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Ms. Paola Orozco
Coordinadora Facilitación del Comercio Ministerio de Comercio Exterior
San Rafael de Escazú, Oficentro Plaza Tempo
Lobby A, Tercer piso
Costa Rica
Telephone: +506 2505 4122
Fax: +506 2505 4002
E-Mail: paola.orozco@comex.go.cr
Secondary E-mail: Facilitacion_Comercio@Comex.Go.Cr
Ms. Marcela Chavarría Pozuelo
Directora General de Comercio Exterior Ministerio de Comercio Exterior
San Rafael de Escazú, Oficentro Plaza Tempo
Lobby A, Tercer piso
Costa Rica
Telephone: +506 2505 4100
Fax: +506 2505 4002
E-Mail: marcela.chavarria0@comex.go.cr
Ms. Ana Laura Lizano
Misión de Costa Rica ante la OMC
145 Rue de Lausanne 1202
Geneva
Telephone: +41 22 715 0096
Fax: +41 22 715 0099
E-Mail: ana.lizano@comex.go.cr
Ms. Saskia Rodríguez Steichen
Directora Cooperación Internacional Ministerio de Planificación
San Pedro de Montes de Oca, 200
norte de Grupo Q, Hyundai,
Costa Rica
Telephone: +506 2281 2700
Fax: +506 2281 2747
E-Mail: srodriguez@mideplan.go.cr
Secondary E-mail: cooperacioninternacional@mideplan.go.cr
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Information Extracted from Article 22 Notifications
| Description of the assistance | Committed / Disbursed | Beneficiaries | Implementing agencies | Procedures for disbursements | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | ||||
| Capacity building resources (25 projects) | Disbursed USD 250000 | Albania, Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Comoros, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jordan, Lebanese Republic, Lesotho, Moldova, Republic of, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Malawi, Mauritius, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Senegal, Eswatini, Kingdom of, Uzbekistan | Central Government | - |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Capacity building resources | Disbursed USD 350000 | Albania, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Cameroon, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Eswatini, Kingdom of, Ghana, Guatemala, Iraq, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanese Republic, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Moldova, Republic of, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, Zimbabwe Kosovo | Government of Japan | ODA |
| United States | ||||
| Border and related agencies capacity building | Committed USD 10120 Disbursed USD 10120 | Latin America | US Agency for International Development (USAID) | ADS 201: https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/200/201. |
| Administrative procedures | Committed USD 132270 Disbursed USD 132270 | Latin America | US Agency for International Development (USAID) | ADS 201: https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/200/201. |
| Border and related agencies capacity building | Committed USD 3129510 Disbursed USD 3129510 | Latin America | US Agency for International Development (USAID) | ADS 201: https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/200/201. |
| Border measures | Committed USD 4527530 Disbursed USD 4527530 | Latin America | US Agency for International Development (USAID) | ADS 201: https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/200/201. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Central America, Panama, Dominican Republic Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CAPTAC-DR): support facilitates economic growth in the Centre’s member countries by strengthening National and regional public institutions’ economic, financial, and statistical management capacities. CAPTAC-DR responds to requests from the governments of member countries for macroeconomic technical assistance and training in areas such as central banking, monetary and exchange rate policy, tax policy and administration, customs policy and administration, and financial statistics. | Committed CAD 10000000 | El Salvador, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica | International Monetary Fund | http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/D000916001 | 2017 |
| Japan | ||||
| Capacity building resources | Disbursed USD 332000 | Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Moldova, Republic of, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, Zimbabwe Kosovo | ||
| United States | ||||
| Border and related agencies capacity building | Committed USD 40000 Disbursed USD 40000 | Latin America | Department of Energy (DOE) | ADS 201 |
| Border and related agencies capacity building | Committed USD 35000 Disbursed USD 35000 | Latin America | Department of Energy | ADS 201 |
| European Union | ||||
| Regional Economic Integration Project | Committed EUR 21000000 | Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala | European Commission DG DEVCO | 2018 |
| Japan | ||||
| Other programmes for capacity building resources | Committed USD 360000 Disbursed USD 360000 | Armenia, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Botswana, Cambodia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Moldova, Republic of, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, Zambia, Zimbabwe West Bank and Gaza Strip | Government of Japan | Official Development Assistance (ODA) |
| United States | ||||
| Border and related agencies capacity building | Committed USD 105000 Disbursed USD 105000 | Latin America & The Caribbean | Department of Energy (DOE) | ADS 201 | 2017-2019 |
| 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. | terminating Committed CAD 2850000 Disbursed CAD 1900000 | Africa, Asia, Latin America | International Trade Centre | International Trade Centre |
| Central America, Panama, Dominican Republic Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CAPTAC-DR): support facilitates economic growth in the Centre’s member countries by strengthening National and regional public institutions’ economic, financial, and statistical management capacities. CAPTAC-DR responds to requests from the governments of member countries for macroeconomic technical assistance and training in areas such as central banking, monetary and exchange rate policy, tax policy and administration, customs policy and administration, and financial statistics. | closed Committed CAD 10000000 Disbursed CAD 6000000 | Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | International Monetary Fund | http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/D000916001 |
| 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 | 2017-2018 |
| European Union | ||||
| Regional Economic Integration Project (INTEC) | Committed EUR 20000000 Disbursed EUR 20000000 | Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala | European Commission DG DEVCO | Contact regional EU Delegation in Nicaragua |
Information updated on 27.09.2021.
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