81. Colombian communities that agree to participate get help for growing legal crops and other development aid. 82. Corsican, a Tuscan dialect, accompanies French on road signs and in classrooms, and Paris pumps development aid to the island. 83. Danish officials said last week they were cutting off development aid to Malawi because of corruption and the suppression of the opposition. 84. Decreases in pension outlays and overseas development aid are among the cuts that helped bring the overall size of the proposed budget lower. 85. Development aid excludes military aid, as well as assistance to Russia and Central and Eastern Europe, which are considered to be in temporary need of help. 86. Development aid also will be discussed. 87. During his two-day visit Arafat met with Dutch Foreign Minister Hans van Mierlo to discuss development aid for the Gaza Strip and West Bank. 88. During his visit, Chirac is expected to sign several bilateral agreements on economic cooperation and development aid. 89. Earlier this month Denmark announced it was cutting off development aid to Malawi because of corruption and the suppression of the opposition in the country. 90. Ethiopian Finance Minister Sufian Ahmed summed up another major concern when he voiced deep regret over the steady fall in official development aid from the industrialized world. |
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