## Financial Assistance from Arab Countries and Arab Regional Institutions

_Occasional Papers, June 15, 1991_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: P. van den Boogaerde
- Published: June 15, 1991
- Series: Occasional Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557751805.084

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### Summary
- Arab financial assistance to developing — particularly Arab — countries rose sharply between 1973 and 1980 but fell gradually through the 1980s, owing mainly to weakening oil prices.
- As a percent of GNP, Arab contributions remain the largest among major donors.
- This paper surveys the volume and distribution of Arab financing from 1973 to 1989.

### Key findings
- Volume trend:
  - Rise: 1973 to 1980 — “rose sharply”.
  - Decline: 1980s — “fell gradually” (attributed mainly to weakening oil prices).
- Relative generosity:
  - Arab contributions are the largest among major donors when measured as a percent of GNP.
- Coverage:
  - Time span surveyed: 1973 to 1989.
  - Geographic emphasis: developing countries, particularly Arab countries.

### Subjects and keywords
- Subjects: Balance of payments, Concessional external borrowing, External debt, Financial institutions, Imports, International trade, Loans, Outward remittances, Project loans
- Keywords: Africa, Asia and Pacific, assistance flow, Concessional external borrowing, disbursement, donor country, IMF staff calculation, Imports, Loans, Middle East, net disbursement, OP, Outward remittances, price-production strategy, Project loans, recipient country, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Hemisphere

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