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Capital: As per the decision of the Chairman of the Board of Directors included, assistance is concentrated
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38 Annual Meeting of the Board of and General Manager: Mr. Mohammed primarily on the low income countries,
Governors, the authorized capital of the Hawig particularly the least developed and
IDB was raised to ID 100 billion and its The Libyan Arab Foreign Investment most seriously affected. In addition to
subscribed capital to ID 50 billion. Company (LAFICO) was set up to invest that, the Fund promotes and supports the
The objective of IsDB is to foster funds in all sectors overseas on a profit- relationship between the Kingdom and the
economic development and social progress making basis. Its capital is divided into five developing countries, through providing
in member countries and in Muslim finance and insurance in support of the
communities in accordance with the million shares, wholly owned by the Libyan Kingdom’s non-crude-oil-exports.
principles of Islamic Shariah. Its present Government.
membership consists of 57 countries which
are also members of the Organization of
the Islamic Conference.

United Arab Shipping Co. (UASC)
The OPEC Fund for International
Development (The OPEC Fund) Head Office: P.O Box: 3636,
SAFAT 13037, Kuwait
P.O. Box 995, Parking 8. A-1010, Vienna, Tel: +965 839 999 / Fax: +965 484 5388
Austria
Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Tel: +43 -1 51564 – 0 Email: gencom.kwt@uasc.net
Development (Kuwait Fund) Fax: + 43 -1 513 92 38 Web: www.uasc.com.kw
Established : The Company was formed
P.O.Box 2921, Mirqab, Mubarak Email: communication@opecfund.org on July 1, 1976 by agreement between
Al-Kabeer St. Web: www.opecfund.org the Governments of six shareholding
Kuwait City, Safat 13030, Kuwait Established: January 28, 1976 Arabian Gulf States.It was incorporated
Tel: +965 2299 9000 Started Operation : August 1976 in the State of Kuwait.
Fax:+965 2299 9090, 2299 9190, 2299 Director General: Dr. Abdulhamid Chairman & Executive Management;
9691 Alkhalifa Mr. Dr. Nabeel Al-Amudi, Chairman
E-mail: info@kuwait-fund.org The opec fund is a multilateral development Mr. Jørn Hinge, President and Chief
http://www.kuwait-fund.org finance institution established by the Executive Officer
Established: December 31, 1961 member countries of opec in 1976. We work Mr. Waleed Al Dawood, (Chief Operating
Started operations: March 1962 in cooperation with developing country Officer)
Deputy Director-General: Mr. Hamad S. partners and the international development Activities; Ship-owners and all shipping
Al-Omar community to stimulate economic growth related activities.
Contact: Mr Abdullah A I Al-Ansari/ and social progress in low- and middle- Authorized Capital: US$ 1, 770 Million
Director Information & Studies Dept. income countries around the world. Subscribed Capital: US$ 991.2 Million
Bahrain Office Together we drive development, strengthen Vessels
P.O. Box 69, Manama, communities and empower people. Number of Ships owned by end 2008 - 33
Kingdom of Bahrain Vessels
Tel: +973 17 530044
Fax +973 17 537001 Is your company a
Purpose: To assist Arab and other manufacturing / exporting unit in
developing countries in developing their any of the inputs or an agent of
economies particularly by providing Saudi Fund for Development, The overseas
them with loans and technical assistance (Saudi Fund) manufacturers of agricultural
required to facilitate the implementation of P.O.Box 50483, Riyadh 11523, products?
their development programmes. Saudi Arabia Then you are entitled to a
Tel: +966 11 279 4000 free listing in the
Fax:+966 11 464 7450
E-mail: info@sfd.gov.sa ARAB AGRICULTURE
http: www.sfd.gov.sa
Established:September 1, 1974 2023 EDITION
Started operations:March 1, 1975
Libyan Arab Foreign Investment Vice President and Managing Director: For more information, please contact:
Co. (LAFICO) H.E. Eng. Yousef bin Ibrahim Al-Bassam Editor-in-chief
P.O.Box 4538, Tripoli, The Saudi Fund’s purpose is to establish Arab Agriculture
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Libya links of financial cooperation with other Fanar Publishing WLL
Tel 3614881-88 21 218+ / 4887 / 4889 developing countries, mainly by extending PO Box 10131, Manama, Bahrain
Fax: +218 21-361-4883 / 0706 / 4888 concessional loans for financing projects Tel: 00973 17 213900 E-mail: fanar@
that contribute to the social and economic batelco.com.bh
E-mail: info@lafico.ly
well-being of the beneficiary countries. Website:www.fanarpublishing.net
http: www.lafico.ly
Although, all developing countries are
Established:February 4, 1981
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