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AFD’s intellectual and strategic out put is expanding substantially. Thinking about the strategies and forms of development aid and participation in major international debates are now an integral part of the Agency’s activity
Supporting the sustainable management of an endangered resource
The Mediterranean area covers three continents and is home to a whole host of different identities. AFD has defined a specific development strategy for this area in line with the European Neighbourhood Policy. Water is a core element of this strategy, as an emblematic topic for sustainable and equitable development in the region. AFD has been financing projects in the Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia) since 1992 and has been gradually extending its operations to Egypt, Jordan, the Palestinian Autonomous Territories, Lebanon and Turkey and is soon to operate in Syria. AFD’s operations aim to strengthen growth in the South Mediterranean economies and help forge links with North economies. They also aim to foster social cohesion, reduce factors of conflict and promote the sustainable development of the Mediterranean Basin which is a global public good. >> Download the document
Working Paper
Working Paper No. 61 - Egyptian Industry since the Early 1970s : A History of Thwarted Development
Throughout the 20th century, industrialisation was a central political theme and an economic development objective in Egypt. The scale of the challenge led the Egyptian government to pursue active industrialisation policies. The political will to promote industry in Egypt has thus been affirmed for many years, under a variety of strategies >> Read more >> Download the document (French version)
Notes and Documents
Notes and Documents N°28 : Growth and Reform in Mediterranean Arab Countries
The publication sheds light on blocks to the economy in Mediterranean Arab countries. With chronically low growth rates, these countries face an enormous influx of a mainly young, urban and qualified active population over the next 15 years.
The author starts with a standard macro-economic analysis and takes us further and further down through the social and economic layers... >> Read more >> Download the document
AFD and Mediterranean
The region the Mediterranean and Middle East region represents approximately a third of the annual commitments of the AFD in the foreign States. The Agency intervenes for the main part in loans there, with the exception of the Palestinian Territories, where the interventions are financed in subsidies. The non-sovereign loans represent more half of the new commitments. The commitments reached 650 million euro in 2007. In these financing, are added those of the subsidiary Proparco in favour of the private sector, who reached 108 million euro in 2007 on this zone >> Download the document (French Version)
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Working papers
The Working Papers series was launched in 2006. It gathers several types of studies: short sectoral or country case studies; current research papers; and contributions to the debates on aid policy and development strategies.
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Notes and Documents
The Notes and Documents series, launched in 2003, is a regular publication on research carried out within AFD. It specifically aims to strengthen links between academic research and operational expertise on development strategies.
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Brochures
AFD brochures are pedagogical publications covering various development topics where AFD is directly involved. They include AFD’s country strategies, its position on various development issues (such as global public goods) as well as its partnership policy.
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