VOL. XLVI

No 6

10-February-2003

AID

JICA Technical Assistance To MENA Stands At $100Mn In 2001

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which is responsible for the technical cooperation aspect of Japans Official Development Assistance (ODA) programs, extended technical assistance worth 12,146mn ($100mn) to MENA countries in fiscal year 2001 (1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002), according to JICAs 2002 annual report. Technical assistance to MENA represents 7.6% of total assistance of 160bn...