11.   The AIC is a regional body which aims to assist the development of telecommunications infrastructure through joint studies by its members, focusing on ISDN.

12.   The then finance minister Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda assigned the bank to assist local development by lending to groups of local borrowers and cooperatives.

13.   The United States will send volunteers to Dhaka to assist Bangladeshi development under an agreement signed here Sunday, officials said.

14.   They have had to allocate one percent to five percent of their net profits to assist the development of small businesses and cooperatives.

15.   In return, Israel had pledged to take all necessary steps to assist development of the Palestinian economy, tourism, investment and trade.

16.   INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - Information and communication technologies and services can assist sustainable development.

17.   New Zealand would work with Tonga to assist development of good governance, Goff said.

18.   Rafsanjani said Thursday that Iran will assist development in South Africa despite US opposition.

19.   The bank, with a capital of nine billion dollars, grants soft loans to member states to assist their development and help them overcome financial difficulties.