AFD - Agence Française de Développement
AFD has differentiated geographical mandates:
Growth and fight against poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
Employment generation in the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA region)
Support to environmentally sound and equality-based growth in Latin America and Asia
AFD will concentrate on its areas of expertise:
Rural and agricultural development
Infrastructure
Education and health in Sub-Sharan Africa
Climate and environment in emerging countries, and support to the private sector through its affliate PROPARCO
AFD will continue affirming itself as a centre of debates, intellectual production and projections. Finally, AFD will continue investing in the quality of its staff.
Future plans
This year the main areas of intervention are:
Housing microfinance
Technology and product innovation
Post crisis support in countries like Ivory Coast, Mali and Tunisia.
Countries of intervention
India, Iraq
Areas of intervention
Evaluation
Impact and performances studies
Management information systems
Marketing
Ratings and external audits
Delivery models (group, indiv.)
Sector mapping
Academic research
Risk management
Strategic planning
Performance (financial and social)
Energy products, or other products related to environmental issues
