Cowater International Inc.

$12,350,000.00 CAD

≈ $0.30 for every person in Canada ≈ 158 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
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Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2017-2018
Agreement period
January 30, 2018 – March 31, 2026
Project status
Implementation
Reference
CA-3-D003045001

Published purpose

The Canadian Trade and Investment Facility (CTIF) provides technical assistance to support more inclusive, sustainable and poverty-reducing trade and investment in official development assistance (ODA) eligible Asia-Pacific countries. CTIF technical assistance providers work with national and regional authorities to improve policy-making practices among regional and national institutions, and with public, private and non-governmental stakeholders to increase access to markets and finance by Asia-Pacific-based SMEs, particularly those led by women. CTIF provides technical assistance by external contractors following the approval of technical assistance requests from eligible beneficiaries. These include regional institutions, governments, civil society organisations, and individual firms in ODA-eligible countries in the region.

In plain English AI-generated

This grant funds the Canadian Trade and Investment Facility, which provides technical assistance to support inclusive, sustainable, and poverty-reducing trade and investment in ODA-eligible Asia-Pacific countries, including helping SMEs, especially women-led ones, access markets and finance.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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