The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a business cooperation agreement with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat on December 5. The signature was exchanged at JICA Headquarters in Tokyo between JICA President Akihiko Tanaka and AfCFTA Executive Director Wamkele Menneh. The AfCFTA is an initiative aimed at eliminating tariffs among African countries…
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Climate change is a crisis that is there now, and it is essential to expand support for developing countries – also agreed at COP27
Climate change is a crisis that is there now, and it is essential to expand support for developing countries – also agreed at COP27 At COP27, the United Nations Conference on Climate Change held in Egypt in November, countries agreed to expand support for developing countries that are already severely affected. In recent years, the…
Support through LEAP, a JICA-funded trust fund (overseas investment and loan): Loan for telecommunications infrastructure development project in the southern Philippines
On December 7, 2022, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), utilizing the Asian Infrastructure Partnership Trust Fund (LEAP) funded by JICA, signed a loan agreement with Tiger Infrastructure Philippines Inc (Tiger), a private telecommunications operator in the Philippines, for a total of (Tiger), a private telecommunications operator in the Philippines, on December 7, 2022. Of this…
Chancellor Tanaka meets with Kyrgyz Prime Minister Japarov
On November 30, JICA President Akihiko Tanaka visited the Kyrgyz Republic’s Meeting with Prime Minister Akilbek Japarov, Chairman of the Cabinet and Secretary of the Presidential Administration, at JICA headquarters. President Tanaka noted that the OVOP project, launched in Issyk-Kul Oblast, Kyrgyzstan, with the cooperation of JICA, has led to the export of local Kyrgyz…
Passing the certification test at the highest level ever! The relentless challenge of the International Emergency Relief and Rescue Team
Passing the certification test at the highest level ever! The relentless challenge of the International Emergency Relief and Rescue Team Japan has been hit by numerous natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons. From November 8 to 11, 75 members of the Japan Disaster Relief Team (JDR) took part in an international evaluation test of…
Signing of a grant agreement for Rwanda: Contribution to stable water supply to the people of Kigali by upgrading and renewing water transmission and distribution facilities
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of the Republic of Rwanda on December 6 in Kigali City for a grant of up to 3,005 million yen for the “Water Supply Service Improvement Project in North Central Kigali City”. This project aims to improve water pressure and reduce…
Community Initiative Primary Education Improvement Project in Three Southern Provinces
In rural areas of Laos, many elementary schools operated with financial support from the local community due to inadequate capacity and budget for educational administration. In response, the Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES) established Village Education Development Committees (VEDCs) in each village to encourage school improvement with community participation. In this cooperation, we provided…
Project to Improve Corporate Financial Management Capacity for Implementation of State-Owned Enterprises Reform
In Vietnam, due to the global economic crisis of 2008-2009, non-performing loans in the Vietnamese banking sector reached a serious level in the early 2010s, partly due to the poor performance of state-owned enterprises. The government has therefore identified the improvement of the legal framework and corporate finance mechanism for state-owned enterprises reform as a…
Bengaluru Water and Sewerage Improvement Project (Phase 3) (Phase II)
In India, the development of water resources and water supply systems has not kept pace with the increase in water demand due to population growth and economic development. The same situation applies to the development of sewage systems, which requires the development of hygienic sewage treatment facilities. Furthermore, the operation and maintenance of water supply…
Water Supply Human Resource Development Project Phase 1
After the approval of the 1994 decentralization law, the operation and maintenance of water supply facilities was transferred to the State Water Companies (SWCs), but most of the states were facing serious problems such as lack of budget, human resources, and equipment. However, most of the states were facing serious problems such as budget shortfalls,…