AGENCE FRANCAISE DE DEVELOPPEMENT

Third Global Gateway Railway Working Group (GGRWG) on Africa

Third Global Gateway Railway Working Group (GGRWG) on Africa

Headquarters shared updates on successful global gateway projects in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region such as electricity 
 interconnections, sargassum, railways and critical raw materials. 

EU-LAC cooperation on connectivity under the Global Gateway strategy and the team Europe approach. 

Three railway projects from Colombia were presented in person by Colombian authorities to the EU industry and DFIs. The projects were:
 - Bogota Metro L2
 - Regiotram del Norte
 - Tren del Valle

Three railway projects from Colombia were presented in person by Colombian authorities to the EU industry and DFIs. The projects were:
 - Bogota Metro L2
 - Regiotram del Norte
 - Tren del Valle

Exchange on respective strategies to mobilise European private
 sector (team nationals, Global Gateway Investment Hub, early-
 stage investment facility)

Courtesy visit, where AFD presented its activities in the French outermost regions

High-level Roundtable on Colombian energy sector with
 exchange of views between Minister of Mines and Energy, IFIs
 and EU companies.

Exchange on the preparation of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) Conference and share the work AFD has been conducting, including through Finance in Common Summit (FiCS).