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OCP Group and AFD Group formalize their strategic partnership in support of Morocco’s low-carbon transition an...

OCP Group and AFD announce the signing of a €350 million financing agreement to support the implementation of OCP Group’s $13 billion green investment program for the 2023–2027 period.

Energy Efficiency: A New Milestone in the Implementation of PEEB ASEAN!

Selangor, 19 May 2025. The Programme for Energy Efficiency in Buildings in ASEAN (PEEB ASEAN) was officially launched! Financed by France through the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), it is a 4...

Matthieu Discour becomes the new Director of the Three Oceans Department at the French Development Agency (AFD...

In his new role, he will steer AFD's regional strategy in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific basins, a unique geographical approach that the Three Oceans Department uses on to strengthen links between t...

Supporting Smallholder Farmers in Egypt

Paris, France, June 2025 – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Essam and May Allam Foundation, Louis Dreyfus Foundation and Sawiris Foundation launched a pilot project « Innovative climate-sm...

Public development banks launch Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0 after original initiative delivered on its target ...

• Public development banks launch Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0 at the UN Ocean Conference, setting a new €3 billion financing target for 2026–2030 to tackle ocean plastic pollution. • The original Cle...

Myanmar: Women Working for Sustainable Energy

The NGO Geres, is addressing the lack of electricity in Myanmar’s remote rural areas, and implementing a project to distribute sustainable energy.

Africa Development Forum Virtual Book Launch │Migrants, Markets & Mayors : Rising above the Employment Challen...

The “Migrants, Markets and Mayors: Rising above the Employment Challenge in Africa's Secondary Cities” report stands out for its innovative approach, as until now, research on migration and urban deve...

Citizens and climate: what place for citizen initiatives on the road to COP 30?

Challenges of this century cannot be faced without engaging populations in its diversity, bringing dynamism, resonance and innovation. Particularly, the prism of cli-mate change and just transition en...

AFD Group: 10 years of sustainable bond issuances

At a time when the financial resources needed to achieve sustainable development goals are constantly growing, the role of the various financial players is of crucial importance. In line with its mand...

The Visible Hand: Development banks in Transition

The 14th AFD International Research Conference on Development, The Visible Hand: Development Banks in Transition has taken place in the framework of the Finance in Common Summit, the first global meet...

EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities Final Conference

What do we know about socio-economic inequalities in emerging and developing countries? How are they changing? What are the causes and consequences ? How can they be reduced? How can they be taken int...

Summer school “Innovations for Development"

From July 5 to 12, as part of the Summer School "Innovations for Development", J-PAL Europe and the French Development Agency, in collaboration with the Fund for Innovation in Development (FID), are p...

IUCN World Conservation Congress: The Program

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is organizing its World Conservation Congress with France from 3 to 11 September 2021 in Marseille. Established in 1948, IUCN is composed of s...

2021 Finance in Common Summit: The Program

Building upon the positive results of the first edition of the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS), Public Development Banks will convene for a second time to reiterate and reinforce their commitments in...

AFD Group's 80th Anniversary Program

To mark AFD's 80th anniversary, a special event will be broadcast live online on December 2. It promises to be a kind of polyphonic concert, where words, emotions and points of view from all over the...

Investing Together, for a New Alliance Between Africa and Europe

In connection with the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, AFD Group is organizing a high-profile event to promote a new Euro-African alliance for sustainable investment to be held...

Sustainable Finance in the Indopacific

The ongoing Indo-French dialogue highlights a shared vision for a strengthened multilateral partnership for sustainable development in the Indo-Pacific region. In this context, AFD and the Exim Bank o...

A “Silent Spring” for the Financial System? Exploring Biodiversity-Related Financial Risks

What are the links between biodiversity loss and financial instability? How can they be quantified? What are the implications for public policy in developed, developing and emerging countries?

Southeast Asia's Challenge to Sustainable and Inclusive Development

Southeast Asia is currently facing major challenges regarding climate change, biodiversity loss, and increasing inequalities reinforced by the Covid-19 pandemic. Donors, regional and international org...