ANALYSIS

AFD’s overall score is brought down by its lack of consistent publication at the activity level, where information appears to be partial. Although AFD has a database with information on many of its activities, including related documents, this database does not appear to include a comprehensive listing of all AFD activities, resulting in AFD’s poor performance at the activity level, where it scores less than 7%. It does not score at all for activity financial and performance information and scores on just one indicator each in the activity-level sub-groups for basic and classification information. Of the 22 indicators where format is taken into account, no information is published systematically by AFD in machine-readable formats.

RECOMMENDATIONS

• The AFD should ensure that the G8 and CICID commitments on aid transparency are included in the COM 2014–2017.
• It should work with the MAE and MINEFI to begin publication of IATI information for priority recipient countries in early 2014. It should then update its implementation schedule by mid-2014 to include ambitious plans for expanding its IATI publication to include all aid activities in all countries. This will ensure that France can meet its commitment to full publication of the IATI component of the Busan common standard by the end of 2015.
• The AFD should work with recipients, DFIs and IATI to develop specific guidance and best practice on minimal exemptions to publication regarding banking confidentiality.
• The AFD should provide a comprehensive listing of all its activities in its project database.

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