 Cai Mep - The Vietnamese Ministry of Finance and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Thursday closed two agreements on two programs that will be funded by more than US$200 million in Official Development Assistance (ODA) loans. The signing came one day after Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Hiroshi Fukada inked a Diplomatic Note to provide 25 billion yen (US$242.5 million, VND5.14 trillion) worth of ODA loans to support Vietnam in the 2013 fiscal year, which began on April 1 last year and will conclude on March 31 this year. The Support Program to Respond to Climate Change in At a press meeting on Thursday, JICA pledged to provide another ODA loan package of 120 billion yen for The total ODA for While the ODA for the 2014 fiscal year remains undisclosed, JICA Chief Representative Mori Mutsuya said the figure will not be lower than that of the 2013 financial year. Mutsuya said that under proposals from the Japanese and Vietnamese governments, more ODA agreements are set to be signed in the future. From 1992 to 2011, the East Asian country provided more than 2 billion yen worth of assistance for Tuoitrenews |
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