In Nicaragua, the slow improvement of maternal and child health indicators in rural areas has resulted in national disparities, and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases account for a high percentage of all deaths due to the increase in life expectancy and changes in eating habits and lifestyle. Under these circumstances, the…
Category: JICA contributions
Chairman Tanaka meets with World Bank Group President Malpass (online)
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met online with World Bank Group President David Malpass on February 8. President Tanaka and President Malpas met during the Deep Dive, an annual consultation between the World Bank Group and JICA that has been held every year since 2014, and confirmed a number of achievements in private sector finance, education,…
JICA-College of Technology Open Innovation Challenge” wins the Prime Minister’s Award at the 5th Japan Open Innovation Awards.
The purpose of this technical college OI is to provide opportunities for technical college students to work on social issues in Africa, to deepen their understanding and interest in global issues, and to seek innovative solutions with their flexible ideas and advanced technical skills. In response to the challenges set by JICA and its African…
Signing of Subordinated Loan Agreement for “Support Project for Small and Micro Businesses” in Palestine (Overseas Investment and Loan): Contributing to improving access to finance for small and micro businesses through the first overseas investment and loan
On December 12, 2022, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed an agreement with Bank of Palestine, a leading private financial institution in the Palestinian territories, to provide US$30 million in subordinated loans, and held a ceremony on February 16 to celebrate the signing. This project will be used to provide loans to small and…
International Emergency Assistance for Earthquake Relief in the Syrian Arab Republic -Delivery of Donated Goods
International Emergency Assistance for Earthquake Relief in the Syrian Arab Republic -Delivery of Donated Goods Emergency relief supplies provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for earthquake damage in the Syrian Arab Republic arrived in the capital Damascus on February 15, local time. The earthquake struck the northwestern part of the country, which borders…
Chancellor Tanaka meets with Mongolian Minister of Finance Jabuhran
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Mongolian Minister of Finance Jabuhran at JICA headquarters on February 13. At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka welcomed the Minister’s visit to Japan, expressing his respect for Minister Jabhuran’s leadership and strong promotion of Mongolia’s fiscal and economic policies in an increasingly uncertain international situation. In response,…
A Western Pacific Union – Japan’s New Geopolitical Strategy, edited by Special Advisor Kitaoka, is published.
A Western Pacific Union – Japan’s New Geopolitical Strategy,” edited by Shinichi Kitaoka, Special Advisor to JICA, was published on February 10. This book is an English translation of “Recommendations for a Western Pacific Alliance” (Toyo Keizai Shinposha, 2021), edited by Special Advisor Kitaoka, which examines the realization of the Japanese government’s foreign policy of…
Toward World-Class African Infrastructure Development through PIDA: Helping to Organize the Second Dakar Financing Summit
On February 2-3, 2023, the second Dakar Financing Summit (DFS) was convened by President Macky Sall of the Republic of Senegal (President of the African Union) to mobilize funds for the African Infrastructure Development Program (PIDA). DFS was held in Dakar, Senegal. Traditionally, infrastructure development in Africa has followed a path whereby oil, coal, minerals,…
Moldova added to the scope of yen loans to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Assistance to displaced persons in Ukraine through the Global Concessional Financing Facility
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed on February 13 at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C., with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), an institution of the World Bank Group, a yen loan project to The Bank and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), a member of the World…
Grant Agreement for Pakistan: Contributing to improving the enrollment rate of girls in rural areas and to preserving and promoting understanding of the cultural heritage of Gandhara Buddhism
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed two Grant Agreements (G/A) totaling up to 1,734.8 million yen with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Islamabad on February 10. The following two grant aid projects have been awarded. (1) Project for expansion of girls’ first semester secondary school in rural Sindh (1,686 million…