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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Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), Phase V
25.01.2016
- 31.03.2024
PEFA is an evidence-based diagnostic tool to assess the public financial management (PFM) system in a country. It can be considered a global public good, which SECO has helped to establish & develop since the beginning in 2001. Donor financing ensures the maintenance and continued development of the framework and support to the user community.
OECD: Anti-Corruption Network 16-19
01.01.2016
- 31.12.2019
OECD: Anti-Corruption Network (ACN), Phase IV Since 2003, SECO-WE has supported the implementation of the Istanbul Action Plan through OECD’s Anti-Corruption Network (ACN). Countries from the ECA region voluntarily submit themselves to Peer Monitoring Reviews in the area of anti-corruption in order to identify crucial key reform measures.
Green Building EDGE standard Program
01.01.2016
- 31.12.2020
Buildings consume a large share of energy and water resources and are responsible for up to 20% of global CO2 emissions. This program, implemented by the IFC, aims at supporting the construction sector in several SECO priority countries to design greener buildings. By reducing energy and water use of buildings, operational costs for house owners will decrease.
Intellectual Property Ghana, Phase II
01.01.2016
- 30.09.2021
The project will help Ghana implement a modern and development friendly system of intellectual property (IP) rights. A comprehensive IP legislative framework along with robust enforcement institutions are key elements to helping producers add value to their products, promoting technology transfer and contributing to a more innovative economy.
Support to Public Accounting Reforms Albania
01.01.2016
- 31.12.2022
This project aims at developing and strengthening the public accounting framework in Albania in order to improve transparency and budget allocation. The direct beneficiaries of the project are the Ministry of Finance as well as other budget institutions at central level. The project will be implemented by the World Bank.
Gostivar Water Supply System II, North Macedonia
01.01.2016
- 30.06.2025
The Gostivar Water Supply Supply System II project SECO aims at further improving the water services of the municipality of Gostivar, in collaboration with the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW).
Swiss Technical Assistance Subaccount at the IMF 2016-2020
01.01.2016
- 31.12.2020
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is financing through a dedicated trust fund ("the Subaccount") technical assistance implemented by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Africa, East Asia, Latin America, Southeastern Europe and Central Asia.
Enhanced Integrated Framework II
01.01.2016
- 31.12.2024
The Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) is a multi-donor programme dedicated to promoting the integration of least developed countries (LDC) into global trade by mainstreaming trade into national development strategies and eliminating supply-side constraints to trade. The programme will enter into a second phase (EIF II) running from 2016 to 2022.
Networked Carbon Markets
15.12.2015
- 31.10.2019
The World Bank initiative Networked Carbon Markets (NCM) intends to establish services and institutions that are needed to connect heterogeneous and fragmented climate mitigation efforts, within countries and between them. NCM is focused on collaboratively designing and operationalizing a blue print to achieve this.
Urban Planning and Mobility Training Partnership
11.12.2015
- 31.12.2018
This partnership between the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, the French Agency for Development, Urbaplan and Transitec aims at training decision makers and middle management from state institutions in developing countries in urban planning and urban mobility planning through operations oriented trainings in Lausanne and Marseille.
Urban development Sousse and secondary cities in Tunisia
01.12.2015
- 31.10.2022
This project aims at supporting the Municipality of Sousse in the implementation of the "Urban Development Strategy of the City of Sousse", by providing financial and knowledge support to plan the development of the third city of Tunisia in a sustainable way.
Integrated Urban Development Ukraine, Phase I
01.12.2015
- 31.12.2019
SECO supports a pilot project implemented by the German Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) aiming at preparing four Ukrainian cities to the application of integrated urban development concepts in line with the European Charter for sustainable city development.
