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League of Arab States (LAS)

The Arab League, formally the League of Arab States, is a regional organization in the Arab world, which is located in North Africa, West Asia, and part of East Africa. The Arab League was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945, initially with six members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.

IN PARTNERSHIP SINCE: 23/11/2023

Resources: http://www.lasportal.org/

Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU)

3 Jun 1957, Cairo (Egypt), when Convention on establishment was adopted, under Economic Unity Agreement between States of D-XD2903 - League of Arab States (LAS). Agreement entered into force 30 May 1964, representing a multilateral framework for economic development on a regional basis. Agreement was ratified by 11 countries: Egypt; Jordan; Kuwait; Libyan AJ; Mauritania; Palestine; Somalia; Sudan; Syria AR; Yemen Democratic Republic; Republic of Yemen.

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Arab Planning Institute (API)

The Arab Planning Institute (API) is a regional independent non-profit organization established in 1980 and located in the State of Kuwait.
The institute aim at supporting economic and social development across Arab countries through its several programs; including, national capacity building, consultancies, research, publications, specialized conferences as well as entrepreneurship and information technology. With over 40 years of experience in the domain of economic and social development API’s programs and services tend to provide a tailored response to issues that pertain to economic and social development in the Arab world in a fashion that takes in consideration the peculiarities of each Arab country.

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Resources: https://www.arab-api.org/

Arab Fund for Social and Economic Development (AFSED)

The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, is an Arab regional financial institution funding economic and social development through:

Funding Publicly owned projects through concessional loans.

  • Funding private sector projects.
  • Participating in Equity financing.
  • Establishing and Managing Private Funds.
  • Encouraging the utilization of private and public capital.
  • Providing expertise to member states.
  • Financing SMEs.

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Resources: https://www.arabfund.org/