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Thierry Paulais

Deputy Director

Agence française de développement (AFD)

Private Sector & Development author

Thierry Paulais is deputy director of the AFD's Africa Department. After working with Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, he joined t AFD in 2000 as head of the Urban Development Division. He subsequently led a research programme for the Cities Alliance, supported by the World Bank. He has written several books on cities and housing – including Financing Africa's Cities (World Bank and AFD, 2012).

A PS&D article on the Ideas for Development blog: Promoting housing policies coordinated with the private sector

Agence française de développement (AFD)

Agence française de développement (AFD) helps implement France’s development and international solidarity policy. It finances, supports and accelerates the transition to a fairer and more sustainable world through its public sector and NGO financing activities, research and publications (Editions AFD), sustainable development training (AFD Campus) and awareness-raising activities in France. Its teams are involved in more than 3,250 projects for the common good – focusing on climate, biodiversity, peace, gender equality, education and health – on the ground in French overseas departments, in 115 countries and in territories in crisis.