and financial risks in South Africa
The degradation of nature can significantly impact a country's economic and social stability. Based on the case of South Africa, this study introduces a method to identify the economic sectors most vu...
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Analysis of the impact of fiscal policies and social spending on gender inequalities in Colombia
What impact do fiscal policies and social spending have on closing gender gaps in Colombia? The Extension of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities program seeks to explore this question in clos...
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Strengthening value chains and reducing inequality in Mexico
The phenomenon of relocation of value chains not only presents a set of challenges but also a unique opportunity to harmonise regional development throughout Mexico and to reduce inequalities. This re...
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Social economy, the just energy transition and inequality in Mexico
The energy transition is a challenge and a necessity for Mexico’s economic transformation. What role can socially owned renewables and energy cooperatives play in enhancing the livelihoods of the most...
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