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).
The Sanad Fund is an investment vehicle, that provides debt and equity financing to banks and microfinance institutions. The ultimate beneficiaries are micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. The Middle East and North African region is the main target region of the Sanad Fund.
With this collaboration with the UN Interagency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity Trade (hereafter UN Trade Cluster) the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO responds to the political relevance of "Aid for Trade" for Least Developed Countries (LDCs), as part of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Doha Round.
The objective of the Microfinance (MF) Project is to support the further development of Indonesia's MF sector and increase access to MF - based on the principles of responsible finance.
Accurate and legally valid enterprise information is an important backbone to facilitate private sector transactions, increasing confidence in business transactions and transparency in an economy. This project seeks to enhance the business registration system in Vietnam.
This project will promote an integrated and sustainable tourism model for Gab#s, Médenin and Tatouine - three disadvantaged regions in South East Tunisia - tapping into the heritage of the local culture and encouraging environmentally friendly natural resource consumption.
With the UN Interagency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity (UN Trade Cluster) SECO responds to the political relevance of the "Aid for Trade" initiative. The approach integrates the various core competences of SECO's trade related technical assistance, which have been developed in cooperation with strategic multilateral partners of the UN system such as UNCTAD, ILO, UNIDO and ITC.
SECO is entering with this project the domain of wastewater treatment by cofinancing the construction of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Gjakova with KfW.
REPIC is the interdepartmental platform for the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency in international cooperation. It is a joint initiative of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) as well as the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE).
Urban water supply and sanitation in Tajikistan is in bad condition due to lack of investments and maintenance. The Tajik Water Phase II Programme will provide additional financing to continue water and wastewater infrastructure (re)construction and institutional strengthening in all the 20 cities where EBRD (and SECO) already work.
The land tenure in Colombia is highly informal and lacks clarity.The absence of a consolidated data management, a lack of interoperability between databases and deficient field surveys have led to unequal land distribution. SECO supports the Colombian government in its goal of introducing a modern cadastral system.
The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) is a multi-year programme to support countries interested in pursuing green economy policies. It will deploy the joint expertise of four UN agencies, ILO, UNEP, UNIDO, and UNITAR, to assist a total of 30 countries in their efforts to embark on green economy pathways.
The ECA Strenghthening financial system programme supports the recovery of the financial system from the ECA region to overcome the financial crisis by addressing exsiting bottlenecks within financial institutions in risk management and by supporting SME lending growth. The Programme is implemented by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).