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UNITED NATIONS
Et~ONOMIC AND
SOCIAL COUNCIL
Distr.
Limited ElcN.14/L.66 14 February 1961 Original. FRENCH
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DOCUMENTS
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Dovelopment Dank Establishment of an African
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DrRft Resolution submittod by Congo-(~&eSQ~"~ ~ ---_._---~-
---~c-;n-;-mic Commission for Africa Third Session
The Economic Commission fo~ Africa
Considering the capital noods of tho African States for the exocuticn ef thoir Jconomic dovelopmont programmo by ooncortod action in tho public and privato soctors;
Belioving that such action rOQuiros, in addition to bilatoral or multilateral aid, the availability of long-term crodits at low ratos of interest,
Considoring further that guarantoes by an international finanoial
instit~tionwould bo likoly to give confidonco to privato invostors
and st LmuLatc crvpd,t n I movomont to l..fricn;
Bolioving that an intornntional bank with regional oompotonoo limitod to ll.fricn would moot thoso rO'iuiroments;
1. Rocommends tho ostablishmen~ of an African developmont bank;
2. Requosts tho Executivo Socrotary to havo a study mado of this projoct by tho Socrvt~rint;
3. ROQuosts him furthor to bring tho matt or to tho attontion of tho Economic and Seci~l Council so that tho lattor may censult tho intornational institutions as to thoir intorost in such a projoct.
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