Tag: JICA

On March 19, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the government of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire for up to 2.455 billion yen for the “Port of Abidjan Grain Berth Construction Project (Phase II)” in Abidjan. This project aims to contribute to the revitalization of logistics in the Sahel…

March 21, 2024 In response to a request from the Mongolian government for assistance for snow damage, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide emergency relief supplies as follows. record damage from the earthquake and tsunami The snow disaster in Mongolia has caused extensive human and material damage in the affected areas. Damage as…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the government of the Republic of Honduras on March 20 in Tegucigalpa, the capital of the country, for up to 11,703 million yen for the “Hospital Network Strengthening Project. Medical facilities in Honduras are aging, making it difficult to secure adequate equipment and…

JICA has been working to implement projects with environmental and social considerations by promulgating the Guidelines for Environmental and Social Considerations (the “Guidelines”) since April 2010, and in January 2022, the Guidelines (January 2022 version) were promulgated and became effective in April 2022. JICA has also established the Environmental and Social Consideration Advisory Committee as…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a practical comprehensive drill for the rescue team of the Japan Disaster Relief Team (JDR), which is dispatched to large-scale disasters overseas, from March 12 to 14 at the Hyogo Prefectural Disaster Prevention Center (Miki City) as the main venue. The rescue team is mainly tasked with searching…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka visited Angola and Malawi for the first time from February 29 to March 8. In Angola, he attended the presentation ceremony of the Maternal and Child Health Handbook, and in Malawi, he attended the handover ceremony of the Old Town Substation, which was constructed under the grant assistance “Lilongwe Substation Rehabilitation…

summary Conference Title: Tourism Resilience Seminar and Workshop Date:February 7-8, 2024 Organized by JICA and the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Center (GTRCMC) Location: Kingston, Jamaica Main Participants Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism, Jamaica Prof. Lloyd Waller, Executive Director, World Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Center Masato Takamatsu (President, Tourism Resilience…

On March 14, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Cambodian government in Phnom Penh, the capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia, for a loan of up to 21,104 million yen for the “Regional Hospital Development Project. This project will provide the medical facilities and equipment necessary to upgrade…

On December 22, 2023, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with L&T Finance Holdings Limited (LFH), an Indian financial institution, for up to US$125 million to improve access to finance in poor states (Note 1). The signing ceremony was held in Mumbai, India on March 12, 2024. The project will be…

On March 1, 2024, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with Global Bank Corporation (“GB”), a private financial institution in Panama, for up to US$500,000 to improve access to finance for micro, small, and medium enterprises (“MSME”), promote the economic empowerment of women, and promote agriculture in the country. The loan…