Support to Competitiveness Program in MG and PE
The objective of this technical cooperation is to support the preparation of the Cluster Competitiveness Programs for the states of Minas Gerais and Pernambuco on defining the most appropriate intervention actions in the APLs of each state, through: I) the support of the development of the Competitiveness Improvement Plans of the 4 prioritized APLs (Electro-Eletronic and Footwear in Minas Gerais; Gypsum and Clothing in Pernambuco); ii) the evaluation of the domestic and international markets of each APL; and, iii)the introduction of a more comparative and international perspective, including benchmarking of the best practices in cluster promotion. Those 2 loans are forecasted in the Bank's program for 2005, are each for US$ 10 millions, are in the initial stage of preparation and have a common goal of supporting the competitiveness development of the selected clusters and promote the strengthening of a public-private institutional capacity.

Project Detail

Country

Brazil

Project Number

BR-T1024

Approval Date

March 21, 2005

Project Status

Closed

Project Type

Technical Cooperation

Sector

REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE

Subsector

REFORM AND PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT

Lending Instrument

-

Lending Instrument Code

-

Modality

-

Facility Type

-

Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)

-

Total Cost

USD 161,000.00

Country Counterpart Financing

USD 20,000.00

Original Amount Approved

USD 141,000.00
Financial Information
Operation Number Lending Type Reporting Currency Reporting Date Signed Date Fund Financial Instrument
ATN/II-9135-BR Sovereign Guaranteed USD - United States Dollar Italian Fund for Technical Cooperation P Nonreimbursable
Operation Number ATN/II-9135-BR
  • Lending Type: Sovereign Guaranteed
  • Reporting Currency: USD - United States Dollar
  • Reporting Date:
  • Signed Date:
  • Fund: Italian Fund for Technical Cooperation P
  • Financial Instrument: Nonreimbursable