VOL XXX

NO. 8

1-DECEMBER-1986

Financial andBanking News

AID FLOWS

OPEC Aid Declines in 1985

Figures released by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECDlast week indicate that total aid from OPEC countries has declined from $8.4bnin 1980/81 to $4.0bn in 1984/85, measured at constant prices and exchange rates.The volume of official development assistance given by Saudi Arabia and Kuwaitaccounted for 95% of the OPEC total in 1984/85, compared with 75% in 1980/81,and Kuwait's aid...