The project database provides concrete insights into the international cooperation work of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). You can filter for projects by topic, country and project owner (either the SDC or SECO).
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IMF Regional Technical Assistance Centers, Phase V
01.05.2019
- 30.11.2025
The International Monetary Fund’s Regional Technical Assistance Centers in Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and the Caucasus Region provide downstream implementation support in key macroeconomic policy areas thereby promoting inclusive growth and helping to advance on the Sustainable Development Goals.
Wastewater management Republika Srpska
01.04.2019
- 31.12.2024
The project continues SECO's engagement in the waste water sector in BiH and responds to the challenges of the sector in the Republika Srpska (RS) like enforcement of legal framework, water pollution, coordination between public bodies and skills of the professional staff to manage, operate and maintain the wastewater systems.
Sustainable Winter Tourism Kyrgystan, Phase I
01.04.2019
- 30.09.2021
To foster sustainable and inclusive growth in the tourism sector in Kyrgyzstan, SECO aims at strenghtening the winter tourism value-chain in selected localities of Kyrgyzstan. This pilot phase addresses challenges by developing and enhancing necessary skills for service providers and by creating a favourable business environment.
South Africa Skills Development YES Program
01.04.2019
- 30.11.2021
The aim of the South Africa YES program is to support the Youth Employment Service, a business led collaboration with the government of South Africa and civil society to address one of the country's main problems: unemployment. YES will support 12 months work experiences for unemployed poor (18-34) over the next three years.
Natural Resource Governance Institute Eurasia Hub II
01.03.2019
- 28.02.2022
The Natural Resource Governance Institute's Eurasia Knowledge Hubin Baku, Azerbaijan, provides training for government officials and civil society representatives, enabling them to better understand transparency issues in the resource sector.
National Pension Regulatory Authority, Phase II
01.02.2019
- 31.12.2022
The project supports the Government of Ghana in establishing a functioning supervisory authority for its three-tier pension sector.
Energy districts in Colombia, Phase II
29.01.2019
- 28.02.2025
Air conditioning in buildings is one of the main sources of energy consumption in Colombia. One way of making the production of air condictioning cleaner and more efficient is to build Energy Districts. SECO supports Colombia in promoting Energy Districts as an interesting option to improve energy efficiency in cities and lower GHG emissions.
Investment Council Albania (EBRD)
01.01.2019
- 31.12.2022
The Investment Council (IC) Albania, led by the EBRD, is the main public-private dialogue platform for economic policy in Albania. This is where the Government, the private sector and the international community meet to discuss new regulatory frameworks related to economic development and where the business community has a voice.
Micro, Small, and Medium Entreprise Technical Assistance Facility, Phase 2
01.01.2019
- 31.12.2026
The Facility provides technical assistance to the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region to improve access to finance for MSMEs and encourage private sector led growth. It is jointly implemented by the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation. Building on results achieved during the first phase of the Facility (2012-2018), this second phase will strengthen the legal and regulatory environment, develop financial market infrastructure and provide technical assistance to financial institutions.The SECO contribution will focus on activities in Egypt and in Tunisia.
Cities Development Initiative Asia CDIA Phase II
01.01.2019
- 31.12.2022
Sustainable investments in municipal infrastructure struggle to keep pace with the fast urbanization in Asia. One main reason is the lack of sound urban projects, attractive to financiers. Cities Development Initiative Asia therefore supports medium sized cities to prepare infrastructure projects and link them to finance.
Organic Trade 4 Development in Eastern Europe
01.01.2019
- 30.06.2024
The program aims at accelerating the market uptake of organic farming in Eastern Europe, Albania, Serbia, and Ukraine, by engaging in a partnership with the Swiss organic sourcing industry for the development of organic exports from the beneficiary countries and by fostering sustainable growth of the organic sector in line with IFOAM's vision 3.0.
Financial Inclusion for Growth, Central Asia
01.01.2019
- 30.06.2026
The Financial Inclusion for Growth Project (FIG) seeks to improve access to credit, payments and savings for individuals and businesses through formal (financial) institutions in a responsible manner. The FIG is implemented by the International Finance Corporation.
