FDA

Name of the organization

Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group (former Central Fund for Free France (CCFL))

General information about the organization

  • Establishment date:1941 (In 1998, the CCFL became Agence Française de Développement (AFD))
  • Chief executive officer: Christophe Lecourtier (May 2026)
  • Headquarters: Paris, France

· AFD is present on five continents with 85 offices.

· AFD is involved in more than 4,000 projects across more than 160 countries, including France's Overseas Territories and Departments.

Information about cooperation between Azerbaijan and the organization

· On October 7, 2011 Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Azerbaijan and AFD.

· In frame of Memorandum of Understanding, AFD aimed to support urban resilience and adaptation projects in the country through the financing of urban infrastructures (transport, water and sanitation, waste management, pollution control etc.), sustainable land management and natural resource preservation (irrigation, forest, etc.), support for the energy transition (renewable energies, energy efficiency and energy sector reform) and connectivity.

  • Sovereign loans were attracted for 3 projects and all projects have been completed.