INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
	
	Geneva,  15 June 1998	
	No.  249-8	

Financial Institutions Offering Resources for Telecommunication Projects and Technical Assistance in Developing Countries 
Third edition – June 1998
(as verified by financial institutions)		
This publication, divided into three categories (multilateral agencies, bilateral agencies and funds), aims at providing easy reference to institutions which provide resources for telecommunication projects and technical assistance in developing countries. It acts as a guide to the main sources of financing for development for governments, regulators and public telecommunication entities, 
as well as private institutions and enterprises.	
Date of publication:	Available	
Language:	English, French, Spanish	
Pages:	Around 122	
Format:	A4 (21  29.7 cm)	
Article number:	English:
French:
Spanish:	12908 
12909 
12910	
ISBN number:	English:
French:
Spanish:	92-61-07191-0
92-61-07192-9
92-61-07193-7	
Price in Swiss Francs:	Catalogue price:    32.–
Member States and Sector Members:   27.–
Least developed countries:   7.–	

Financial Institutions Offering Resources for Telecommunication Projects and Technical Assistance in Developing Countries 
Third edition – June 1998
(as verified by financial institutions)
In addition to providing addresses, telephone and fax numbers, email addresses, contact persons, each entry gives factual information (verified by each institution) on the purpose for which the institution was established, its activities, its objectives, broader knowledge about its policies, lending criteria, awareness of terms and conditions for project financing with respect to geographical coverage

Multilateral agencies
African Development Bank (AfDB) 
Asian Development Bank (ADB) 
Banque Arabe pour le Développement Economique
	en Afrique (BADEA)
Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement
	(BOAD)
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
East African Development Bank (EADB) 
European Bank for Reconstruction and 	Development (EBRD) 
European Commission (EC)
European Investment Bank (EIB) 
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) 
International Finance Corporation (IFC) 
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
World Bank 
WorldTel 
Bilateral agencies
Australia:
Australian Agency for International Development 	(AusAid) 
Austria:
Development Cooperation Department (DCD) 
Belgium:
Belgian Administration for Development 	Cooperation (BADC) 
Canada:
Canadian International Development Agency 	(CIDA) 
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Denmark:
Danish International Development Agency 	(DANIDA) 
Finland:
Department for International Development 	Cooperation (DIDC)
France:
Caisse Française de Développement (CFD) 
Natexis

Germany:
Bundesministerium für irtschafltiche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung(BMZ)
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) 
Ireland:
Agency for Personal Service Overseas (APSO)
Italy:
Direzione Generale per la Cooperazione allo 	Sviluppo (DGCS) 
Mediocredito Centrale (MCC) 
Japan:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) 
Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF)
Netherlands:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
New Zealand:
Development Cooperation Division (DEV)
Norway:
Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority
	(NPT)
Sweden:
Swedish International Development Authority
	(Sida)
Switzerland:
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
	(SDC)
United Kingdom:
Commonwealth Development Cooperation (CDC) 
Department for International Development (DFID)
United States:
Agency for International Development (USAID)
Funds
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD)
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
	(AFESD) 
Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development
	(KFAED)
Saudi Fund for Development (SFD)

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Article number:  12908	No.  249-8  	
Financial Institutions Offering Resources for Telecommunication Projects and Technical Assistance in Developing Countries 
Third edition – June 1998
(as verified by financial institutions)

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