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METHODOLOGY AND GLOSSARY FIGURES Due to rounding, the tables’ column totals may differ slightly from the sum of the lines composing them. The abbreviation €K signifies thousands of euros, €M signifies millions of euros and €bn signifies billions of euros.

for outstandings. For borrowings, the year’s issues were converted to the closing exchange rate.

SCOPE Except for the table in Chapter 1.5.3 "AFD Group activities", which presents all of the activities carried out by AFD on its own behalf and on behalf of third parties, all other data included in this document cover the same scope as that used to prepare financial statements established according to international accounting standards – in other words, only activities on AFD’s own behalf.

Commitments are presented net of cancellations during the year. For loans and subsidies, data in foreign currencies have been converted into euros for payments at the end of the month of disbursement, using the exchange rate at the date when the commitment was approved and the closing price (31bDecember)

GLOSSARY AT:

EPIC: Industrial and commercial public undertaking FEXTE: Fund for Technical Expertise and Experience FFEM: French Global Environment Facility Fisea:

Technical assistance

ACPR:

French Prudential Supervisory Authority

Investment and Support Fund for Businesses in Africa

GBS: General budget support Ademe: French Environment and Energy Management Agency AFD: Agence Française de Développement APD: Official Development Assistance ARIZ: Support for the Risk of Financing Private Investment in AFD’s Areas of Operation ECB: European Central Bank BPI: Public Investment Bank C2D: Debt Reduction-Development Contracts CCE: Central Works Council CEFEB: Centre for Financial, Economic and Banking Studies CFF: Crédit Foncier de France CHSCT: Health, Safety and Working Conditions committee CICID: Committee for International Cooperation and Development CMF: French Monetary and Financial Code COM: Contractual targets and resources COS: Strategic Steering Committee CPC: Permanent Control and Compliance Department DFC: Finance and Accounting Department DFID: Department for International Development DOM: French Overseas Department

PRGF:

Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Solidarity Fund for Development

FSD: FSP:

Priority Solidarity Fund

MEAE: French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs Previously called MAE (French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development) MINEFI: French Ministry of the Economy and Finance NAO: Mandatory Annual Negotiations SDO: Sustainable development objectives NGO: Non-Governmental Organisation OSEO: Development Bank for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises DC: Developing country PEE: Employee Savings Plan LDC: Least developed countries HIPC: Heavily-indebted poor countries MIC: Middle-income countries RCS: Resources with special conditions FFT: Financial transaction tax PSZ: Priority Solidarity Zone

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