Macron envisions Paris as a global development finance hub

摘要

The new premises of AFD, France's development agency,won't be finished until 2024, but the Elysée Palace isalready toying with the idea of inviting in its internationalcousins to create a global co-working space focused onsustainable development. The institutions that invest inand lend to developing countries have become moreimportant than ever at a time when the public healthproblems highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic aregenerating global economic ripples, as public debts aredeepening, and as development aid is increasinglyweaponised to control migration. The Elysée is keen forFrance to strengthen its influence in these institutions,specifically by hosting them in Paris (AI, 19/03/21).