INCA Municipal Debt Fund and Capacity Building Fund
01.10.2020
- 30.09.2038
South Africa is facing a critical infrastructure-financing gap, which cannot be bridged by public resources. The access to alternative funding sources is thus vital for municipalities to maintain and develop infrastructure for a sustainable economic growth.
Piloting Phase: Transition from Learning to Earning and Jobs retention
01.08.2020
- 31.05.2022
The proposed piloting phase aims at addressing the quality and relevance of skills development. At the same time, it addresses the huge unemployment problem in South Africa which is estimated to further increase due to the COVID-19 pandemic by working on the demand side of skills development and support businesses to secure jobs.
Cities Support Program in South Africa, Phase II
01.04.2020
- 31.12.2024
The Cities Support Programme (CSP) is an initiative of the South African Government to support cities in sustainable urban development, efficient public investment and an improved business enabling environment.
Boost Africa Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab
15.06.2019
- 31.03.2024
The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Lab ("the Lab") by the African Development Bank (AfDB) is part of the Boost Africa initiative that aims at creating quality jobs and enhancing innovation on the African continent by supporting start-ups. The Lab strengthens the local entrepreneurial ecosystems necessary for start-ups to grow and become successful.
Sustainable Recycling Industries Phase II
01.01.2019
- 31.12.2025
With the growth of the global economy and the digitalization of today's businesses and society, electrical and electronic equipment has become more affordable and in combination with short usage times of the devices Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE or e-waste) has become the fastest growing waste stream worldwide.
Sustainable Cities Platform
01.12.2018
- 30.11.2023
The availability and quality of urban infrastructure and related services constitute an essential basis for enhancing competitiveness, reducing poverty and environmental and climate change impacts.
Agri-Processing Resource Efficiency in South Africa
15.11.2018
- 31.12.2023
The Agri-Processing Resource Efficiency (APRE) project implemented by IFC in South Africa aims at improving water use efficiency and productivity as well as energy use among companies in the agri-processing industry, in order to reduce operational costs and mitigate climate change risks.
Global Program for Intellectual Property Rights
01.03.2018
- 31.12.2024
Intellectual Property (IP) regimes are central to promoting innovation and the development of new goods, services and production methods. IP provides the incentive necessary to pursue further research and development, and creative works. Insofar, it is part of a sound foundation for a prosperous private sector and today's world trade system.
Global Eco-Industrial Parks Programme
01.01.2018
- 31.12.2023
While it is uncontested that Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP) methods are an important ingredient for a more sustainable and climate friendly way of production, their broad deployment and effective use has yet to happen.
Public Financial Management South Africa, Capacity Development Program
01.12.2017
- 31.12.2024
This program supports the South African National Treasury in implementing the government’s Capacity Development Strategy for Public Financial Management with a contribution of CHF 7’010’000.
Global Quality and Standards Programme (GQSP)
01.11.2017
- 30.11.2023
The Global Quality and Standards Programme (GQSP) implemented with UNIDO addresses challenges faced by exporters from developing countries, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) to meet and prove conformity with market entry requirements/standards, technical regulations and market requirements.
Government Debt and Risk Management Program, Phase II
01.08.2017
- 31.12.2023
This World Bank Treasury-implemented program aims to increase the capacity of Debt Management Offices in selected partner countries with regard to policy development and implementation of debt management plans, deepening of domestic debt markets, and putting in place sustainable debt management that adequately takes into account cost and risk.
