Korea International Cooperation Agency
bilateral · South Korea
· verified (record reviewed 2026-09-14)
Profile
- Type
- bilateral
- Home
- South Korea
- BD office head
- n/a
- In Bangladesh since
- 1993
- Modality
- grant
- Cumulative commitment
- n/a
- Active portfolio
- n/a
Supporting Bangladesh's smooth LDC graduation, climate adaptation infrastructure, and fiscal governance reforms.
Recent activity
- 2026-06-22 agreement Economic Relations Division (ERD) and Korea International Cooperation Agency signed development financing agreement. ↗
- 2026-07-28 review Joint portfolio review meeting evaluated physical and financial progress across active aided projects. ↗
- 2026-08-19 disbursement Disbursed loan tranche for infrastructure modernization and climate resilience programs. ↗
Provenance & notes
Established office in Bangladesh in 1993; grant modality with roughly US$20m per annum across 20+ projects. Country director name not recorded: recent sources conflict (Jihoon Kim, Joe Hyun-Gue, Kim Taeyoung all appear), so bd_office_head set to null. ERD/RDCD counterpart engagement confirmed; cumulative figure left null as no single authoritative total verified.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_International_Cooperation_Agency
- https://koica.go.kr/bgd_en/3885/subview.do
- https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/30-years-of-koica-in-bangladesh-1618065342
- https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/k7n9vktvua
- https://www.bssnews.net/others/294772
- https://banglamirrornews.com/2026/05/11/205019/