AFD - Universal Registration Document 2020

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PRESENTATION OF AFD

Activities of the Agence Française de Développement Group in 2020

BREAKDOWN OF AFD AUTHORISATIONS BY SECTOR OF ACTIVITY The 2019 and 2020 approvals including budgetary aid, guarantees given, loans, grants and investments in ongoing operations are shown as follows, by branch of activity:

% of the 2020 total

% of the 2019 total

2020

2019

In millions of euros

Agriculture and food safety Climate and environment Crises and vulnerabilities (1)

290 779

489 822

3% 9% 0% 7% 3% 7% 5% 8% 5%

5% 8% 0% 9% 7% 0%

3

0

Water and drainage

605 290 632 452 746 470 929

911 682

Education

Governance (1)

0

Infrastructure and urban development

2,597

3,400 1,058 1,208

29%

34% 11% 12%

of which transport of which energy

of which development and urban management

601 456

6% 5% 1% 3%

of which infrastructure and miscellaneous social services

10%

of which other

0

76

0%

Healthcare

1,031 1,135 1,488 8,851

325

12% 13% 17% 91%

Business, Industry and Trade Other and multiple sectors

1,637 1,623 9,889

17% 16% 92%

TOTAL

Information about loans does not include the status of AFD loans to Proparco. (1) In 2019, the Governance and the Crises and Vulnerabilities sectors were divided into the Infrastructure and Urban Development sector and the Other and multi- sector.

3 % Education

3% Agriculture and food safety

7 % Water and drainage

29 % Infrastructure and urban development

7 % Governance

9 % Climate and environment

12 % Healthcare

17 % Other and multiple sectors

13 % Business, Industry and Trade

In 2020, the infrastructure and urban development sectors continued to represent almost one-third of AFD’s commitments in Foreign States, with a total down to €2.6bn (compared to €3.48bn in 2019). These commitments cover four sectors: transport, energy, urban development and infrastructure.

The transport activity was severely affected by the socio- economic crisis resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. The shutdown of economies has weakened many operators, both public and private, in all mobility sub-sectors. This is particularly true for the aviation and maritime sector, where the restructuring of current loans has started, but also for public passenger transport operators. Project preparation was also

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