Proyectos

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Phase II

30.11.2014 - 31.12.2016

The Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) is an international voluntary standard to disclose revenues from extracting non-renewable natural resources. The objective of the EITI is to increase transparency and thereby reduce corruption and strengthen accountability of governments of resource-rich developing countries. Switzerland as a supporting country of the EITI contributes to the operating cost of the EITI International Secretariat.

Pilot Auction Facility for Methane and Climate Change Mitigation Framework

31.10.2014 - 31.12.2022

The Pilot Auction Facility for Methane and Climate Change Mitigation ("PAF") is an innovative results-based climate finance facility aimed at stimulating investment in low-cost greenhouse gas emission reductions. The PAF would auction put options that guarantee a floor price on carbon emission reduction credits ("ERs").

Energy Efficient Street Lighting Retrofit Project

01.10.2014 - 31.12.2026

Five innovative Street Lightning LED Retrofit Projects will be realized with the aim to generate best practices models and build capacities in promoting energy efficiency in the public street lighting sector in South Africa. This project will be implemented by GIZ in the framework of their South African German Energy Program (SAGEN).

Improving Tax Administrations, Latin America, Phase I

01.10.2014 - 31.07.2019

This program aims at supporting a regional tax administration organization, so as to mobilize additional revenues in LAC countries and reduce dependency to ODA, while creating sufficient fiscal space to allow a proper and sustainable financing of poverty reduction and development programs.

Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative LatAm

01.10.2014 - 31.12.2017

The Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative is a thematic fund of the Inter-American Development Bank for climate change. The SECCI Fund can be considered a "start-up instrument" for climate investments, or a project preparation fund for implementation of low carbon and resilient projects. SECO will contribute CHF 6.0 Mio to the Fund.

Swiss Entrepreneurship Program

01.10.2014 - 30.06.2019

The Swiss Entrepreneurship Program aims to create jobs in Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Peru, and Vietnam by improving the local entrepreneurship ecosystem. The Program is implemented by Swisscontact and J.E. Austin Associates. It has been awarded by open tender.

Strengthening the Colombian Quality System in Cosmetic

01.10.2014 - 31.12.2018

The project implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) aims to strenghten Colombia's national quality infrastructure through the Cosmetic sector's enhanced compliance capacity to meet international and private quality and sustainability standards.

Bishkek Water and Wastewater Rehabilitation, Phase II

30.09.2014 - 01.05.2025

SECO has a longstanding partnership with the Kyrgyz Government aiming to develop and strengthen the urban water and sewerage sector of the country. Responding to the significant institutional and infrastructural needs, SECO engaged in 2009 in the Bishkek Water Supply Project (Phase I) on co-financing basis with EBRD. After the positive results achieved in phase I and taking into account the still existing need of the city, it was decided to contribute to a second phase of the project. This project will further rehabilitate the water and waste water infrastructure of Bishkek, the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic. The project with an overall budget of EUR 17,6 million, will be financed by an EBRD loan of EUR 8,5 mio., a grant by GEF of EUR 1,15 mio. and a grant by SECO of EUR 7,98 mio.

Energy Efficiency Zhytomyr, Ukraine

11.09.2014 - 31.12.2023

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.

Debt Resolution in the Balkans, Phase I

01.09.2014 - 30.04.2018

The regional debt resolution programme supports Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Serbia in their efforts to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of insolvency resolution arrangements. The programme is implemented by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

UN Trade Cluster Tanzania, Phase I

01.09.2014 - 31.12.2016

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.

Technical Assistance for the Mongolia Opportunity Investment Fund I

01.07.2014 - 31.12.2018

The Technical Assistance Project will help to improve the performance of the recipient companies to international standards. This will enable Mongolian SMEs to expand operations beyond the mining sector.