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Cultural & Creative Industries - 2024 Activity Report
The United Nations 2030 Agenda recognizes culture as a “cross-cutting competency for achieving all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” Wider access to culture and greater participation in cultur...
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Infographic – Our activity in support of the Cultural & Creative Industries in 2024
The United Nations 2030 Agenda recognizes culture as a “cross-cutting competency for achieving all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” Wider access to culture and greater participation in cultur...
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AFD-KfW: The Franco-German partnership promoting solidarity-driven investment
By signing an ambitious partnership agreement in Frankfurt on 4 April, AFD and the German organisation KfW have officialised their joint aim of strengthening the longstanding collaboration between the...
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AFD Group offer: Energy
Triple renewable energies, double energy efficiency, and reduce fossil fuel demand by 25% by 2030: this is what needs to happen if we are to keep global warming at +1.5 °C. AFD Group is actively invo...
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Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4)
Ten years after the Addis Ababa Conferenceand the historic climate agreement signed at COP21 in Paris, the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) will be held, under the aegi...
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Beyond "dichotomania"
The invention of the categories of “developed” and “developing” in the mid-20th century created a representation of the world whose impact has been nothing short of extraordinary. So much so tha...
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Activity Report 2024 The Environmental and Social Complaints Mechanism
The AFD Environmental and Social (E&S) Complaints Mechanism enables any individual, group, community or company who consider that they have been concretely affected by the environmental and/or social...
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Publication of the 1st Public Development Bank Reference Book
On the occasion of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development, Pearson, in partnership with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the Finance in Com...
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Extreme heat events in Vietnam must be studied more extensively to develop efficient adaptation policies.
Climate change drives increased extreme heat events worldwide and Vietnam is no exception to this. Exposure to very high temperatures can have serious consequences on health and work capacity, which c...
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Cuba: a succession of economic and financial crises amid the weakening of the Cuban model
Cuba’s economic model, characterized by low productivity and a lack of diversification, is no longer sustainable. The country is facing an economic, social, and energy crisis that rivals the aftermath...
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How Can Ecuador’s Peanut Value Chain Be Strengthened? Challenges, Opportunities, and Pathways for Sustainable...
The peanut is a traditional crop in Ecuador, characterized by its quality and variety diversity. However, its development and exploitation have been limited, largely due to its primarily family-based...
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Thibault VASSE
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Country Risk Economist
Macroeconomics, Development Economics, Public Finance, Climate & Biodiversity
Thibault Vasse is an economist in the team responsible for assessing country and sovereign risks in AFD’s countries of operation.
Semestrial panorama 2025#2 - Wayfinding in troubled waters
By their scale and volatility, and even if their application has been temporarily limited, the Trump administration's announcements have begun to destabilize the global economy. Indeed, in addition to...
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Agriculture, rural development and biodiversity - 2024 Activity Report
AFD financing in areas such as farming, livestock raising, management of forest and fishery resources, as well as ecosystem preservation adopts an integrated territorial approach that takes climate ch...
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Infographic - Our activity to support agriculture, rural development and biodiversity in 2024
In 2024, AFD Group made significant commitments to agriculture, rural development and biodiversity, amounting to €1.7 billion. AFD’s investments focused in particular on agricultural sectors, climate...
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Opportunities to address inequality in transition
South Africa has high levels of persistent, structural inequality. Social ownership has remerged in recent years as an opportunity to address inequality, particularly in the context of the just transi...
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Uganda: Microfinance Boosts Businesses
AFD is committed to enhancing financial inclusion for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda through its partnership with Pride Microfinance. This collaboration improves access to essenti...
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Changes in Temperature and Rainfall Extremes in Vietnam under Progressive Global Warming Levels from 1.5ºC t...
This study analyzes projected climate extremes in Vietnam using 33 statistically downscaled CMIP6 models across global warming levels (GWLs) from 1.5°C to 4°C. Results reveal significant regional chan...
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