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North Korea

North Korea maintains limited and outdated infrastructure, with state-controlled development focused on energy, transport, and industrial facilities. International sanctions and restricted foreign investment significantly constrain large-scale modernization efforts. Infrastructure policy emphasizes self-reliance and strategic sectors, particularly heavy industry and defense-related facilities. Economic isolation and limited access to international finance remain primary obstacles to comprehensive infrastructure reform.

Population: 26.4M
Income: Low
Total Investment
€82.5MLast year
Number of Awards
103Last year
Active Jobs
15Active now
Tenders & Grants
5.6KPipeline opportunities

Project Activity by Donor

# Donor name Early Intelligence Procurement Awards Total Value
03
€159M
€0
€94.3K
€159.1M
04
€137.4M
€0
€0
€137.4M
05
€105.2M
€0
€0
€105.2M
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Country Strategy Papers

# Document Donor
01
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (HQ)
03
United Nations Population Fund (USA HQ)
04
USAID United States Agency for International Development (USA - HQ)
05
WFP World Food Programme (USA)
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Top Funded Sectors

Total project funding
Total number of projects

Top Funded Sectors

# Sectors Nr. of Projects Total Investment
01
Energy
3
€70.2M
02
Urban Development & Housing
2
€69.8M
03
Private Sector & Trade
1
€69.8M
04
Macro-Economy & Public Finance
1
€69.8M
05
Organizational development
1
€11.7M
06
Environment & Climate
1
€11.7M
07
Other
5
€12.9M

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Training for ENP East and Central Asia countries
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Facility supporting Interreg NEXT programmes(2021-2027)and preparatory activities for the next MFF programming period on the EU’s ext. eastern and southern borders, in the framework of the ERDF,NDICI and CF for the use of TA. 2026CE160AT059
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Information gathering and confirmation survey for the use of AI in the financial and fiscal fields of East Asia and Southeast Asia (wide area) (QCBS-lump sum type)
Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, North Korea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam Consulting services
2 days ago
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ASPHA GEDSI Strategy & Partner GEDSI Action Plan Support (Asia Pacific)
Asia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu Consulting services
2 days ago
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Call for External Collaborator – 2026/ExColl-T2/02: Copy-editing and proofreading of ILO policy briefs and research report, ILO ROAP-Asia and the Pacific, ProSSCE-ASEAN Project
Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Georgia, Guam, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russia, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam Consulting services
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U.S. Business Engagement and Strategic Partnerships Advisor or Firm, Asia Pacific
Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Georgia, Guam, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russia, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam Consulting services
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Expression of Interest (EOI): FIND is seeking an in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) partner to apply to a Horizon Europe call for the translation of a host-response mRNA signature to a portable point-of-care molecular diagnostic platform and advancing the assay to market in LMICs
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Dem. Rep. Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Eswatini (Swaziland), Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Belize, Bolivia, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Palestine / West Bank & Gaza, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Kiribati, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Ukraine Academic Institutions, Private Sector
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Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance
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Grants to foster community philanthropy: small grants aimed at stimulating and support the development of community philanthropy organizations around the world
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5 days ago
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ERA Research Managers
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dem. Rep. Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Commonwealth of, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, French Southern Territory, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine / West Bank & Gaza, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, UK, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Unrestricted / Unspecified
6 days ago
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Capacity Building in Higher Education: Region C-R – Cross-Regional
Asia, EU 27, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dem. Rep. Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Commonwealth of, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, UK, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe Academic Institutions
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Capacity building in Higher Education: Asia
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