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Swisscontact is a non-profit non-governmental organization. It was founded in 1959 by the leading Swiss businessmen and universities. Under mandates of the Swiss Federal Government, federal governments of partner countries, and international organizations (World Bank, Asian Development Bank, etc.), the Foundation provides technical assistance in 25 Asian, Latin American and East European countries.
Technical assistance is among the ways of interstate cooperation.
Òechnical Assistance — includes various activity funded
and implemented by organizations (international and national, private
and federal) or individual experts aimed at the development of target
groups. This activity is carried out at different levels with the possibility
of cooperation with local structures.
- Reasons for Technical Assistance
- Global interdependence of countries.
- Necessity to maintain political and economic stability.
- Certain foreign policy principles.
- Promotion of country image.
- Humanistic reasons.
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