Category: JICA contributions

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh for the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Expansion Project (Phase III) in Dhaka on December 24, 2012, for an amount up to 76.6 billion yen (35 million USD). The project is located in Bangladesh. This project…

On December 22, 2024, the Cabinet approved the government’s draft budget for the fiscal year 2024. JICA’s project scale for FY2024 under this government proposal is as follows FY2023 FY2024 vs. previous year vs. previous year Technical cooperation (Note 1) 1,519 1,481 -37 -2.5% Paid financial cooperation (Note 2) 18,940 22,800 +3,860 +20.4% (Note 1)…

ICT Industry Promotion Project (Nickname: UJ-Connect) summary Conference Title: Information dissemination seminar on business matching with Ugandan ICT companies Date: December 15, 2023 Organized by JICA Location: Online (Teams) Main Participants More than 40 companies and individuals interested in doing business in Uganda and Africa Opening remarks:. Mr. Cyrus, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology…

In order to realize full-scale recovery and restoration from the damage caused by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and to achieve sustainable development, it is becoming increasingly important to develop Ukraine’s private sector and to encourage the participation and investment of foreign companies. To promote the development of the Ukrainian private sector, the participation of foreign…

Event Summary Conference Title: Mongolia open Innovation and Co-creation for SDGs: MICS-2023 Date: Friday, December 8, 10:30-12:00 (Japan time) Organized by JICA Co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Economy and Development, and the Ministry of Digital Development and Communications Support: KDDI Corporation, SOS Medica Mongolia (medical institution), Trade Development Bank…

summary Event: Symposium Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation: Toward Building a New Partnership for the Next 50 Years Date: Thursday, November 9, 2023 Place: JICA Ichigaya Building (Sadako Ogata Peace and Development Institute) Main Participants Over 100 people including students, embassy officials, academia, private companies, and media attended the event. Background…

President Vo Van Thuong, who is visiting Japan on an official visit from Vietnam, came to Japan in the past under the JICA Invitation Program for Youth (now Youth Exchange Program*) and participated in Japanese language and understanding of Japan training and youth exchange programs, including a home stay experience in Miyazaki Prefecture. The JICA…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on December 21 in Dhaka for the technical cooperation project “Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Project. Bangladesh’s economic structure is overly dependent on exports of sewn products and remittances of overseas workers. In order to sustain…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) of up to 20 billion yen with the Government of the Republic of Turkey on December 20 in Ankara for the “Post Earthquake Support Project for Small and Micro Enterprises. The earthquake that struck southeastern Turkey in February 2023 caused deaths of workers, evacuation…

On December 18, JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met in Tokyo with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, who visited Japan to participate in the ASEAN-Japan Special Leaders’ Meeting. At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka stated that he would like to further deepen the cooperative relationship between the two…