VOL. XXXI

NO. 43

1-AUGUST-1988

International and Banking News

AID FLOWS

Jordan Abandons Occupied Territories Development Plan

The Jordanian cabinet decided on 28 July to abandon its $1.33bn five-yearsocio-economic development plan for the occupied territories. The move isintended to put an end to speculation about Jordanian policy in theIsraeli-occupied West Bank and to transfer responsibility for the occupiedterritories to the PLO. So far, only Jordan and the US have contributed to thedevelopment...