Regional | East Asia | Latin America and the Caribbean | MENA, Europe and Eurasia | South and Southeast Asia | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Regional
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USTDA TO HOST TWITTER CHAT SERIES DURING WORLD TRADE MONTH ARLINGTON, VA (April 23, 2013) – The U.S. Trade and Development Agency is teaming up with export, trade and finance related agencies across the federal government during World Trade Month - May 2013 - to host a series of Twitter Q&A's for U.S. companies. | Full Story |
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USTDA FEATURES RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR IN FEBRUARY ARLINGTON, VA (February 5, 2013) – As part of its goal to highlight priority sectors and regions each month, USTDA selected February to showcase the renewable energy sector. | Full Story |
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USTDA FEATURED ON SUNDAY MORNING SHOW - CAPITOAL GAINS ARLINGTON, VA (January 7, 2013) – "Capitol Gains" profiles the head of a small federal agency winning praise from the business community. U.S. Trade and Development Agency Director Leocadia Zak is having success selling American goods to the developing world. | Full Story |
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U.S. TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY RELEASES FY 2012 ANNUAL REPORT ARLINGTON, VA (January 2, 2013) – The U.S. Trade and Development Agency released today its Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2012, a year in which the Agency increased its export multiplier to a record $63 in U.S. exports generated for every program dollar invested. | Full Story |
Latin America and the Caribbean
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USTDA AWARDS GRANT TO DEVELOP INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN BRAZIL SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL (May 31, 2013) – The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) awarded a grant Wednesday to the Traffic Engineering Company of São Paulo (Companhia de Engenharia e Trafego, CET- São Paulo) in support of the development and implementation of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) for the Tiete and Pinheiros corridors. | Full Story |
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USTDA SUPPORTS ADOPTION OF SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES BY COLOMBIAN TRANSMISSION GRID OPERATOR BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (March 20, 2013) – Today, USTDA awarded a grant to XM Compañía de Expertos en Mercados S.A. E.S.P. (XM Company of Experts in Markets or “XM”) in support of its efforts to develop an Intelligent Supervision and Advanced Control System (iSAAC) for the Colombian transmission grid. XM is the system operator and market administrator of the Colombian power grid and specializes in the management of real-time systems in the power, transport and finance sectors. | Full Story |
Middle East, North Africa (MENA), Europe and Eurasia
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USTDA DIRECTOR ZAK REMARKS SETS STAGE FOR U.S.-TURKEY SMART GRID WORKSHOP ISTANBUL, TURKEY (February 12, 2013) – U.S. Trade and Development Agency Director Leocadia I. Zak kicked off the U.S.–Turkey Smart Grid Workshop in Istanbul today, highlighting the Agency's commitment to assisting Turkey in achieving its energy sector expansion goals. | Full Story |
South and Southeast Asia
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EXPANDING ENERGY INVESTMENTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA ARLINGTON, VA (May 16, 2013) – In order to support the U.S.-Asia-Pacific Comprehensive Energy Partnership, USTDA's programs are available to foreign project sponsors for energy project development and preparation activities. | Full Story |
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USTDA SUPPORTS EXPANSION OF ENERGY RESOURCES IN INDIA MUMBAI, INDIA (May 3, 2013) – Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) concluded two grant agreements in Mumbai to assist in improving power sector efficiency and developing shale gas and oil in India. | Full Story |
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USTDA AWARDS GRANT TO SUPPORT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SMART GRID DEVELOPMENT IN VIETNAM ARLINGTON, VA (April 26, 2013) – The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) awarded a grant today to the National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) of Vietnam to support its efforts to improve transmission efficiencies to meet increasing power generation capacity and demand. | Full Story |









