India and Germany inked pacts on financial and tech co-operation
India and Germany signed two umbrella agreements for financial and technical co-operation, under Indo German bilateral Development Cooperation framework. The Umbrella Agreements were signed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram and German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Gerd Mueller during their bilateral meeting.
- The pacts were signed during an official six-day visit of German President Joachim Gauck.
The Umbrella Agreement on Financial Cooperation refers to concessional loans from Germany for nine projects viz.
- Himalaya Hydropower Programme (HPPCL).
- Green Energy Corridors.
- Promotional Programme for Energy Efficient New Residential Housing-II (NHB).
- Energy Efficiency in Thermal Power Plants (WBPDCL).
- Affordable Housing Programme (NHB).
- New Approaches in Microfinance and Microenterprise Finance (SIDBI)
- Missing Middle Programme (SIDBI).
- Madhya Pradesh Urban Sanitation and Environment Programme.
- HimachalPradeshForest Ecosystems Climate Proofing Project.
The Umbrella Agreement for technical cooperation refers to 13 projects in Energy, Environment and Sustainable economic development sectors, which are a priority sectors under the bilateral development cooperation between the two nations.
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Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs