JICA to open branch office in Makassar

JICA to open branch office in Makassar

MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) plans to soon open a branch office in Makassar in a bid to help facilitate its development projects in Eastern Indonesia.

JICA deputy head Hanazato Nobuhito announced the plan on Thursday during a meeting with South Sulawesi Governor Amin Syam in Makassar.

Nobuhito said the agency would help finance the development of the Mamminasata Metropolitan City in South Sulawesi as well as education and village development projects there.

JICA would also increase its funding assistance for road and sanitation development projects, as well as help the People's Economic Empowerment Movement, which was launched by the provincial administration last year.

In addition, the agency planned to hold talks with Hasanuddin University about Japanese aid to eastern parts of Indonesia. --Antara