9 september 2009 : AFD Group and UBIFRANCE sign framework agreement

9 september 2009 : AFD Group and UBIFRANCE sign framework agreement

AFD Group and UBIFRANCE sign framework agreement

Paris, 9 September 2009

Under the patronage of Anne-Marie Idrac, French Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Agence Française de Développement Group (AFD) and Ubifrance, the French agency for international business development, have signed a three-year framework agreement to scale up the contribution French businesses make to economic growth in developing and emerging countries.

UBIFRANCE, AFD and PROPARCO are part of the mechanism deployed by France at the international level: they have the common aim of enhancing France’s influence and visibility.

“They have a lot in common”, declared Anne-Marie IDRAC, “geographically, with the complementarity between the two representation networks abroad, and also strategically since supporting economic growth and private sector development are priorities for both establishments”.

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