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The "Academia Partnerships Africa-France" (PeA) program
The aim of the “Academia Partnerships Africa-France” (PeA) program is to forge long-term academia partnerships based on mutually beneficial relationships, knowledge- and experience-sharing, mobility i...
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Supporting Southeast Asia's energy transition
How can Southeast Asian countries share electricity more effectively as renewable energy expands? AFD is supporting the development of the ASEAN Power Grid, a major program to connect electricity ne...
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Alley-oop Africa: Educating and raising the awareness of young people on sustainable development issues throug...
AFD and the Basketball Africa League (BAL) are financing the production of a mini-series about 20 young Africans in an academy that combines playing basketball with sustainable development projects.
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Energy transition: 2025 Activity report
In 2025, AFD Group’s energy sector financing reached a record high, with €2.8 billion in commitments, representing over 20% of its total activity. This unprecedented performance over the last five yea...
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Governance: Activity report 2025
In 2025, AFD Group reaffirmed the role of governance in making development more effective. Its activity grew, driven by work on public finance reform, the green economy, security, and migration, to su...
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Studies and research: 2025 sector overview
In 2025, our research continued its focus on the major challenges of sustainable development, with special attention paid to biodiversity, climate, natural resources, agriculture, and food security. O...
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Aligning International Education Financing: What Have We Learned over the Past Twenty Years?
Twenty years after the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, to what extent are international education financing flows truly aligned with national systems? Drawing on a retrospective study conducte...
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Evaluations
As a platform serving inclusive and sustainable investment, AFD must ensure the effectiveness of its actions. The generation of knowledge and the lessons learned from evaluations support a continuous...
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Construction of a tramway line along the Golden Horn in Istanbul
The project aims to build a tramway line connecting the historical center of Istanbul to service and residential areas along the Golden Horn. The project benefits from an innovative technique of groun...
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Encouraging the acquisition of energy efficient housing
While the construction of new housing is a promising sector in Turkey, integrating energy efficiency measures into residential buildings is a key element in reducing greenhouse gas emissions for the c...
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Renewal of drinking water systems in Çeşme and Dikili, in the Izmir Province
Faced with increasing aridity in the Izmir region, the Municipality is committed to modernizing its drinking water infrastructure in order to meet growing demand while drastically reducing water losse...
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Municipal water and sanitation infrastructure in bordering areas of Syria
The European Union has entrusted AFD with the implementation of this project aimed at strengthening water, sanitation and waste management systems in eight provinces in southern Turkey, through invest...
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The AFD Group and the Mediterranean
In a regional context marked by increasing environmental pressures, the Mediterranean faces major challenges such as pollution, overfishing, and water stress. To protect this unique ecosystem, the AFD...
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TKYB's first sustainable bond issue
Similar to other countries, Turkey is experiencing the impacts of climate change and facing the challenge of reducing its emissions in the energy sector. The establishment of the European "Green Deal"...
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Promoting gender equality at work in Turkey
By providing financial support to companies committed to gender equality within their structures based on a thorough diagnosis, this project encourages greater integration of Turkish women into the la...
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Reducing the fossil fuel consumption of Turkey’s growth
Turkey’s economic growth consumes 50% more energy than that of the EU. The development bank TSKB has set out to reduce this energy consumption by promoting initiatives for sustainable tourism and in t...
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More sustainable transport to support Istanbul’s growth
The city of Istanbul, a megacity with 14 million inhabitants, is experiencing substantial growth in its population and the resulting congestion problems. The municipality has adopted a policy to devel...
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MacroDev - Semestrial Panorama 2024 #2
2024 was supposed to be a year of rate cuts, ending with a question mark over the US elections which would reopen the scenarios for 2025… Yet, firstly, inflation is struggling to leave the stage and g...
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Minka, the Peace and Resilience Fund - 2023 Activity report
Minka Fund: a pioneering fund run by AFD and the French government to address questions of gender and gender-based violence in crisis zones. In 2023, nearly 100% of Minka projects helped boost gend...
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