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Tourism Expansion in the Nouabale-Ndoki National Park in the Republic of the Congo (NNNP) (USAID Central Africa Regional):  Through technical assistance, grants, training and other activities, USAID will use FY 2023 funds to strengthen nature-based tourism in the Republic of Congo's protected areas in ways that generate scalable, sustainable revenue for protected area management and provide substantial benefits to local communities. USAID's nature-based tourism expansion activity will increase professional tourism management in a key protected area, Nouabale-Ndoki National Park, situated in the tri-border region of the Republic of Congo, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic. USAID will promote private investment in the park by enhancing the capacity of private tourism operators within a tourism destination with potential to deliver quality tourism products. USAID will contribute to the U.S. government Mission Objective of supporting biodiversity and countering wildlife trafficking. .USAID will contribute to advancing the U.S. government priorities in Central Africa designed to maintain the ecological integrity of the humid forest ecosystem of the Congo Basin, which is vital to regional stability, a U.S. foreign policy priority. USAID contributes to Joint Strategic Plan Strategic Objective 1.2 ( The ecological integrity of the humid forest ecosystem of the Congo Basin maintained) by protecting natural resources critical to long term, sustainable growth, and food and water security..
Food Safety for Food Security The purpose of this activity is to strengthen the enabling environment for sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) and food safety systems and measures to tackle poverty, hunger and malnutrition around the world.
Natural Hazards Mitigation Interagency Agreement Acuerdo del organismo común de la mitigación de los peligros naturales Haiti ER4 contributions Contribuciones de Haití ER4
Emergency Humanitarian Assistance The provision of effective protection, assistance, and durable solutions for refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and other victims of conflict and disasters.
Partnership for Decarbonized and Climate Resilient Energy Systems Sociedad para los sistemas resistentes descarbonizado y del clima de energía Participating Agency Partnership Agreement (PAPA) between USAID/DDI and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Golden Field Office/ National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Partnership for Decarbonized and Climate Resilient Energy Systems Acuerdo participante de la sociedad de la agencia (PAPÁ) entre USAID/DDI y la sociedad nacional de oro del laboratorio de la energía renovable de la oficina de campo del Departamento de Energía (DOE) de los E.E.U.U. (NREL) para los sistemas resistentes descarbonizado y del clima de energía
Emergency Food Assistance Auxílio de alimento da emergência Emergency food assistance and nutrition support. Auxílio de alimento da emergência e apoio da nutrição.
USAID Equipment, Lands, and Structures Equipo, tierras, y estructuras de USAID Equipamento, terras, e estruturas de USAID Équipement, terres, et structures d'USAID Administrative costs and operating expenses of USAID contributing to Equipment, Lands, and Structures. Costes administrativos y gastos de explotación de USAID que contribuyen al equipo, a las tierras, y a las estructuras. Custos administrativos e despesas de funcionamento de USAID que contribuem ao equipamento, às terras, e às estruturas. Frais d'administration et dépenses de fonctionnement d'exploitation d'USAID contribuant à l'équipement, aux terres, et aux structures.
Implementation and monitoring of neglected tropical disease control interventions facilitated by evidence-based technical guidelines and technical support Implementation and monitoring of neglected tropical disease control interventions facilitated by evidence-based technical guidelines and technical support Increased and sustained access to neglected tropical disease control interventions
Improved country policies, capacities and intersectoral actions for addressing the social determinants of health and reducing health inequities through &apos;health-in-all-policies&apos;, governance and universal health coverage approaches in the proposed sustainable development goals Improved country policies, capacities and intersectoral actions for addressing the social determinants of health and reducing health inequities through &apos;health-in-all-policies&apos;, governance and universal health coverage approaches in the proposed sustainable development goals Strengthened intersectoral policies and actions to increase health equity by addressing social determinants of health
Implementation of the WHO global disability action plan 2014-2021: better health for all people with disability, in accordance with national priorities Implementation of the WHO global disability action plan 2014-2021: better health for all people with disability, in accordance with national priorities Increased access to services for people with disabilities
Countries enabled to improve health care coverage for the management of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases and their risk factors, including in crises and emergencies Countries enabled to improve health care coverage for the management of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases and their risk factors, including in crises and emergencies Increased access to interventions to prevent and manage noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors
Countries enabled to integrate and monitor gender, equity and human rights in national health policies and programmes Countries enabled to integrate and monitor gender, equity and human rights in national health policies and programmes Gender, equity and human rights integrated into the Secretariat&apos;s and countries&apos; policies and programmes
We Cannot Wait Towards an Inclusive and Diverse Women's Movement in the GHoA Advocating for Law Policy and Social Norm Reforms
Municipal Development The objective of the proposed Municipal Development Project is to improve and maintain municipal service delivery in selected towns of Belize.
Belize COVID-19 Response Project To support the Government of Belize in the acquisition and deployment of Project COVID-19 vaccines.
Climate Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture Project The Project Development Objectives are to: (i) increase agricultural productivity and the adoption of climate-smart agricultural approaches among project beneficiaries; and (ii) respond effectively to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency event.
Climate Resilient Infrastructure The objectives of the Project are: (a) to enhance the resilience of road infrastructure against flood risk and impacts of climatechange; and (b) to improve the Borrower's capacity to respond promptly and effectively in an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, asrequired.
Farmakom MB Farmakom is one of the largest exporters in Serbia.  Since 2006, the group has invested over EUR140 million in its operations in order to add capacity and improve productivity and environmental standards.  The IFC project involves both an investment component and a corporate governance advisory component.  The investment component seeks to (i) provide much needed financing to a leading private sector group in Serbia to restructure its debt, (ii) fund some capital investments, and (iii) finance additional working capital requirements in line with the projected growth in 2011-13 to increase utilization of completed investments. The Group will
- have access to liquidity in order to support its expansion in export markets generating hard currency for the country,
- strengthen existing linkages with local suppliers,
- provide value-added products & services to customer improving their living standards; and
- additional tax revenues to the local Government by increased operations.
BRF KBB Convertible Komercijalna Banka ad Beograd (KBB or the Bank) is the largest locally owned bank in the Serbian banking sector, ranking the 2nd by total assets in the country. Operating since 1971, KBB is a universal bank offering a full range of banking services to its more than 750,000 clients in retail, corporate, SME, and municipal sectors. Headquartered in Belgrade, KBB has developed a strong domestic franchise and expanded to Bosnia & Herzegovina and in Montenegro. The Bank employs more than 3,200 staff. 

