Commitments in 2008
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Loans: Public Sector
Public Sector Loans approved (as of December 31, 2008) |
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| Country | Purpose | Amount (in US$ million) |
Approval Date |
| Albania | Secondary and Local Roads. Read more... | 15.00 |
18.06.2008 |
| Armenia | Farmer Market Access Program. Read more... | 14.00 |
16.12.2008 |
| Bangladesh | Emergency Disaster Damage Rehabilitation. Read more... | 20.00 |
11.03.2008 |
| Belize | Solid Waste Management | 3.26 |
16.12.2008 |
| Botswana | Kasane Airport | 10.00 |
08.10.2008 |
| Burkina Faso | Koudougou-Dedougou Road | 8.00 |
08.10.2008 |
| Burkina Faso | Small-Scale Irrigation and Water Management. Read more... | 4.00 |
18.06.2008 |
| Burundi | Bubanza-Ntamba Road. Read more... | 10.00 |
18.06.2008 |
| Burundi | Kirundo-Gasenyi Road. Read more... | 12.00 |
11.03.2008 |
| Cameroon | Chari/Logone Integrated Rural Development. Read more... | 6.00 |
11.03.2008 |
| Cape Verde | Fogo Ring Road. Read more... | 8.00 |
18.06.2008 |
| Chad | Am Timan-Haraze Mangueigne Road. Read more... | 4.00 |
18.06.2008 |
| Congo DR | Integrated Agricultural Rehabilitation in the Maniema Province | 10.20 |
16.12.2008 |
| Congo, Rep. of | Rural Development in the Likouala, Pool and Sangha Departments | 7.00 |
16.12.2008 |
| Cote D’Ivoire | Singrobo-Yamoussoukro Road (additional loan) | 8.00 |
08.10.2008 |
| Cuba | Eastern Provinces Irrigation Systems Modernization | 13.00 |
16.12.2008 |
| Djibouti | Boulaos Power Plant Rehabilitation Phase III. (€8.5 million) Read more... | 12.50 |
08.10.2008 |
| Egypt | Abu Qir Power Plant | 30.00 |
16.12.2008 |
| Ghana | Cancer Diseases Hospitals | 7.500 |
08.10.2008 |
| Guatemala | Sustainable Rural Development Program for the Northern Region | 15.00 |
16.12.2008 |
| India | Orissa Integrated Irrigated Agriculture and Water Management | 30.00 |
08.10.2008 |
| Jamaica | Bogue Road Improvement | 20.00 |
08.10.2008 |
| Kenya | Kenyatta National Hospital Upgrading | 8.00 |
16.12.2008 |
| Laos | Northern Greater-Mekong Sub-region Transport Network Improvement | 11.00 |
18.06.2008 |
| Madagascar | Support Program for Rural Micro Enterprise Poles and Regional Economies. Read more... | 5.00 |
18.06.2008 |
| Malawi | Kamuzu International Airport Rehabilitation | 7.00 |
16.12.2008 |
| Mauritania | Aftout Es-Saheli Water Supply, Phase II. Read more... | 8.40 |
11.03.2008 |
| Mauritius | Terre Rouge Verdun Ebene Road (Phase II) | 8.07 |
18.06.2008 |
| Morocco | Taskourt Dam Construction (Phase I). Read more... | 20.00 |
18.06.2008 |
| Morocco | Moulay Boushta Dam Construction Phase I | 8.00 |
16.12.2008 |
| Mozambique | Save Valley Irrigation Development. Read more... | 7.96 |
08.10.2008 |
| Mozambique | Eduardo Mondlane University (Additional Loan). Read more... | 4.40 |
16.12.2008 |
| Mozambique | Maputo Roads Development (Additional Loan). Read more... | 1.50 |
16.12.2008 |
| Nicaragua | Acoyapa-Costa Rican Border Road Integration | 4.60 |
11.03.2008 |
| Niger | Kandadji Dam | 15.00 |
08.10.2008 |
| Panama | Participation Development and Rural Modernization | 1.80 |
08.10.2008 |
| Seychelles | Perseverance Island Social Services. Read more... | 8.00 |
11.03.2008 |
| Sudan | Western Sudan Resources Management Program | 8.60 |
08.10.2008 |
| Sudan | Heightening of the Roseires Dam Rehabilitation. Read more... | 30.00 |
18.06.2008 |
| Syria | Ar re-gga Deir Ez-zoor Hassaka Road | 30.00 |
16.12.2008 |
| Togo | Commodity Imports Program II | 9.30 |
16.12.2008 |
| Turkey | Samsun Light Rail Transport System II. See press release 36/2008. | 15.70 |
08.10.2008 |
| Turkey | Zonguldak Wastewater System | 10.00 |
11.03.2008 |
| Vietnam | Ha Tinh Province Irrigation Development. Read more... | 10.50 |
18.06.2008 |
| Yemen | Social Fund for Development (Phase III – additional loan) | 18.00 |
16.12.2008 |
| Zambia | Kalabo-Sikonga-Angola Border Road | 10.00 |
18.06.2008 |
Loans: Private Sector
| Private Sector Loans signed (as of December 31, 2008) |
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| Country | Recipient Institution | Type and Purpose of Financing | Amount (in million) |
Date Signed |
| Armenia | Inecobank | Line of credit. | 3.0 | 05.11.2008 |
| Armenia | Inecobank | Trade Finance loan. | 2.0 | 05.11.2008 |
| Armenia | Byblos Bank Armenia | Equity financing. | 3.0 | 19.02.2008 |
| Azerbaijan | AzerDemiryolbank (Micro-finance Bank of Azerbaijan) | Micro-finance. | 5.0 | 21.04.2008 |
| Bahrain | Gulf Industrial Investment Co. (GIIC) | Loan. | 15.0 | 13.05.2008 |
| Paraguay | UABL Paraguay Ltd. | Loan. See press release 38/2008. | 15.0 | 29.11.2008 |
