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).
This project aims to promote better work through microfinance institution (MFIs). It uses MFIs as delivery mechanism to offer better financial and non-financial services, leading on one hand to financial inclusion. On the other hand, MSE will also learn how to improve working conditions and enhance productivity, leading to more and better jobs.
The so called Municipal Infrastructure Programme (MIP) has the objective to improve access of the population of six medium sized cities in Albania to safe drinking water and to provide adequate sanitation through sewerage disposal.
The objective of this project is to reduce Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing activities in Romania by strengthening the financial intelligence analysis capacity of the Romanian Financial Intelligence Unit.
The Technical Assistance Facility of the responsAbility (rA) Energy Access Fund supports energy companies mainly in Sub-Sahara Africa and South and South East Asia in setting up an effective sales and distribution network, i.e. how to best market, distribute and sell off-grid solutions and efficient cook stoves to the lower income population.
The National Solid Waste Management Program aims at supporting the establishment and implementation of effective policy, legislation and institutional arrangements for municipal solid waste management in Egypt, coupled with the implementation of related infrastructure.
Fairtrade is based on a partnership between producers and consumers. When farmers can sell on fairtrade terms, it provides them with a better deal and terms of trade. Fairtrade also contributes to democracy building because of the investment of the fairtrade premium in community development.
Between 2011 and 2013, SECO supported the organizational build up of Top10 China. Since its launch Top10 China has aimed to inform and influence Chinese manufacturers, retailers and government by becoming an international benchmark for product energy performance. The time between 2014 and 2016 is envisaged as institutional Consolidation Phase.
The regional program aims to improve corporate governance policies and practices in selected countries in Africa. By promoting good corporate governance operational efficiency and performance of companies can be improved.
SME finance and thus the development of the Romanian private sector have been identified as a priority under the Swiss-Romanian Cooperation Programme. The Romanian-Swiss Program for SMEs is responding to the existing gap on the Romanian financial market by providing investment loans, which are backed by preferential guarantees, to SMEs in the manufacturing, tourism, health, cleantech, transportation, IT, construction and technology sector. If an SME of one of these sectors fulfills certain quality criteria (i.a. operating license since at least one year, no arrears owed to Romanian authorities) as well as the lending rules and procedures of the participating commercial bank CEC Bank S.A., it is eligible for an investment credit in order to implement its business plan.
The project aims at improving the municipal infrastructure and its energy efficiency. To do so, the district heating network will be rehabilitated, capacity will be built and the awareness about energy efficiency and renewable energy will be raised. The project will accompany Zhytomyr on its way to becoming an energy-efficient city.
This project promotes the development of sustainable hydropower globally and in two SECO priority countries via a support to the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol, a major initiative encompassing a wide range of hydropower stakeholders