REPORT OF DONOR ASSISTANCE - December 31, 1997

*USD= 1,000**
Donor	Com94	Dis94	Com95	Dis95	Com96	Dis96	Com97	Dis97
Algeria	4,000	4,000
Arab Fund	30,000		10,000		70,160	2,472	39,093	1,011
Australia	3,642	3,642	2,447	2,447	1,766	1,766	1,450	981
Austria	6,547	3,660	307	3,194	9,043	805	3,970	4,935
Belgium	6,868	6,974	10,406	7,022	7,127	1,820	11,179	1,180
Brunei	1,000	1,000	5,000	5,000
Canada	15,859	15,859	4,680	4,680	11,915	11,915	10,394	2,364
China	500				500
Czech Republic	83	83	92	92	241	241	1,288	1,288
Denmark	26,875	6,125	6,595	23,115	5,860	11,225	9,942	9,942
Egypt	5,330	5,330	30		1,850	180	10,000	10,000
Eu. Investment Bank					89,773		17,045
European Union	94,291	60,406	112,395	73,211	91,598	99,408	73,864	30,277
Finland	2,869	2,809	4,446	4,226	615	565	7,694
France	16,659	16,730	18,653	9,358	20,745	8,898	19,930	7,559
Germany	67,453	17,302	29,433	16,426	36,316	24,712	47,371	27,826
Greece	1,610	1,610	494	494	1,540	1,540	6,410	445
Iceland							70	70
India			1,000	1,000	1,000
Indonesia					2,000
International Finance Corporation	3,800				7,500		46,500	3,800
Ireland	545	545	1,088	1,073	3,249	3,082	2,044	1,506
Israel	9,000	6,500	4,000	4,000			14,500
Italy	22,314	10,814	19,100	9,500	28,434	18,050	8,400	14,964
Japan	91,894	91,894	68,824	68,824	77,024	77,024	35,940	35,940
Jordan	16,431	16,431	3,780
Kuwait	20,000	20,000	4,000	4,000
Luxembourg	1,226	6	1,136	1,136	5,785	1,305	1,627	1,407
Netherlands	20,718	16,368	49,980	16,630	53,937	52,347	19,036	16,681
Norway	24,651	24,651	35,078	35,078	46,757	46,890	41,376	42,511
Portugal							800
Qatar	2,500	2,500
Republic of Korea	191	191	232	232	435	435	1,566	12
Romania	1,800	1,800	1,080
Russia			4,000	4,000	500	500	278	23
Saudi Arabia	100,000	64,700	65,500	2,500	20,000	20,000	22,500	39,700
Spain	13,957	5,857	21,460	20,560	15,680	6,480	20,710	7,290
Sweden	34,361	7,023	10,320	2,480	27,992	29,859	14,647	10,111
Switzerland	27,646	22,144	17,984	14,708	13,641	18,185	19,517	15,905
Turkey	2,000	2,000			871	871	1,086	1,070
UNDP	275	275	725	725	1,122	1,122	2,761	2,761
United Arab Emirates	15,000	15,000					4,000	4,000
United Kingdom	6,943	6,976	4,744	5,593	14,634	12,893	13,744	10,889
USA	112,642	84,902	76,346	67,396	84,256	67,513	27,715	68,681
World Bank	30,000	2,000	20,000	20,790	85,000	27,310	68,700	55,609
World Food Programme	3,889	2,723		1,167	2,932			1,522
Total	845,370	550,830	615,357	430,657	841,798	549,414	627,146	432,259

During the November 1996 World Bank Consultative Group meeting held in Paris, donors reiterated their support to the West Bank & Gaza by announcing their intention to commit US$ 880 million in 1997. Commitments to date for 1997 amount to US$ 627 million, while disbursements amount to US$ 432 million.

Total commitments and disbursements for 1997 are distributed along the following sectors; Agriculture, Democracy Development, Detainees/Returnees, Education, Energy, Environment, Health, Housing, Human Rights and Civil Society, Humanitarian Aid, Industrial Development, Institution Building, Legal Affairs, Multiple Sectors, Police, Private Sector Development, Solid Waste, Telecommunications, Tourism & Cultural Resources, Transportation, Water & Sanitation, and Women.

Distinctly as the chart reflects major commitments fell under the following sectors, $86 million for Multiple Sectors, $77 million for Education, $71 for Institution Building, $69 million for water and Sanitation. $67 million for Private Sector Development

Chart 3 Overall commitments and disbursements by sector for the period 1997.

