Publication: Arab Development Assistance: Four Decades of Cooperation
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2010-06
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2010-06
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This study provides an overview of Arab official development assistance (ODA) over the past four decades. Trends in volume, composition, and direction are discussed in chapter two and the institutional framework is discussed in chapter three. Over 90 percent of Arab development assistance is provided by three countries: the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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“World Bank. 2010. Arab Development Assistance: Four Decades of Cooperation. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27897 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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