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).
Public institutions belong to the most important buyers of goods and services in many countries. This project aims to support Bulgaria in its effort to turn “Green Public Procurement (GPP)” into practice, by providing methodological and practical support to public procurement authorities as well as to suppliers of goods and services, by increasing the awareness and exchanging best practices, and by elaborating a practical handbook and its use in public procurement processes. Thereby, the EU’s recommendations on GPP to its member states are taken into account.
COMPAL is a capacity-building programme promoting sustainable competition and consumer protection systems in Latin America. The programme is implemented by UNCTAD with the support of Switzerland. COMPAL III is the concluding phase of the programme. It aims at consolidating the achievements of the programme in view of making it self-sustainable.
Co-financed together with the World Bank, the Green Transport Development Project aims to improve the performance and efficiency of public transport in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, by developing a Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT), as well as to promote the integration of public transport with urban development.
The Capital Markets Strengthening Facility is an innovative cross-cutting initiative with the overall objective to develop stable and resilient capital markets and to facilitate long-term local currency financing for sectors critical for economic growth and poverty reduction. SECO?s funds are earmarked to its priority countries in the "South".
The Global Financial Infrastructure Programme (hereafter, the programme) will support the development and creation of well-functioning financial markets in SECO?s priority countries. With a specific focus on credit reporting and secured transaction, the programme will facilitate financial inclusion and foster responsible access to finance. It will be implemented by the the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
The project supports the creation of an effective legal and institutional framework for Ukrainian homeowners' associations to get access to finance for the purpose of energy efficiency modernization of the country's existing multi-family housing stock. It is implemented by the International Financial Corporation (IFC).
This programme with Serbia is designed as an "integrative" trade promotion package by SECO already implemented since 2003. The following programme aims at implementing a phase IV in different fields (WTO Policy, IPRs, High Tech Products).
A cost and time extension concerning Component THREE was approved in July 2017 lasting until June 2019.
The project, which SECO co-finances with the German Bank for Development (KfW), contributes to ensuring reliable and affordable water supply in the municipalities of Tuzla and Zenica in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
This component (budget increase) focuses on additional measures for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The E15Initiative is a trade policy initiative launched in 2012 by ICTSD, a Geneva-based NGO that aims at advancing sustainable development through trade. The E15Initiative aims at fostering a global trade system that functions more effectively in a fair and inclusive manner and that inherently promotes sustainable development.
This program, which is executed by the World Bank, aims to make the transfer of remittances, i.e. the money that is sent home by migrants, cheaper, safer and more convenient. This will result in an increase of the available resources for migrants and their families and in an increased usage of formal transfer channels and basic financial services.
The Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) is a multi-donor technical assistance facility aimed at helping developing country governments improving the quality of their infrastructure services through private sector involvement.
This project aims at improving the corporate financial reporting framework in Albania. It supports the Government of Albania's long-term strategy with the aim to align its regulatory framework with the relevant EU legislation. The project is implemented by the World Bank.