| Sudan | Byblos Bank Africa | Equity investment. | 4.0 | 30.09.2008 |
HIPC II Debt Relief
| HIPC II Debt Relief (as of December 16, 2008) |
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| Country | Purpose | Amount (in US$ million) |
Date Signed | |
Grants: Technical Assistance
| Technical Assistance Grants (as of December 31, 2008) |
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| Amount (in US$) |
Purpose | Approval Date |
| 300,000 | To support UNDP project Strengthen Energy Institution Development to Scale-up Modern Energy Service Delivery for the Poor. The grant will be drawn from the Energy Account administered by the UNDP Thematic Trust Fund for Sustainable Energy (formerly the UNDP Energy Fund). | 03.11.2008 |
| 200,000 | To support UNDP project Support National Capacity Development to Improve Management of Energy through Knowledge Management Activities. The grant will be drawn from the Energy Account administered by the UNDP Thematic Trust Fund for Sustainable Energy (formerly the UNDP Energy Fund). | 03.11.2008 |
| 250,000 | To support UNDP project Developing Operational Tools and Strengthening Capacity Development for a Multi-sectoral Approach to Integrate Energy Considerations into MDG-based National Development Strategies. The grant will be drawn from the Energy Account administered by the UNDP Thematic Trust Fund for Sustainable Energy (formerly the UNDP Energy Fund). | 03.11.2008 |
| 500,000 | To support a pilot project of the Arab Network for NGOs. See press release 31/2008. | 18.6.2008 |
| 400,000 | To help finance construction of a comprehensive health center in South Shounah Municipality, Jordan. See press release 31/2008. | 18.6.2008 |
| 1 million | To support a UNICEF polio eradication campaign in Afghanistan and Pakistan.See press release 23/2008. | 18.6.2008 |
| 300,000 | To support a project of the Foundation for the Social Promotion of Culture (FPSC) to expand the Serrania Technical School for women in the Municipality of Jarabacoa and surrounding villages in the Dominican Republic. See press release 23/2008. | 18.6.2008 |
| 300,000 | To help fund Phase III of an initiative of the World Health Organization, carried out in collaboration with Health Action International, to assess medicine prices in Latin America and the Caribbean. See press release 08/2008. | 11.3.2008 |
Grants: Research
| Research Grants (as of December 31, 2008) |
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| Amount (in US$) |
Purpose | Approval Date |
| 20,000 | The grant will support The Franco Arab Chamber of Commerce' International Summit Meeting of Islamic Finance which will hold November 26 in Paris, France. | 17.11.2008 |
| 80,000 | The grant will support an initiative of the Arca de Noé, which will establish five “solidarity” food stores in the Municipality of Pasto in south Colombia. The shops will market low-cost, basic food items from local producers and bakeries in the poorer districts. Also planned are workshops on economics and healthy nutritional habits for around 600 needy families. | 31.08.2008 |
| 50,000 | This grant will help support the Hope Center Program in Haiti, sponsored by the non-profit organization All the Children are Children. The scheme aims at providing individuals in rural, impoverished areas, especially women and youth, with skills training and health education. Also envisaged are implementaiton of socio-economic activities in selected villages. | 31.08.2008 |
| 45,000 | This grant will co-finance the 16th Conference of the IAS convening under the title of Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development in the Islamic World, which will take place in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russian Federation, in August. | 21.07.2008 |
| 50,000 | This grant will help support AFED’s (Arab Forum for Environment and Development) 1st Annual Conference being held under the theme Arab Environment 2008, which will take place October 26-27 in Manama, Bahrain. | 18.06.2008 |
| 100,000 | This grant will help finance an AUDI (Arab Urban Development Institute) program Middle East and North Africa Child Protection Initiative (MENA-CPI). Launched in 2003, aims of scheme are to build a knowledge base of the main issues facing vulnerable and disadvantaged children in the MENA region. | 18.06.2008 |
| 40,000 | This grant will help support the IDDC (International Dryland Development Commission) 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development in Dry Lands – Meeting the Challenges on Global Climate Change. The event, which is being organized jointly with Bibliotheca Alexandrina, will be held on November 7-10, 2008 in Alexandria, Egypt. | 18.06.2008 |
