Investment Programmes 

6.1 Private Sector Investment Programme

Under the Private Sector Investment programme (PSI), subsidies are available for Dutch and foreign companies entering into long-term cooperation with local partners in developing countries. This means that a company from Bangladesh needs to have an international project partner in order to be in a position to apply. The preferred, yet not exclusive, sectors for Bangladesh are agriculture and agro-business, and information technology.

The objectives of PSI are to stimulate financial growth, create employment opportunities and generate income in developing countries. This is achieved by providing companies with an opportunity to make an innovative investment together with a local partner.

The maximum budget per project is 1.5 million euro of which 50% will be provided in the form of a grant.  PSI has two granting procedures a year.

The Netherlands Foreign Trade Agency, EVD, carries out the PSI for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Development Cooperation.

Project criteria:

Submitted projects are judged, among others, by the standard of local innovation. One of the beneficial effects of PSI is that it introduces developing countries to new knowledge. Furthermore, both parties must be financially sound. In addition, the scale of planned expenditure must ensure further investments in the future.

More Information:

Visit http://www.evd.nl/psi

On this website you can find more general information, intake documents and programme guidelines, and deadlines for tenders. You can also find the relevant application form on this website.

Call the EVD/PSI on +31 (0)70 7788513.

Contact the Dutch Embassy :

Send email to                DHA-EA@minbuza.nl

Call the Embassy at      +880 (0) 2 8822715 -18

6.2 ORIO facility for infrastructure development

The ORIO facility for infrastructure aims to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals by investing in public infrastructure in developing countries. For Bangladesh the applicable sectors are: water management, energy, environment, and agriculture.

ORIO contributes to the development, implementation (construction and/or expansion) and exploitation of public infrastructure in developing countries. After approval of the project proposal, funding is available for the further development of the project plan (100% funding) and the implementation of the project procurement and installation (50% funding). After completion of the implementation phase, also the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the infrastructural works will be supported by 50% funding of the O&M costs up to 10 years.

The total annual funds available for ORIO worldwide are Euro 180 million Euro. The budget for each project must be between 2 and 60 million Euro. The Bangladeshi Government is the applicant for ORIO funding, but private sector companies are invited to initiate project proposals. The ORIO programme has two tenders a year.

ORIO is funded by the Netherlands Minister for Development Cooperation and implemented by the EVD, the Netherlands Government Agency for International Business and Cooperation.

More Information:

Visit: http://www.orio.nl

On the website of the ORIO programme you will find more information on the PORIO programme.

For further information please visit the website of the programme: www.orio.nl. For country specific information; visit the ORIO country page of Bangladesh

Download ORIO factsheet and ORIO folder. 

Send an e-mail to          orio@info.evd.nl

Call ORIO at                 +31 (0)70 778 81 04

Contact the Dutch Embassy :

Send email to                DHA-EA@minbuza.nl

Call the Embassy at      +880 (0) 2 8822715 -18

6.3 Daey Ouwens Fund: small scale renewable energy projects

Subsidy for small-scale renewable energy projects in developing countries.

The Daey Ouwens Fund aims to provide more people in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) with access to energy, by promoting small-scale projects in the area of renewable and job-creating forms of energy supply. The most important target group are the LDCs in Sub-Saharan Africa. Projects that are directed towards these countries therefore take precedence over projects in other LDCs.

The Daey Ouwens Fund fits into the Netherlands' wider purpose of contributing towards the achievement of the United Nations’ eight Millennium Development Goals. The fund focuses particularly on Goal 1 (eradicating extreme poverty and hunger) and Goal 7 (creating a sustainable environment). 

The total available budget worldwide for 2009 is 18.5 million Euro. The minimum subsidy is 100.000 million the maximum is 2.5 million euro. The maximum subsidy that parties receive is 50% of the incurred costs.  

More Information:

Visit: http://www.senternovem.nl/daeyouwensfund/

Send an e-mail to info@senternovem.nl

Contact the Dutch Embassy :

Send email to                DHA-EA@minbuza.nl

Call the Embassy at      +880 (0) 2 8822715 -18