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Research at AFD

Climate change, biodiversity, inequality – our research contributes to analyzing the major global challenges we face today. Because anticipating and understanding better means acting more effectively....

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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...

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.

Kiwa Initiative

To strengthen the adaptation of the Pacific territories to the impacts of climate change and better protect their biodiversity, the Kiwa Initiative is supporting projects that promote nature-based sol...

Trade capacity-building program for better integration into the global trading system

When aligned with a viable environmental and social pathway, trade can be a driver of economic resilience. The Trade Capacity-Building Program (PRCC) supports developing countries in transforming thei...

How to measure the costs and economic risks of strong sustainability development ?

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Research Conversations replay: Bonds for Sustainable Development?

This webinar is part of the conference series 'Research Conversations'.

Research Conversations: Interactive Webinars on Sustainable Development

Are you interested in the new development research coming out? Would you like to see the latest results from studies carried out by AFD and its partners, and talk with researchers? Then the “Research...

The Cityriz guarantee: promoting sustainable investments in Africa

In conjunction with the European Union, AFD has developed this dedicated guarantee to encourage banks to take on the risk of supporting local authorities and allowing cities of all sizes to take out l...

SOGEFOM: A guarantee fund that facilitates MSME access to bank loans

The SOGEFOM guarantee fund for the French Overseas Territories facilitates access for micro-, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to bank loans. Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is the...

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...

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.

Loans with rates fixed in advance to manage interest rate risks

As interest rates regularly change, borrowing at a rate fixed when the loan agreement is signed is a major advantage for long-term budgeting and planning, especially for large-scale projects.

Research in the Global South

Each country needs to rely on locally produced expertise and innovation to chart its own development trajectory. AFD has therefore adopted an ambitious strategy to support research in partner countrie...

Pre-financing of European and State grants in the French Overseas Territories (PESG)

PESG is available to public and private actors in the French overseas territories. It provides an advance for the cash flow required to pay the companies employed to carry out the investments and, whe...

Seville FfD4: aligning education aid for impact

In the education sector, fragmented aid and short-lived initiatives undermine the implementation of financing. In contrast, aligned common funds – those based on national priorities and partner countr...

Loans in local currency to facilitate financing for development projects

AFD offers financing solutions in local currency under certain conditions.

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

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

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...