| 20,000 | To sponsor the attendence of students from developing countries to attend the International Association for Energy Economics conferences being held in Istanbul, Turkey; Perth, Australia; and, New Orleans, USA. | 25.03.2008 |
| 50,000 | To support ICARDA's 10th International Barley Genetics Symposium, which was held April 5-10 in Alexandria, Egypt. The event brought together some 350 barley researchers from different parts of the world. | 25.03.2008 |
| 50,000 | To support the BioVision Alexandria Conference 2008 hosted by Bibliotheca Alexandrina under the theme From Promise to Practice. The event, which will be held in April 2008, will include plenary sessions in areas such as bioenergy and biofuels; bio-ethics; water resources; and, technology divide. | 11.03.2008 |
| 100,000 | This grant will be divided evenly between two Austrian-based NGOs: the Austrian Relief Organization and CARE Austria as part of OFID's sponsorship of the Vienna Marathon, which will take place April 27, 2008. The funds will be used to carry out works in least-developed countries. | 11.03.2008 |
| 50,000 | To support Private Enterprise Partnership in the Middle East and North Africa (PEP-MENA), a multi-donor facility for advisory services to support private enterprise development in the MENA region. The grant will help finance Phase II of the Yemen Leasing Project, which aims at assisting banks, leasing companies and others to design, market, launch and manage leasing operations, especially those targeting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. | 11.03.2008 |
Grants: Emergency Assistance
| Emergency Assistance Grants (as of December 31, 2008) |
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| Amount (in US$) |
Purpose | Approval Date |
| 500,000 | To assist hurricane victims in Cuba and Haiti. See press release 28/2008. | 17.09.2008 |
| 1 million | To assist earthquake victims in China. See press release 14/2008. | 20.05.2008 |
| 500,000 | To aid cyclone victims in Myanmar. See press release 13/2008. | 31.03.2008 |
| 1.5 million | To help the World Food Program address a critical funding gap caused by soaring food and fuel prices. See press release 09/2008. | 31.03.2008 |
Grants: Special Grant Account for Palestine
| Special Grant Account for Palestine (As of December 31, 2008 ) |
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| Amount (in US$) |
Purpose | Approval Date |
| 1 million | To aid emergency relief efforts for Gaza victims. See press release 41/2008. | 30.12.2008 |
| 3 million | To help finance Phase IV of a scheme launched in 2002 to help needy Palestinian students continue their education. See press release 40/2008. | 16.12.2008 |
| 3 million | To help provide essential food supplies and medicines to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. See press release 37/2008. | 26.11.2008 |
| 5 million | To aid reconstruction of the Nahr el Bared Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. See press release 32/2008. | 23.06.2008 |
| 2 million | To support 20 NGOs in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in Palestine. See press release 31/2008. | 09.10.2008 |
| 5 million | To help alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. See press release 01/2008. | 31.01.2008 |
Grants - HIV/AIDS Special Account
| Special Grant Account for HIV/AIDS Operations (as of December 31, 2008) |
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| Amount (in US$) |
Purpose | Approval Date |
| 350,000 | To support the attendance of participants from least-developed countries at the 17th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2008), which will take place August 3-8, 2008 in Mexico City, Mexico. See press release 08/2008. | 11.03.2008 |
Grants - Cumulative Commitments
| 1017 grants, worth a total of US$436 million had been approved. Of this amount (as of end of December, 2008) |
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| Amount (in US$) |
Purpose | |
| 127 million | was made available as technical assistance. | |
| 59 million | was extended in emergency relief. | |
| 11 million | sponsored research and similar activities. | |
| 49 million | million was given to finance projects within the framework of the Fund's HIV/AIDS Special Account. | |
| 20 million | went to the Food Aid Special Grant Account. | |
| 65 million | was approved from the Special Grant Account for Palestine. | |
| 20 million | was a Special Contribution to IFAD | |
| 84 million | was approved for the Common Fund for Commodities | |