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Mr. Andy Sutherland
Acting Director General for Foreign Trade
Directorate General for Foreign Trade
Ministry of Economic Development, Petroleum, Investment, Trade and Commerce
3rd Floor, Garden City Building
3894 Mountain View Boulevard
Water Reservoir Area, Belmopan, Belize C.A.
Belize
Telephone: 501 822 3263/2832/2833
Fax: 501 822 2837
E-Mail: andy.sutherland@mft.gov.bz
H.E. Mrs. Yvonne S. Hyde
Chief Executive Officer, National Authorizing Officer
Ground Floor
Right Wing
Sir Edney Cain Building
Belmopan City
Belize
Telephone: 501 822 2526/ 822 2527 / 822 1495
Fax: 501 822 3673
E-Mail: econdev@btl.net
Secondary E-mail: ceo@med.gov.bz
Mr. Raineldo Urbina
First Secretary, Embassy of Belize in Brussels
Boulevard Brand Whitlock 87/93
6th Floor, 1200 Brussels
Belgium
Telephone: +32 2 732 6204
Fax: +32 2 732 6246
E-Mail: Raineldo.urbina@mfa.gov.bz
Mr. Tirso Galvez
Chief Transport Officer
Department of Transport
Belize
Telephone: 802-2692
Fax: 802-3317
E-Mail: tegalvez001@yahoo.com
Mrs. Estelle Leslie
Deputy Comptroller of Customs and Excise Department
#1 Caesar Ridge Road
Port Loyola
Belize
Telephone: 501 223 7092
Fax: 501 223 7091
E-Mail: custnet@btl.net
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Information Extracted from Article 22 Notifications
| Description of the assistance | Committed / Disbursed | Beneficiaries | Implementing agencies | Procedures for disbursements | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | ||||
| Capacity building resources | Disbursed USD 7000 | Latin America & The Caribbean | Government of Japan | ODA |
| Capacity building resources | Disbursed USD 4000 | Latin America & The Caribbean | Government of Japan | ODA |
| Canada | ||||
| ITC Institutional Support 2016-2019: This grant represents Canada’s institutional support to the International Trade Centre, the technical co-operation agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The Centre provides assistance by making policy environments friendlier for export business, by strengthening the institutions that provide support to exporters, and by assisting small export enterprises and communities to reach global markets with products and services. Its activities take into account crosscutting development issues such as gender equality, sustainable development and poverty reduction. | Committed CAD 2850000 Disbursed CAD 950000 | Africa, Latin America & The Caribbean, Asia | International Trade Centre | http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/D002475001 |
| Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre - Phase IV: Technical assistance and training through the IMF. Activities include training for government officials in the area of customs policy and administration and improved customs administration units implementing post clearance audit and risk management programs. | Committed CAD 20000000 | Caribbean | International Monetary Fund | http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/a034618001 |
| Support to the Regional Integration Fund: fund will support the following priority areas to facilitate both public and private infrastructure investments: (1) Strengthening best practices in regional regulatory frameworks by removing regulatory bottlenecks at border crossings; (2) Promoting investments that reduce the logistics costs of regional trade by investing in infrastructure corridors, ports and maritime services, and improving market structures for air cargo services; and, (3) Enhancing transnational regulatory frameworks for key regional markets, such as energy and telecommunications. | Committed CAD 10000000 | Latin America & The Caribbean | Inter-American Development Bank | http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/m013611001 | 2018 |
| United States | ||||
| Border and related agencies capacity building | Committed USD 105000 Disbursed USD 105000 | Latin America & The Caribbean | Department of Energy (DOE) | ADS 201 |
| European Union | ||||
| Support to CARIFORUM States in furthering the implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement and in meaningfully reaping the benefits of the Agreement | Under approval Committed EUR 21000000 | Caribbean | European Commission DG DEVCO | Contact regional EU Delegation in Barbados | 2018-2019 |
| Chinese Taipei | ||||
| National Broadband Plan (Belize) To support Belizean government’s policy goal of bringing fiber connection to the home, a concessional loan was provided to the Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL), a state-owned telecommunications company and a major player in the Belizean market, to serve as a foundation for government and businesses to better adopt ICT techniques/tools, which will contribute to streamlining and increasing transparency and efficiency in customs clearance (e.g., e-data interchange, e-documents, customs automation, online tracking movement of goods, e-single windows) to facilitate trade. The project is under implementation (Implementation period: June 28, 2018 to June 27, 2021). As of the end of May 2019, people in major cities, towns and villages across the country have had access to faster and cheaper internet services provided by the fiber network constructed. Committed amount is US$ 17.5 million. As of July 15, 2019, all of the committed amount has been disbursed. | Committed USD 17500000 Disbursed USD 1750000 | Belize | Lender/funding provider: International Cooperation and Development Fund | The disbursements were made in accordance with the loan agreement signed between BTL and the International Cooperation and Development Fund. | 2015 |
| Canada | ||||
| ITC Institutional Support: This grant supports the ITC's operational plan for 2015. The Centre provides assistance by making policy environments friendlier for export business, by strengthening the institutions that provide support to exporters, and by assisting small export enterprises and communities to reach global markets with products and services. Its activities take into account crosscutting development issues such as gender equality, sustainable development and poverty reduction. | Committed CAD 950000 Disbursed CAD 950000 | Africa, Latin America & The Caribbean, Asia | International Trade Centre | http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/d000971001 |
| Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre - Phase IV: Technical assistance and training through the IMF. Activities include training for government officials in the area of customs policy and administration and improved customs administration units implementing post clearance audit and risk management programs. | Committed CAD 20000000 | Caribbean | International Monetary Fund | http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/a034618001 |
| Support to the Regional Infrastructure Integration Fund: Fund will support the following priority areas to facilitate both public and private infrastructure investments: (1) Strengthening best practices in regional regulatory frameworks by removing regulatory bottlenecks at border crossings; (2) Promoting investments that reduce the logistics costs of regional trade by investing in infrastructure corridors, ports and maritime services, and improving market structures for air cargo services; and (3) Enhancing transnational regulatory frameworks for key regional markets, such as energy and telecommunications. | Committed CAD 10000000 | Latin America & The Caribbean | Inter-American Development Bank | http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/m013611001 | 2017-2019 |
| Canada | ||||
| Women in Trade: aims to increase the number of women from developing countries involved in international trade as exporters, and to increase the share of exports generated by women-led small and medium enterprises (SMEs), while seeks to address the main constraints faced by women exporters. | operational Committed CAD 11700000 Disbursed CAD 900000 | Africa, Latin America & The Caribbean, Middle East, Asia | Trade Facilitation Office (TFO) Canada | https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/P006355001 | 2019-2020 |
| Japan | ||||
| High-level customs policy dialogue on trade facilitation and anti-smuggling | Disbursed USD 76000 | Caribbean | Ministry of Finance | ODA |
| United States | ||||
| Border and related agencies capacity building | Disbursed USD 445049 | Caribbean Central America | AID | ADS 201 |
| Border and related agencies capacity building | Disbursed USD 42873 | Caribbean Central America | AID | ADS 201 |
| Border Measures | Disbursed USD 84335 | Caribbean Central America | DOS | ADS 201 |
Information updated on 27.09.2021.
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