summary Conference Title: IMF Headquarters Event “Fiscal Policy Options for Sustainable and Resilient Development” Date: April 13, 2023 Organized by Commonwealth Secretariat Location: IMF Headquarters, Washington D.C., U.S.A. Main Participants Prof. Etisham Ahmad LSE (former IMF Senior Advisor), Indermit Gill, World Bank Chief Economist, Vito Tanzi, former Director of the IMF Fiscal Department, Megumi Muto,…
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Chancellor Tanaka meets with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in Tokyo on April 26. At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka noted that significant progress has been made in JICA-supported projects, including the partial opening of Urban Railway (MRT) Line 6 and the opening of the Bangladesh…
Signing of Yen Loan Agreements for Tanzania: Contributing to the Response to the Food Security Crisis and the Building of a Robust Agricultural Infrastructure
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) of up to 10 billion yen with the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam on April 27 for the “Tanzania Agricultural Input Support Project. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused grain and fertilizer prices to skyrocket around the world,…
President Tanaka visits Papua New Guinea
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka visited Papua New Guinea (PNG) from April 17 to 20 to inspect JICA’s cooperation projects and meet with Prime Minister Malape, Foreign Minister Tkachenko, and other government officials. PNG has the largest land area of any Pacific island nation and is considered a regional powerhouse, rich in mineral resources such as…
Signing of a yen loan agreement for the Kingdom of Cambodia: Construction of irrigation and drainage facilities in a poor rural area southwest of Phnom Penh to help expand agricultural production
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Royal Government of Cambodia on April 27, 2012, for a loan of up to 2.482 billion yen for the “Rehabilitation and Improvement Project for Irrigation and Drainage Facilities in Southwestern Phnom Penh (Phase II)” in Phnom Penh. This project aims to expand…
Grant Aid Gift Agreement for Sri Lanka: Helping to Reduce Health Hazards through Enhanced Infectious Waste Disposal
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on April 26 in Colombo for a grant of up to 503 million yen for the “Infectious Waste Management Improvement Project”. In Sri Lanka, vaccination against new coronavirus infection is progressing, and the…
Signing of Yen Loan Agreements for the African Development Bank: Contributing to private sector-led economic growth and poverty reduction in Africa
On April 25, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) signed a Yen Loan Agreement (L/A) of up to 44.1 billion yen for “Private Sector Support Loan (VIII) under the Joint Initiative for Private Sector Development in Africa”. The Loan Agreement (L/A) was signed with the African Development Bank Group…
Provision of sunflower and corn seeds to support the restoration of Ukrainian agriculture
Around April, the harsh winter comes to an end and the land begins to sprout. Ukrainian farmers are also busy. They wait for the soil to soften as the temperature rises, and then they use tractors to raise the soil. For farmers, the fields are their life. Just by touching the soil, the earth gives…
Support through “LEAP”, a JICA-funded trust fund (overseas investment and loan): Financing for a wind power generation project in Bukhara Province, Uzbekistan
Through its investment in the Asian Infrastructure Partnership Trust Fund (LEAP) (Note 1), a trust fund managed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), JICA is contributing to the promotion of the Japanese government’s vision of high-quality infrastructure partnerships. ADB has recently signed a loan agreement totaling US$174 million with a special purpose company established by…
President Tanaka meets with Gilbert F. Ngubo, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO)
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with International Labor Organization (ILO) Director-General Gilbert F. Ngubo at JICA headquarters on April 24. In his opening remarks, President Tanaka expressed his hope for further deepening cooperation with the ILO in areas related to “Business and Human Rights,” such as the protection of the human rights of migrant workers…