SCFI has responded to client demand through a multiyear programmatic approach that is fully aligned with country partnership strategies, which allows for more strategic and comprehensive country engagements. By facilitating the trust fund for country programs, SCFI has developed and begun implementing comprehensive activities to strengthen knowledge generation and partnership activities. Most of the country grants now support engagement organized under programmatic advisory services and analytics (PASAs) work programs. As of November 2024, throughout the four phases, SCFI allocated 39 grants for country and global/regional initiatives.
Seoul Center KTF-supported Country Programs
| Phase 1 (Apr 2012 - Dec 2017) | ||||
| Country | Grant Name | Status | Implementation Period | Grant Amount (USD) |
China | China Financial Reform Strategy Report | Closed | March 2013¨CFebruary 2014 | 469,715 |
Indonesia | Indonesia Crisis Simulation Framework | Closed | March 2013¨C March 2014 | 314,063 |
China | China Financial Consumer Protection and Financial Literacy | Closed | May 2013¨C | 456,756 |
PNG | TA to Implementing PNG Financial Competency Survey | Closed | July 2013¨CNovember 2015 | 474,661 |
Thailand | Thailand: Solvency Modernization and Risk-Based Capital Project | Closed | Jul 2013¨C | 399,282 |
Mongolia | Mongolia Capital Markets Development | Closed | September 2013¨CAugust 2016 | 366,321 |
Regional | East Asia Regional Financial Integration | Closed | January 2014¨COctober 2015 | 385,115 |
China | Evaluation of Financial Consumer Education in China | Closed | March 2014¨CSeptember 2016 | 217,183 |
Regional | National Risk Assessment ASEAN | Closed | May 2015¨CDecember 2018 | 603,417 |
Global | Basel Pillar 2 Implementation Toolkit | Closed | October 2015¨CJune 2018 | 305,807 |
Myanmar | Myanmar: Scaling Up Financial Services for the Poor | Closed | October 2015¨CDecember 2018 | 3,649,423 |
Cambodia | South East Asia: Financial Sector Development PA | Closed | January 2016¨CDecember 2019 | 1,442,599 |
Mongolia | Mongolia - Financial Sector Development Support PA | Closed | May 2016¨COctober 2018 | 1,920,000 |
Philippines | PH Financial Development and Inclusion | Closed | September 2016¨CMay 2020 | 624,712 |
Vietnam | Vietnam Capital Markets and NBFI's Development | Closed | November 2016¨CAugust 2018 | 1,435,867 |
Lao PDR | South East Asia: Financial Sector Development PA | Closed | December 2016¨COctober 2018 | 800,000 |
Global | Case Studies on De-Risking | Closed | March 2017¨CAugust 2018 | 142,371 |
Total | 14,007,292 | |||
| Phase 2 (Jan 2018 - Jun 2020) | ||||
| Country | Grant Name | Status | Implementation Period | Grant Amount (USD) |
Mongolia | Mongolia Financial Sector Development Program | Closed | August 2018¨C | 461,589 |
Lao PDR | South East Asia: Financial Sector Development PA | Closed | October 2018¨CDecember 2020 | 519,899 |
Lao PDR | Lao PDR Financial Sector Development ASA Program | Active | July 2019¨C | 1,000,000 |
Cambodia | Cambodia Financial Sector Development TA | Closed | September 2019¨C | 700,000 |
Mongolia | Mongolia Financial Sector Support TA | Active | February 2020¨CJune 2022 | 1,500,000 |
Myanmar | Myanmar: Scaling Up Financial Services for the Poor | Cancelled | September 2018¨C | 780,346 |
| Total | 4,961,834 | ||
Phase 3 (Jul 2020 - PRESENT) | ||||
| Country | Grant Name | Status | Implementation Period | Grant Amount (USD) |
Vietnam | Vietnam Financial Inclusion Support Program | Active | April 2021¨CDecember 2022 | 850,000 |
Pacific Islands | COVID-19 Financial Sector Monitoring Pacific Islands | Active | July 2021¨C | 250,000 |
India | DT4D Pilot for BETI | Active | October 2021¨CMarch 2023 | 150,000 |
Indonesia | DT4D Connecting Communities and Local Governments to Co-Create Circular Economy Approaches in Indonesian Cities | Active | October 2021¨CMarch 2023 | 150,000 |
Global | DT4D Program 2.0 | Active | November 2021-February 2022 | 67,000 |
| Indonesia | Investment & Competitiveness Programmatic Advisory Services and Analysis | Active | January 2022 - December 2022 | 945,000 |
| Indonesia | Financial Crisis Preparedness, Insurance Reform and Climate-related Risk Assessment for the Financial Sector | Active | January 2022 - November 2022 | 765,000 |
| Philippines | Private Sector Led Economic Recovery Through Digital and Green Investment for Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth | Active | January 2022 - May 2023 | 1,500,000 |
| Philippines | Achieving a Resilient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Financial Sector to Accelerate Economic Recovery | Active | January 2022 - December 2023 | 1,705,200 |
| Cambodia | Supporting Financial Stability and Inclusion in Cambodia | Active | Feburary 2022 - May 2023 | 1,004,200 |
| Total | 5,919,400 | ||