Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development information
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
Emblem
Map indicating members of the Arab League.
Headquarters
Kuwait
Official languages
Arabic
Type
Development finance institution of the Arab League
Membership
21 states[1]
Algeria
Bahrain
Djibouti
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Sudan
Syria
Tunisia
UAE
Yemen
Leaders
• Chairman
Abdulatif Y. Al-Hamad
Establishment
• Agreement
16 May 1968
• First meeting
6 February 1972
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The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) is a Kuwait-based pan-Arab development finance institution. All member-states of the Arab League are members of the AFESD. As of 2003, it held around US$7.3 billion in assets.
The AFESD was established by agreement of the Economic and Social Council of the Arab League. Its first meeting was held on 6 February 1972.
The current Chairman is Abdulatif Y Al-Hamad.
Former Chairman is Mohammed Al Emadi.
Founding Chairman is Saeb N. Jaroudi.
^"Member states". Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
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