AFD-Outre-mer. Anne Paugam, chief executive of AFD (Agence Française de Développement), today announced an increase in the French development agency’s 2013 financing commitments to the record level of €7.8 billion. The Agency’s 2013 annual report presentation outlined a transitional year, highlighted by a national Solidarity Summit and new foreign-aid guidelines set out by France’s Interministerial Council for Cooperation and Development (or CICID). Sub-Saharan Africa the Priority in a Year of Growth In 2013, AFD financing commitments, primarily loans, reached €7.8 billion, an 8% increase over 2012.
Sub-Saharan Africa remains AFD’s priority region, receiving a record €2.8 million in aid; this represented 46% of all foreign aid and 37% of all AFD financing commitments. Rural and urban development, natural resource preservation and professional training projects count among the Agency’s primary efforts in the region. An Increase in Commitments to Fight Climate Disruption. ODEADOM. Guadeloupe. Liens guadeloupéens. Guyane. Liens Guyanais. La Réunion. Liens Réunionnais. Martinique. Liens martiniquais. Ministère Outre-Mer. Mayotte. Liens mahorais. Nouvelle-Calédonie. Liens calédoniens.
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