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Council of the League of Arab States, Its AOAD Office in Jordan consists of eight directors elected by
statutes were endorsed in October 1974 P. O. Box 19082 Amman 11196 - the General Assembly for a three years
by the Seventh Arab Summit Conference. Jordan renewable term under the chairmanship
AFTAAAC is managed by the Secretariat of Tel: (962 - 6) 5521406 - 5521407 of the Director General and Chairman
the League of Arab States and supervised Fax: (962 - 6) 5521409 of the Board of the Arab Monetary Fund.
by the League’s Board but has its own E-mail: ERO@aoad.org The Board of Directors is responsible
independent budget. It is funded by http: www.aoad.org for formulating ATFP’s policy and
voluntary contributions from Arab States Established in 1972, with authorized capital internal bylaws as well as supervising
and institutions. of KD 150 million, to encourage bilateral its operations. The Chief Executive and
AFTAAAC’s main function is to provide food production projects between Arab Chairman of the Board is responsible for
technical assistance for development states and to provide an advisory service for formulating ATFP’s management and the
projects in Arab and African countries, agricultural development projects. Closely conduct of its daily affairs.
by sending Arab and African experts on linked with the Arab Institute of Forestry in General Publications: Articles of
missions to these countries. Latakia, Syria, AOAD has already completed Association (Arabic); Annual Report
some (1350) in-depth technical and feasibility (Arabic and English); ATFP General
studies in the Arab world to-date. Features (Arabic+ English).

Arab Gulf Program for United
Nations Development
Organizations (AGFUND) Arab Trade Financing Program Food & Agriculture Organisation of
P.O.Box 18371, (ATFP) the UN (FAO)
Riyadh 11415, Saudi Arabia P.O.Box:26799, Corniche Road, FAO Representation Office in Egypt
Tel:(966 11) 4416240, 4414168, AMF Bldg., 7th Floor, Abu Dhabi, North Africa; P.O. Box 100, 11 El Eslah
4418888 UAE El Zerai Street, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
Fax:(966 11) 4412962, 4412963 Tel: +971 2 631 6999 Tel: +20 2 3331 6000 /10 - 3375029
E-mail: prmedia@agfund.org Fax: +971 2 631 6793 / 6316299 Fax: + 20-2-33378563
http: www.agfund.org E-mail: finadmin@atfp.ae E-mail: FAO-EGY@fao.org
Bahrain office: Web: www.atfp.org.ae Director General:
P.O.Box 1335, Manama, Bahrain Contact: Mr. Aziz Jabara, Director, José Graziano da Silva
Tel:(+973) 727 013 Finance & Admin. Dept. Contact: Mr Hussein Gadain,
Fax:(+973) 728 597 Establishment: In accordance with FAO Representative in Egypt
Established: April 18, 1981 resolution No:4/1989 by the board Headquarters; Viale delle Terme di
Started operations: 1981 of Governors of the Arab Monetary Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy
President: H.R.H. Prince Talal bin Fund (AMF) on March 16, 1989. Tel:(+39) 06 57051
Abdul Aziz Al-Saud Chief Executive Chairman of the E-mail:FAO-HQ@fao.org
Seven Arab Gulf countries (Bahrain, Iraq, Board: Abdulrahman A. Al Hamidy FAO helps develop countries in transition,
Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Activity: The objective is to develop and modernises and improves agriculture,
the United Arab Emirates) contribute to promote Arab trade and enhance the forestry and fisheries practices and ensures
the resources of AGFUND which was competitive ability of Arab exporters. good nutrition for all. Since it’s founding
established on the initiative of H.R.H. This is achieved by providing refinancing in 1945, FAO has focused special attention
Prince Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud of in the form of lines of credit, to Arab on developing rural areas, home to 70
Saudi Arabia. AGFUND gives grants to exporters and importers, through National percent of the world’s poor and hungry
various UN organisations and Arab NGO's agencies designated by central Banks / people. FAO’s activities comprise for many
in support of socially oriented projects, monetary authorities of Arab countries areas namely putting information within
especially those designed to benefit (210 agencies in 19 Arab & 5 foreign reach, sharing policy expertise, providing
children and mothers. countries). Refinancing includes pre- a meeting place for nations, and bringing
export, export and import as well as buyer knowledge to the field.
credits. Eligible goods are those with
value added of at least 40% originating
from primary resources and / or other
domestic production factors of an Arab
country. In its endeavor to enhance the
competitive ability of the Arab exporters
Arab Organization for Agricultural , ATFP renders additional services,
Development through the Inter Arab Trade Information
Road No. 7 buildings Network (IATIN) that provides information Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
B 474 – Khartoum-11111, Sudan relating to Arab Trade as well as Arab P.O. Box 5925, Jeddah 21432,
Tel: (249 - 183) 472176 - 83 Trade Opportunities. Also through Trade Saudi Arabia
Fax:(249 - 183) 471402 / 471050 Promotion by Organizing the Buyers Tel: (+966 12) 6361400
Email: info@aoad.org Sellers meetings on Arab goods. Fax: (+96612) 6366871
Contact: Dr. Yahia Bakour, Structure: The General Assembly is the E-mail: info@isdb.org
Director General highest authority. The Board of Directors http: www.isdb-pilot.org

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