Central European Initiative (CEI)
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high-income countries
another term for the industrialized countries with high per capita
GDPs; see developed countries (DCs)
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Indian Ocean Commission (InOC)
address - Q4 Avenue Sir Guy Forget, BP7, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
telephone - [230] 425 9564, 425 1652
FAX - [230] 425 1209
established - 21 December 1982
aim - to organize and promote regional cooperation in all sectors,
especially economic
members - (5) Comoros, France (for Reunion), Madagascar, Mauritius,
Seychelles
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industrial countries
another term for the developed countries; see developed countries
(DCs)
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Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
note - also known as Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
address - 1300 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20577, US
telephone - [1] (202) 623 1000
FAX - [1] (202) 623 3096
established - 8 April 1959
effective - 30 December 1959
aim - to promote economic and social development in Latin America
members - (46) Argentina, Austria, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium,
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia,
Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France,
Germany, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Israel, Italy, Jamaica,
Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and
Tobago, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela
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Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
note - formerly known as Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and
Development (IGADD)
address - P. O. Box 2653, Djibouti, Djibouti
telephone - [253] 354050
FAX - [253] 356994, 356284
established - 15-16 January 1986 as the Inter-Governmental Authority
on Drought and Development
revitalized - 21 March 1996 as the Inter-Governmental Authority on
Development
aim - to promote a social, economic, and scientific community among
its members
members - (7) Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan,
Uganda
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Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD)
see