Belize Welcomes KOICA Director

Prime Minister John Briceño today welcomed Sohui Cho, Country Director at the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in El Salvador. In a Facebook post, the PM said that he reiterated “our invitation for the agency to establish a permanent office in the country.”

PM Briceño expressed gratitude to the Government of Korea for the grant funding provided to assist the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB). “SIB is critical as accurate data gathering informs development policies and external investors interested in doing business with Belize”, he said.

Most recently, an agreement was signed for Belize to benefit from the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of Korea.

According to its website, “Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has been continuously extending ODA (Official Development Assistance) for water in various sectors, including health, rural development, energy, and climate change response. In particular, in the water sector, linkages with other issues such as gender, governance, and ICT have become more important. Therefore, KOICA has contributed to the sustainable development of developing countries by establishing the Water Mid-Term Strategy (2021-2025) for solving global water problems more efficiently.”