Tag: JICA

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on April 30, 2024. The signing took place between Mr. Ohba, Director General of JICA, and Mr. Schaal, Director General of the International Cooperation Relations Department of the OECD. The year 2024 marks the 60th…

On April 25, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), together with Sumitomo Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Sumitomo) and Hankyu Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Hankyu Corporation), concluded an agreement for the operation and maintenance of the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1 (hereinafter referred to as LRT Line 1), an urban passenger railroad…

On April 19, representatives of the Senior Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) and the Japanese American community who have returned to Japan were received by Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress at the Imperial Palace to report on their activities in the countries to which they were dispatched. The meeting between the JOCV members and Their…

JICA Mongolia Office is pleased to announce an online seminar for companies, educational and research institutions, NGOs, and local governments interested in solving social issues in Mongolia. Specifically, we would like to invite you to participate in the “Mongolia Open Innovation and Co-creation for SDGs (MICS) 2024” program, an open innovation and co-creation initiative that…

Event Summary Conference Title: Seminar on Earthquake Disaster Mitigation in Central Asia and the Caucasus Date and Time: April 16 (Tuesday) to 19 (Friday), 2024, 14:00 to 21:30 (Japan time) Place: Center for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction (CESDRR), Almaty, Kazakhstan Sponsored by Kazakhstan International Development Agency (KazAID) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA),…

On April 19, representatives of the Senior Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) and the Japanese American community who have returned to Japan were received by Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress at the Imperial Palace to report on their activities in the countries to which they were dispatched. The meeting between the JOCV members and Their…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Republic of Turkey for up to 60 billion yen for “Emergency Earthquake Disaster Reconstruction Project” in Ankara, the capital of the Republic of Turkey, on April 25. The earthquake that struck southeastern Turkey in February 2023 caused devastating damage…

On April 16, a ceremony was held in Manta City, Manabí Province, Republic of Ecuador (hereinafter referred to as “Ecuador”), to mark the donation of seismically isolated exhibit equipment that was developed under the “Museum Seismic Isolation Equipment Project in Manabí Province,” a general cultural grant. The ceremony (from left to right: JICA Ecuador Office…

April 18, 2024 (Thursday) Ceremony to Commemorate the Donation Suzuki Motor Corporation donated training equipment, including three vehicles, to the National Institute for Vocational Training in the Democratic Republic of Congo (hereinafter referred to as “INPP”), and a ceremony was held at the INPP headquarters to commemorate the donation. Mr. Shinji Ishikawa, General Manager of…

summary Event: Deal Awards 2023 Winners – APAC Date: April 17, 2024 Location: Singapore Main Participants Asian Development Bank, private financial institutions, infrastructure-related businesses, law firms, rating agencies, IJGlobal, JICA (Private Partnership Division), etc. Contents The IJGlobal APAC Awards 2023, sponsored by IJGlobal – Infrastructure and Project Finance Intelligence, an international project finance journal, was…