Category: JICA contributions

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) on August 22 in Vientiane for the technical cooperation project “Capacity Enhancement of Water Supply Project Operation and Management (MaWaSU3)”. The Lao government, in its “Nine-Year Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Development…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) took advantage of the opportunity of the “Japan-Mongolia Business Forum 2023” jointly organized by the Mongolian Ministry of Economy and Development, the Mongolian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, JUGAMO, and the Mongolian-Japanese Human Resources Development Center in Ulaanbaatar on August 18. The R/D was signed with the Mongolian government…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of the Republic of Madagascar on August 11 in Antananarivo for a grant of up to 1,143 million yen for the “Medical Equipment Improvement Project for Regional Core Hospital. In Madagascar, in addition to the number of deaths from infectious diseases,…

The land was covered with brown water as far as the eye could see, and people were at a loss for what to do in front of their collapsed houses. From June to August last year, intermittent monsoon rains in Pakistan brought heavy flooding that affected as many as 33 million people. The socially vulnerable…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Republic of Iraq on August 16 in Baghdad for up to 203.06 billion yen for the “Basrah Refinery Improvement Project (Phase V)”. This project aims to improve the quality and productivity of petroleum products by constructing a new FCC…

On June 27 (Tokyo) and 29 (Fukuoka), “Digital x Nomad: Mongolian Startup Pitch” Mongolian startup pitch events were held. In Mongolia, startups in the digital domain aiming to expand their business globally are gaining momentum. This time, 8 Mongolian startups in Fintech, AI, healthcare, blockchain, etc. came to Japan to pitch their businesses to Japanese…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Government of the Republic of Indonesia on August 14 in Jakarta on the technical cooperation project “Strengthening Local Implementation System for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Project. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are goals that should be pursued by the international community…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Government of Mongolia on August 15 in Ulaanbaatar regarding the technical cooperation project, “Project for Enhancing Tax Administration Capacity Using Big Data. Mongolia has a fragile fiscal base because its economy is greatly influenced by external factors such as international market…

President Tanaka was interviewed by the Mainichi Newspaper, and his remarks in the interview were published in the Mainichi Newspaper’s morning edition, “Editorial ’23 Peace Thoughts: ‘End of War Day’ and the World: The Power of Solidarity is Being Tested” (August 15, 2011). For more information, please click here. read more © Source JICA Auto…

On August 7, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed an investment agreement with Dotor Consta, a Brazilian medical insurance company, to invest in medical equipment and facilities to further expand MHI’s efforts to contribute to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) (Note 1). The funds will be used for medical equipment and facility investment to further…