71.   Abacha announced the establishment of a national health-care development bank and underscored the need for greater private investment in health-care programs.

72.   Abalkhail reiterated Saudi rejection of a U.S.-backed proposal for the creation of a Middle East development bank grouping Israel and a number of Arab countries.

73.   Against this backdrop, the ADB has demonstrated the most efficient and effective operations among any multilateral development bank, Mitsuzuka noted.

74.   All the other regions already have development banks up and running, he noted.

75.   American moves already have ended U.S. aid and credit to India and jeopardize billions in loans for India from international development banks.

76.   Another criticism has been directed toward the involvement of regional development banks.

77.   As part of this process, the parties are committed to support the establishment of the regional development bank.

78.   Based in Caracas, the Andean Development Corporation is a development bank that pushes regional integration.

79.   Congress appropriates money every year for what are called the multilateral development banks.

80.   Decertification obliges U.S. officials to vote against loans for Colombia in multilateral development banks.