Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
Fonds Arabe pour le Développement Economique et Social (FADES)
Fondo Arabe para el Desarrollo Económico y Social
الصندوق العربي للإنماء الاقتصادي والاجتماعي
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Contact Details
URL: https://www.arabfund.org/
Founded
1968-05-16
History
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Contribute to financing of economic and social development projects in Arab countries by extending loans, on concessionary terms, to governments and public corporations and enterprises of member states, giving preference to projects which are vital to the Arab world and to joint Arab projects; serve as a catalyst for encouraging direct or indirect investment of public and private capital in a manner conducive to development of the Arab economy; provide expertise and technical support in various spheres of economic development.
Events
2027 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Arab Energy Conference32 past events available with paid subscription only.
Activities
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Participates in the activities of: E-XE3381 - UNCTAD. Joint studies, research activities and meetings with: F-XF8668 - Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID); LAS; D-XD0064 - Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC). Shareholder in: F-XF5173 - Arab Trade Financing Programme (ATFP). Adheres to: E-XJ4994 - Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC).
- Cooperates with: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- Member of: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
- Partner of: Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GAELF)
- Supports: Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE)
- Links with: Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
- Links with: Arab Centre for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD)
- Links with: Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (DHAMAN)
- Links with: Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD)
- Links with: Arab Planning Institute (API)
- Links with: CGIAR System Organization (CGIAR)
- Links with: European Development Fund (EDF)
- Links with: FAO Investment Centre
- Links with: Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC)
- Links with: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)(special links)
- Links with: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
- Links with: International Development Association (IDA)
- Links with: International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
- Links with: Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
- Links with: Joint Ministerial Committee of the Boards of Governors of the Bank and the Fund on the Transfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries (Development Committee)
- Links with: OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)
- Links with: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)(special links)
- Links with: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)(special links)
- Links with: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
- Links with: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
- Links with: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
- Links with: WHO Regional Centre for Environmental Health Activities (CEHA)
- Links with: World Food Programme (WFP)
- Links with: Arab Industrial Development, Standardization and Mining Organization (AIDSMO)
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Provides secretariat for: E-XE3164 - Arab Coordination Group (ACG).
- Links with: Arab Towns Development Fund (ATDF)
- Links with: Coordination Group of the Arab/OPEC/Islamic Development Aid Agencies
- Links with: Earth Council Alliance (ECA)
- Links with: Economic Research Forum (ERF)
- Links with: International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)
- Links with: UNU World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
Publications
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XF4228
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