The Project is a joint IFI effort aimed at strengthening the Bank's capital base, and thereby improving its competitive position and enabling it to bear likely stresses on asset quality in view of the financial crisis.  It is also expected to facilitate the eventual sale of the Bank to a strategic investor once normalcy returns. The Project is expected to have a high development impact. It will:

- help the Bank to maintain its credibility in the market and expand its financial services and products to Serbian enterprises and individual consumers, supporting economic activity and job protection in the country; 

- strengthen the capital base and adequacy of the Bank and demonstrate the ability of a Serbian locally-owned bank to attract investments from international institutional investors in difficult financing times; 

- bolster a recently built depositors confidence in the banking sector of Serbia needed to go over a difficult crisis period; 

- advance capacity and institution building of the Bank through the BRFs/IFCs-nominee possible involvement in the Banks Board of Directors; and 

- facilitate the eventual sale of the Bank to a strategic investor.
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Belgrade WtE The proposed project includes i) construction and operation of a 340,000 tons p.a.(tpa) Waste-to-Energy (WtE) Facility with connection to electricity and heating distribution systems, ii) closing and remediation of the existing Vinca landfill, iii) building and operation of a new EU compliant sanitary landfill for 170,000 tpa, and iv) building and operation of a 200,000 tpa Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) Facility by Beo Cista Energija d.o.o (the SPV) in Belgrade, Serbia (together the Project). The Project has been developed and procured through a competitive bidding process by the City of Belgrade, with the support of the IFC PPP Advisory team as the Citys lead advisor, and in September 2017, a 25-year operation PPP contract was awarded to a consortium led by Suez Groupe (France), Itochu Corporation (Japan) and now also, Marguerite Fund II (France). The Project will be delivered under a design-build-finance-operate-transfer scheme by the SPV which was set up by the Sponsors for this Project.   The PPP Contract will provide the SPV with the exclusive right to treat the municipal waste generated by 13 municipalities of Belgrade, collected by the City. The electricity will be sold to Serbias power utility EPS, under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with a 12-year term post construction. The heat will be sold to the municipal district heating company, Beogradske Elektrane under a 25-year heat offtake agreement (HOA). (1) Stakeholder effects: The project is expected to improve the quality of waste management services provided to residential and commercial users in Belgrade. The proposed infrastructure which includes a WtE facility and a new landfill that meets EU standards, contributes to relieving pressure on existing waste management infrastructure in Belgrade, adds renewable to the grid, and provides heat to the local district heating company.

