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Multilateral Organisations

SFO has formalised strategic partnerships with a number of multilateral organisations. Some examples are provided below :

Multilateral Banks and Multilateral Financial Institutions

  • World Bank (WB)
    • Our MOU emphasises closer consultation on country assistance strategies, the elimination of duplication of efforts, the harmonisation of operational procedures and processes, and the enhancement of efficiency and effectiveness at country and institutional levels.
    • International Bank For Reconstruction and Development ( IBRD )
      • Our MOU focusses on providing loans, guarantees, risk management products, and advisory services to middle-income and creditworthy low-income countries, as well as by coordinating responses to regional and global challenges.
      • International Development Association ( IDA )
        • Our MOU aims to reduce poverty by providing zero to low-interest loans (called “credits”) and grants for programs that boost economic growth, reduce inequalities, and improve people’s living conditions.
      • International monetary Fund ( IMF )
        • Our OU is focussed upon sharing a common goal of raising living standards in member countries.
        • The approach to achieve this shared goal is complementary: the IMF focuses on macroeconomic and financial stability while the World Bank concentrates on long-term economic development and poverty reduction.
      • International Finance Corporation ( IFC ) 
        • Our MOU is focussed advancing economic development and improving the lives of people by encouraging the growth of the private sector in developing countries. We apply our financial resources, technical expertise, global experience, and innovative thinking to help our partners overcome financial, operational, and other challenges. We achieve this by investing in impactful projects, mobilizing other investors, and sharing expertise. In doing so, we create jobs and raise living standards, especially for the poor and vulnerable. Our work supports the World Bank Group’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity.
      • General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT )
        • Our MOU covers international trade in goods / commodities, market access, subsidies, anti-dumping measures. Also reporting to the Goods Council are a working party on state trading enterprises, and the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) Committee.
      • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
        • Our MOU focuses on joint operational activities in Central Asian Republics in institution development, environment, infrastructure, and private sector development.
      • Corporacion Andina de Fomento
        • Our MOU aims to foster knowledge management; promote exchange of best practices; and enhance policy and private sector dialogue, and South-South cooperation between Asia and Latin America.
      • United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) 
        • Our MOU focusses supporting the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean to formulate and develop their own action plans Open Government supported by three pillars: i) transparency and accountability; ii) collaboration within the government both civil servants and technological innovation with citizens for public co-creation and social value; and iii) participation in the process of actively engaging citizens in the design, development and implementation of public policies.
      • Organization of American States (OAS)
        • Our MOU contributes to the promotion of Open Government principles through different programs and projects that seek to strengthen public institutions so they are more transparent, effective and have mechanisms for public participation. To contribute to improve technical capacities and leadership skills of public officials and political leaders in the Americas so they are prepared to address citizens demands today. To also provide strategies, methodologies, mechanisms and tools to improve transparency in public actions, strengthen accountability and exercise public participation. Support member states on the implementation of initiatives to fight corruption, improve access to public information, promotes e-government and open data, and facilitates dialogue and exchange of experiences on Open Government innovative practices.
      • Multilateral DFIs
        • Multilateral DFIs are private sector arms of international financial institutions (IFIs) that have been established by more than one country, and hence are subject to international law. Their shareholders are generally national governments but could also occasionally include other international or private institutions. These institutions finance projects in support of the private sector mainly through equity investments, long-term loans and guarantees. They usually have a greater financing capacity than bilateral development banks and also act as a forum for close co-operation among governments. The main multilateral DFIs include:
          • AFDB (African Development Bank)
            • Our MOU centers around the  overarching objective to spur sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries (RMCs), thus contributing to poverty reduction, mobilizing and allocating resources for investment in RMCs; and providing policy advice and technical assistance to support development efforts.
          • ADB (Asian Development Bank)
            • Our MOU focusses on facilitating knowledge sharing and peer exchange between government and civil society to identify successful open government practices and promote lesson sharing through a series of regional events and workshops and helping countries in developing and implementing their National Action Plan.
          • AIIB ( Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank )
            • Our MOU focusses to build Infrastructure for Tomorrow (i4t)—green infrastructure with sustainability, innovation and connectivity at its core. We do this by unlocking finance that brings this vision to fruition. As our clients succeed in building i4t, society shares in that success. Our investments in infrastructure and other productive sectors seek to foster sustainable economic development, create wealth and improve infrastructure connectivity. 
          • AFESD ( Arab Fund For Economic and Social Development )
            • Our MOU is to support economic and social development by financing public and private investment projects and by providing grants and expertise. The projects use international competitive bidding for procurement. Executing agencies evaluate the bids, although AFESD oversees the projects during implementation.
          • CDB ( Carribbean Development Bank )
            • Our MOU is committed to helping Borrowing Member Countries reduce inequality and halve the incidence of extreme poverty by the end of 2025, through supporting inclusive and sustainable growth and promoting good governance.
          • EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)
            • Our MOU focusses around a wide range of financial instruments and other services, including business advice for SMEs, as well as policy advice, Project finance, Business advice, Trade finance, Procurement, Capital markets, Loan syndications etc
          • EIB (European Investment Bank)
            • Our MOU covers cooperation in projects that involve private sector and public-private partnerships, climate protection; in developing risk-mitigating financial instruments; and funding in local currency.
          • EDB ( Eurasian Development Bank )
            • Our MOU is focussed to promote economic growth in its member states, extend trade and economic ties among them, and support integration in Eurasia through investment. 
              • Financing projects with a strong integration effect and national development projects;
              • Introducing new financial products and instruments;
              • Supporting manufacturing projects;
              • Promoting PPP initiatives in the member states; and
              • Developing partnerships and alliances to attract additional sources of finance for projects in the member countries.
          • IDB (Inter-American Development Bank)
            • Our MOU focuses on joint implementation, information exchange capacity building, and policy research in aid for trade, climate change, regional economic integration, south-south cooperation, aid effectiveness, among others.  There is also a MOU  covering cooperation on sustainable low carbon transport.
          • ISDB (Islamic Development Bank)
            • Our MOU is to provide financing for public and private projects that support the social and economic development of member countries.
          • NDB ( New Development Bank )
            • Our MOU focusses to preserve and enhance environmental conditions and the quality of life of people living along the U.S.-Mexico border.
          • International Financial Institutions / Development finance institutions- harmonised development results indicators for private sector investment operations
            • The MOU sets forth the intent of the 25 international financial institutions that signed it to harmonise data collection on private sector operations by adopting a common set of indicators, their definitions, and measurement. The intent is to reduce the reporting burden on private sector clients and enable comparison of data across projects and countries. National and international development finance institutions (DFIs) are specialised development banks or subsidiaries set up to support private sector development in developing countries. They are usually majority-owned by national governments and source their capital from national or international development funds or benefit from government guarantees. This ensures their creditworthiness, which enables them to raise large amounts of money on international capital markets and provide financing on very competitive terms.
      • Bilateral DFIs
        • Bilateral DFIs are either independent institutions, such as the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO), or part of larger bilateral development banks, such as the German Investment and Development Company (DEG), which is part of the German development bank KfW. They are both among the largest DFIs worldwide. The main bilateral DFIs include:

