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Course Contents: (Diploma Multilateral Institutions)
- The European Union. The European Commission. Other institutions.
- The World Bank Group.
- The United Nations Agencies: UNDP, WFP, FAO, WHO, ...
- The Regional Development Banks: IADB, ADB, AfDB, EBRD. Other
sub-regional banks (CAF, CABEI, CDB, BOAD, IsDB, ...)
- Bilateral Aid Agencies. Bilateral Donors (USAID, GTZ, SIDA, AECI, France
Cooperation, DANIDA, JICA, ...). Private foundations and large development
NGOs.
Objectives
The objectives of this Learning Unit are to:
- Acquire sufficient knowledge of the structure activities of the main
International Institutions, their programs and procurements of goods,
services and works.
- Become acquainted with the websites of these institutions, their procurement
notices, loans and technical assistance programs, project databases, and the
main portals announcing tenders and grants, databases of experts, etc.
Summary
European Union, World Bank Group, United Nations Agencies (UNDP, WFP, FAO, WHO), Development Banks (IADB, ADB, AfDB, EBRD), Bilateral Aid Agencies (USAID, GTZ, SIDA, AECI), Development NGOs.
In this module we will study the advantages and disadvantages of working in
projects with funding from the main European and International Institutions.
We will analyze the business opportunities offered by these institutions.
Moreover, we will become acquainted with the websites of the different
Institutions and with the main bilateral agencies working with developing or
transition countries.
Various Financial and non-financial institutions have appeared in the last
decades in the international community, with purposes varying from one another,
but generally trying to promote economic and social development and fight
poverty. These institutions can be classified into various types according to
the nature of their key activities. Sometimes these organisations are known as “multilateral
financial institutions” (or “Multilateral Development Banks”), but
formally this term refers to the group of banks (the World Bank, Asian
Development Bank, EBRD, etc.) of a multilateral structure, that is, they belong
to a series of countries which own their capital, and enjoy the benefit of
having a number of different instruments to promote development in the target
region.
But some of the international institutions tendering projects are not of a
financial nature, but rather provide technical assistance, trade-related or
research activities.
Both the financial and the non-financial institutions are an important source
of business and employment opportunities for companies, individual experts and
Non-Government Organisations (NGOs).
Business opportunities with International Institutions represent
approximately 60 billion UDS per year (a large proportion of the total
International Development Assistance or ODA, over 100 billion USD in 2006).
Funds provided by the countries of the OECD (Organisation for Economic
Cooperation and Development), whether disbursed as grants, loans or credits for
emerging and developing countries are used for financing programs and projects
which contribute to the development and improvement of quality of life of
beneficiary countries, these programs and projects in turn buy services and
goods according to strict procedures, such as national or international tenders
and calls for proposals.
The International Institutions fund programs the following sectors:
- Rural development and agriculture
- transport
- Environment
- Health and medical equipment
- Energy
- Education and training
- Competitiveness, trade and SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises)
- Infrastructure
- Water and sanitation
- Financial sector
- Modernization of the government
- Macroeconomic support
- Urban development
- Tourism and local development
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (IFIs)
World Bank Group
The bank works worldwide to fight poverty through 5
agencies or units, in virtually all countries of the world and all areas of
development, with loans, other financial instruments, grants, technical
assistance, research and training.
African Development Bank (AfDB)
This bank works in African countries
and grants and loans mainly. It grants loans and delivers technical
assistance to public borrowers, but can also lend to private companies or
banks.
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
This bank works in Pacific-Asian countries
(it does not work in Middle Eastern countries that geographically belong to
Asian Continent). Among its most active customers we can find (according to
the amount of loans received): China,
Philippines,
Indonesia,
Thailand and
India.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Created in
1990 to support the economic transition towards the market economy in the
countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former
Soviet Union, with
headquarters located in London. It focuses on both the private and public
sector and works in infrastructure, energy, SMEs, etc, and promoting the
market economy.
Interamerican Development Bank (IABD)
It is the main multilateral bank
channeling funds to Latin America and the Caribbean. The main activity of
the Bank is granting loans for carrying out projects and technical
assistance for reforming the government structures; develop infrastructure,
social development, etc.
EUROPEAN UNION PROGRAMS:
The EU has a series of cooperation programs with third countries which offer
important business opportunities: in consulting, supplies, works and
infrastructure projects.
Available Languages:  
International Institutions, Agencies, Funding, Development Projects, European Union, World Bank Group, United Nations Agencies, UNDP, WFP, FAO, WHO, Development Banks, IADB, ADB, AfDB, EBRD, Bilateral, Aid Agencies, USAID, GTZ, SIDA, AECI, Development, NGOs
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