AFD is France’s bilateral development bank, operating in developing/emerging countries and overseas France via a network of over 70 offices in the world. AFD works with central and local governments, public entities, private sector, and NGOs. In 2014 AFD provided EUR 8.1 billion of financing commitments. Serge Perrin worked on Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa region on various types of operations (global budget support, debt swaps, sector budget support, project loan). Prior to his current assignment in Turkey, he was based in Jordan where he was in charge of water & energy projects (PPP, policy loan). Before joining AFD, he had several experiences in higher education and research in France (Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech, French Institute for International Relations), and South Korea (Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade, European Union Science & Technology Programme). He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Paris 1-Panthéon-Sorbonne, MSc in International and Development Economics, and a BA in Korean Studies.