              Organisations with Global Outreach

              • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
                • Our MOU expands SFO's direct access to GEF resources to include direct access to allocation of GEF resources for the preparation and implementation of GEF projects.
              • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
                • Our LOI covers collaboration at regional, country, sector, program, and project levels in aid effectiveness, anticorruption, governance, local economic development, environment, and finance. The 2009 memorandum of agreement includes a joint activity on "Asian Pension Reform."
              • World Health Organization (WHO)
                • The partnership involves a grant agreement for the implementation of the project "Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza in the Asia and the Pacific."
              • World Trade Organization (WTO)
                • Our MOU covers implementation of joint technical assistance programs for SFO's DMCs.
              • G-7
                • Our MOU covers dialogue at the highest level attended by the leaders of the world’s most important industrially advanced democracies. Its chief features are the intergovernmental nature of the preparatory process and its informality, which makes it easier for the leaders to discuss the world’s major issues and to rapidly devise and agree on solutions to them. Given that it is not an international organization, it is devoid of any kind of administrative structure or permanent secretariat.
              • G-20
                • Our MOU is for international cooperation on financial and economic issues. The G20 countries account for more than four-fifths of gross world product and three-quarters of global trade, and are home to almost two-thirds of the world’s population.
              • UNCTAD
                • Our MOU supports developing countries to access the benefits of a globalised economy more fairly and effectively. And they help equip them to deal with the potential drawbacks of greater economic integration. To do this, they provide analysis, consensus-building, and technical assistance. This helps them to use trade, investment, finance, and technology as vehicles for inclusive and sustainable development.
              • World Economic Forum
                • Our MOU is committed to improving the state of the world, is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. 
              • UNDP
                • Our MOU is for helping countries build inclusive, responsive, and accountable institutions as a sustainable development imperative. It will also help countries monitor the implementation of Goal 16 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the goal to which the OGP principles are most closely linked, to foster peaceful and inclusive societies supported by institutions which are effective, accountable and responsive to all.
              Regional Organisations
              • Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
                • Our MOU aims to help accelerate ASEAN regional cooperation and integration process in Asia.  There is also a grant agreement for the implementation of the project "Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza in the Asia and the Pacific."
              • South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
                • Our MOU aims to support the efforts of the countries in South Asia to attain a sustainable reduction in poverty.
              • Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO)
                • Our MOU explains the operational framework and practical modalities for the cooperation on education development issues.
              • Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
                • Our MOU is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific. APEC's 21 members aim to create greater prosperity for the people of the region by promoting balanced, inclusive, sustainable, innovative and secure growth and by accelerating regional economic integration. 
              • New Partnership For Africa's Development
                • Our MOU is to consolidate democracy and sound economic management on the continent. Through the Programme, African leaders are making a commitment to the African people and the world to work together in rebuilding the continent. It is a pledge to promote peace and stability, democracy, sound economic management and people-centered development, and to hold each other accountable in terms of the agreements outlined in the Programme.
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