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Arab-Related Bilateral and Multilateral Sources of Development Finance: Issues, Trends, and the Way Forward

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This article analyses the organizational structure as well as the characteristics of development finance provided by Arab donor countries. This is done with a comparative view in relation to western donors and with the aim to develop recommendations as to how Arab development finance can be strengthened and rendered more effective for the new Millennium. In the 1960s and 1970s Arab donors established a variety of national and multilateral agencies. These agencies share many characteristics of their western counterparts, but some also exhibit distinctive features.

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  • Eric Neumayer, 2002. "Arab-Related Bilateral and Multilateral Sources of Development Finance: Issues, Trends, and the Way Forward," WIDER Working Paper Series DP2002-96, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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