(2) Environmental and social effects: The project will also result in significant environmental benefits resulting from the remediation of the existing landfill and diversion of improperly disposed waste to a new regulated landfill. It also results in significant CO2 emissions savings (about 373,700 tons p.a.) from the use of municipal solid waste as feedstock in electricity and heat generation, as well as displacement of more carbon intensive fuels in electricity and heat production. This project also contributes to meeting the country's sector goals, to modernize waste management (reducing overreliance on landfills, eliminating illegal dumpsites, closing facilities that do not meet EU standards), maximizing waste recovery, and improve environmental sustainability, among others.

(3) Competitiveness: As the first long-term PPP investment of significant size in solid waste management in the Balkans, the project demonstrates a market-based solution for solid waste management in the region. The project benefits from upstream WBG engagement in the power and solid waste sectors in Serbia, that contributed to creating an enabling environment for private sector participation.
Cacanska Banka Cacanska Banka ad Cacak (CBC or the Bank) has a long tradition in Western Serbia operating since 1956 as a regional bank, covering mainly Central and Western Serbia through a network of 25 organizational units in 21 towns headquartered in Cacak, an industrial center in Western Serbia. The Bank employs 396 people. It is a universal bank offering a full range of banking services to its retail and corporate/SME clients, with SMEs representing over 80% of the Banks portfolio. Although CBC is a small bank, it holds a leading position in servicing SMEs in Western Serbia.  The Project consists of a potential equity investment of up to 20% of CBC and senior loan facility of up to EUR7 million. It is a joint IFI effort aimed at strengthening the Bank''s capital base, and thereby improving its competitive position and enabling it to bear likely stresses on asset quality in view of the financial crisis.  It is also expected to facilitate the eventual sale of the Bank to a strategic investor once normalcy returns. IFC will provide five year Senior Loan with a purpose of on lending to small and medium size enterprises, subject to the capital investment. The Project is expected to have a high development impact. It will:  - enable CBC to expand its lending to SMEs in the region that had limited access to finance from the banking sector historically and who will need more support given the effect of global crisis in Serbia. Central and Western Serbia region has a high concentration of SMEs, which play a critical role in the country''s economic growth and employment.   - strengthen the capital base and adequacy of the Bank and demonstrate the ability of a Serbian locally-owned bank to attract investments from international institutional investors in difficult financing times and thereby help the Bank to meet difficult asset quality and liquidity challenges going forward.  - will enable economic growth and job protection in less developed regions in Serbia.  - advance capacity and institution building of the Bank through the IFC''s nominee possible involvement in the Bank''s Board of Directors; and   - facilitate the eventual sale of the Bank to a strategic investor.
UniCredit AGRI UniCredit Bank Srbija a.d. Beograd (UniCredit Srbija or the Bank) is among Top 5 banks operating in the Serbian banking market.  UniCredit Srbija provides full range of banking services to retail and corporate/SME clients through a network of 70 branches employing 910 people.  Investment in the form of the Senior Term Loan, aims to support a long standing partner of IFC by enhancing the capacity of UniCredit Srbija to provide: (i) term funding to agribusiness sector and (ii) access to finance to lower income population for mortgage financing. The project is expected to have a high developmental impact by: (i) supporting bank operations within agribusiness industry, an underserved segment of Serbian economy, by providing term finance for agri producers. Agribusiness is one of the few sectors in Serbia where country has current account surplus and where Serbia can develop a sustainable long term competitive position (ii) access to finance to lower income population by providing long term housing finance that is currently not available in the market, and (iii) IFC investment will help banking sector sustain its recently built trust, significantly affected by the global economic crisis.
Hypo Vereinsbank - Serbia & Montenegro The proposed investment would enable HVB Bank Serbia and Montenegro (HVB, the bank or the company) to address its long-term funding needs including the areas of mortgages and SMEs.  Current term loans in the Serbian market have typical tenures of three to four years.  The Bank therefore has approached IFC for funding with longer tenor to be able to expand its long-term lending.  

