Japan International Cooperation Agency

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is providing loans of up to 20 billion yen ($139 million) to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises that were affected by the February earthquakes.

The loan agreement was signed between JICA and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization of Türkiye (KOSGEB) in the capital Ankara.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic met with a Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) delegation on Thursday to discuss progress of current projects and opportunities for cooperation in new energy sector projects.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva held a number of meetings on the first day of her visit to Japan where both countries expressed their readiness to exchange expertise in different areas, to support the Western Balkans with concrete projects, to deepen their cooperation in education, culture, sport and equality between men and women, the Ministry of Forei

A meeting took place in BSMEPA between Dr. Boyko Takov, Executive Director and HE Mr. Massato Watanabe, Ambassador of Japan to Bulgaria, Mr. Hidea Kobayashi, Coordinator of the JICA project for the Western Balkans and Ms. Aoi Yamagishi, First Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in Bulgaria.

They discussed "projects in the field of road, rail, water and air traffic," as well as "possibilities for cooperation between the two countries in the field of infrastructure and energy efficiency," the Serbian government announced.

BELGRADE - President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic spoke in Belgrade Wednesday with the president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency Shinichi Kitaoka about the possibilities for development of economic cooperation between the two countries.

BELGRADE - A free mentoring program for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is available to SMEs in Serbia implemented by the National Agency for Regional Development (NARR) in cooperation with the Japanese government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).