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AFD NEWSLETTER - n°29 - April 2010The latest issue of AFD’s Newsletter includes the following news updates for the month: AFD and PROPARCO publish their 2009 annual reports posting an all-time high in Group activities, projects in the Palestinian Territories and Benin, our Research Department launches a new collection, an upcoming conference on Africa organized by the Collège de France... |
NewsAFD helps soften the impact of the crisis in 2009
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AFD’s activity reached an all-time high in 2009 with €6.2bn of financing. During a year of international crisis, AFD contributed to kick-starting the global economic recovery in South countries and the French Overseas Communities... <Find out more about AFD’s 2009 results> |
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In the fieldPalestinian Territories:
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AFD is participating in the project launched by Presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Mahmoud Abbas to develop an industrial area in Bethlehem. The aim is to facilitate the development of Bethlehem’s industrial fabric, create employment and, at the same time, support Palestinian SMEs... <Find out more> |
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Cotonou’s growth in recent years has gone hand in hand with a proliferation of motorcycle taxis called “zemidjans”. AFD is supporting an innovative program to replace two-stroke motorcycles by four-stroke motorcycles which are much less polluting... <Find out more> |
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How is AFD’s research activity promoted? AFD’s research activity is still quite recent: the Research Department was only set up in 2002, yet AFD will soon be celebrating 70 years of activities in the field! I think this highlights the fact that the utility of research has not always been understood. Yet beyond knowledge production and capitalization, there is a real need to disseminate the outcomes of our research to any potential users of these results... <Read on> |
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PROPARCO
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In 2009 PROPARCO was widely called on to help face the consequences of the crisis in developing countries. With commitments reaching an all-time high at €1.1bn and the extension of its geographical area to all developing countries, PROPARCO fully played its role as a responsible investor. <Find out more> |
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Turning global environmental challenges into opportunities, the example of the French Global Environment Facility was the topic of the conference organized by the French Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Employment in Paris on 6 April 2010. <Find out more> |
PublicationsThe Regulation of Water and Sanitation Services in DCs
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This work reviews existing knowledge of issues relating to the economic, environmental and health regulation of water and sanitation services. It presents a review of the abundant theoretical literature on regulation, compares French and Anglo-Saxon approaches and reviews more practical research. The aim is to help sector professionals identify areas for research in order to improve current practices. <Find out more> |
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Employment opportunitiesAFD is recruiting<AFD is recruiting> |
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