HVB Bank Serbia and Montenegro a.d. was established in 2001.  The Bank is a member of the HVB Group through Bank Austria Creditanstalt (BA-CA).  BA-CA owns 99% of the shareholding of the Bank.  It is being geared by BA-CA to become a universal bank offering a variety of products. As of December 2004, it had total assets of EUR202 million, shareholders equity of EUR21 million, and total liabilities of EUR181 million of which deposits totaled EUR133 million.  For the year 2004 its ROAE and ROAA were 23% and 2.5% respectively.
Frikom Project Frikom is a leading ice cream, frozen food and frozen pastry producer in Serbia. The company acquired in 2008 Nova Sloga, a former Serbian state owned mineral water, fruit and vegetable producer. The proposed project is for the corporate restructuring and modernization of Frikom, and for the post-privatization investments in Nova Sloga, to finance capital expenditures, expand fruit production, establish fresh vegetable purchasing, increase mineral water production capacity and improve efficiency. The proposed project supports the continued regional growth of an emerging market player and also develops a local supply chain (raw material, packages, transport, etc) from regional farmers in fruit and vegetable production.  -Private Sector Development: Support privatization, rehabilitation and improve the productivity of formerly state-owned assets; -Employment: Safeguard Nova Slogas employment, including a large number in rural areas; -Farmer benefits: Strengthen the competitiveness of vegetable supply chain by providing reliable access to market and technical assistance to farmers; -SME development: companies like Frikom and eventually Nova Sloga after its turnaround are the local engines of supply chains, upstream supporting farmers by providing a reliable off-take of fruits and vegetables, and downstream by supplying retail and distribution networks.  -Tax-payer benefit: Increase taxes paid and decrease in state support to a loss making state-owned enterprise; -Quality Management Certification: Improve E&S management and quality certification.
Alibunar WPP Serbian WinCo d.o.o. (Electrawinds Serbia or the Company) is developing a 42 MW greenfield wind farm project near the town of Alibunar in the Banat region of Serbia (north-eastern part of the country, near the Romanian border) (the Project). If successful, the Project will become one of the first wind farms in the country.    The Company is a special purpose entity established solely for the development of the Project and is 100% owned by Electrawinds SE (Electrawinds or the Sponsor).  With its aspirations to join the EU, Serbia has incorporated renewable energy targets in its energy policy, and will be increasingly bound by these in future. At the same time, the region suffers from increasing energy deficits, which place a premium on domestic energy generation. IFCs involvement in the financing of the Project is expected to provide strong support to the nascent renewable energy sector in Serbia. IFC''s development impact in this Project includes:   (i) Demonstration Effect: Through this Project, which will be one of the first wind farms in Serbia, IFC will be supporting the renewable energy sector in the country and hence will set an example to potential investors and financial institutions;  (ii) Increasing Renewable Energy Capacity: The Project envisages adding 42 MW of wind energy capacity in Serbia where the share of coal fired generation constitutes approximately two thirds of total electricity generation; and   (iii) Displacement of GHG Emissions: The Project is expected to displace carbon from the country''s thermal generation plants, reduce pollution and contribute to the effort to combat global warming. Once completed the Project is expected to avoid an average annual GHG emission of 48,650 tCO2 (with total GHG avoided estimated at 778,400 tCO2).
Kronospan CEE-RS Kronospan Serbia has finished construction of a particleboard plant in Lapovo to better serve the markets of Serbia and the Balkan countries.  Planned plant capacity is 380,000 m3 of particleboard and 11 million m2 of melamine facing per annum.   The project was financed by Kronospan and HVB, Germany.  Production was to commence in Spring 2009, but the project was delayed due to difficulties with land acquisition, regulatory permissions and a decision to increase capacity to better realize economies of scale.  It is expected that the full scale production will start in 2010. Climate Change Mitigation:  Climate change benefits include a corporate commitment by Kronospan to produce panel products from waste-wood chips, forest residues and pulpwood, and to stimulate growth of forests through sustainable forest management practices. Kronospan Serbia aims to source 50% of raw material inputs from wood chips and saw dust.    Employment: The Project will generate approximately 200 additional jobs in the relatively undeveloped rural area.     Benefits to Local SMEs: High volume production of value added products will benefit the local furniture manufacturers and construction industry through lower prices and higher product quality.    Increased Linkages:  The Project is expected to increase the sourcing of raw materials and wood from local suppliers, thereby enhancing the income of the people involved in the upstream production as well as the planting and harvesting of forests.        Import Substitution: Domestic wood panels manufacturers in Serbia are unable to meet local demand. Increased local supply of particleboard is expected to substitute imports and lower board prices in the country and contribute to the competitiveness of exports and the local downstream construction and furniture industries.     Strong Demonstration Effect:  The success of the project during the ongoing financial crisis is likely to have demonstration effect for similar investments by other global and regional companies.  This is likely to encourage FDI, boosting confidence in the economy and the environment for private sector investment.