In regards to Donors’ total 1997 commitments and Disbursements for the individual category profile, donor commitments were US$259 million (41%) for public investment projects; US$60 million (10%) for private sector support; US$57 million (9%) for transitional & budgetary support; US$18 million (3%) for in kind aid; US$163 million (26%) for technical assistance support; US$18 million (3%) for equipment supply; US$5 million (.5%) for employment generation; and US$47 million (7%) for various categories.

Donor disbursements for 1997 total to US$432 million through the first, second, and third quarter of the year. Notably, disbursements made as far as December 1997 include disbursements against ongoing projects committed to in previous years. The breakdown of 1997 disbursements to date is: US$206 million (48%) for public investment projects; US$28million (6%) for private sector support; US$56 million (13%) for transitional & budgetary support; US$12 million (3%) for in kind aid; US$84 million (19%) for technical assistance activities; US$15 million (3%) for equipment supply; US$5 million (1%) for employment generation; and US$27 million (6%) for various categories.

Chart 4 represents 1997 disbursements in the various categories up until the second quarter.

Donors 1997 total commitments and disbursements to the Palestinian Authority and NGOs can be summarized in chart 5. While commitments and disbursements to the Palestinian Authority amount to $US 627 million and $US432 million respectively, an amount of $US 52 million is committed for NGO’s, and accordingly $US 43 million is disbursed.

Chart 5 Donors commitments and disbursements to the Palestinian Authority and NGOs.

Donors total Commitment and Disbursements for the executive years 1994-1997 were as follows: Donors committed $US 845 million and disbursed $US 551 million for 1994, committed $US 615 million and disbursed $US 430 million for 1995; committed $US 842 million and disbursed $US 549 million for 1996, and Committed $US 627 million and Disbursed 432 for 1997. Notably, Although Donors commitments and disbursements were higher in 1994 and 1996, a consistency in the levels of assistance is manifested through out the last four consecutive years.

Chart 6 shows total commitments and disbursements for each of the executive years 1994-1997 analyzed in this quarterly report.

Following the Oslo Agreement in late 1993, donors have committed for the progressive years 1994-1997 an amount of US$3.04 billion for all individual sectors, and have disbursed the latter funds to the following sectors: Agriculture US$29 million, Democracy Development US$ 62 million, Detainees/Returnees US$47million, Education US$266 million, Energy US$ 34 million, Environment US$7million, Health US$124 million, Housing US$77 million, Human Rights and Civil Society US$25million, Humanitarian Aid US$82 million, Industrial Development US$8million, Institution Building US$139 million, Legal Affairs US$1 million, Multiple Sectors US$600 million, Police US$93 million, Private Sector Development US$58 million, Solid Waste US$14 million, Telecommunications US$2 million, Tourism and Cultural Resources US$ 16 million, Transportation US$42 million, Water and Sanitation US$210 million, Women US$10 million, and US$16 million have been allocated to undefined sectors.

The allocation of US$3.04 billion in commitments made for 1993-1997, can be disagregated into numerous categories which include: public investment activities, private sector support, transitional & budgetary support, in kind aid, technical assistance, equipment supply, and employment generation. Of those commitments, US$1.96 billion, that makes (67%) of all commitments has been disbursed along the following lines: US$689 million (35%) for public investment projects; US$505million (25%) for transitional & budgetary support; US$328 million (17%) for technical assistance.

Total donor commitments to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) through out 1994-1997 amounted to US$253 million. Accordingly disagregated as US$21 million (8%) for public investment projects; US$29 million (110%) for transitional & budgetary support; US$98 million (38%) for technical assistance activities.

Of this, US$202 million (79%) in total was disbursed to the NGOs. From these disbursements; US$20million (10%) for public investment; US$26 million (13%) for transitional & budgetary support; and US$77 million (38%) for technical assistance activities.

Chart 10 represents 1994-1996 donor assistance to the Palestinian Authority.

Chart 11 shows 1994-1997 total commitments and Disbursements for Grants and Loans.

*USD = 1,000**
Donor	Pledges	Commitments	Disbursements
Algeria	10,000	4,000	4,000
Arab Fund	150,000	149,252	3,483
Australia	13,010	9,306	8,836
Austria	25,000	19,868	12,596
Belgium	35,580	35,580	16,996
Brunei	6,000	6,000	6,000
Canada	43,568	42,850	33,342
China	1,561	1,561	0
Czech Republic	1,704	1,704	1,704
Denmark	61,470	49,273	50,407
Egypt	17,210	17,210	15,510
Eu. Investment Bank	300,000	106,818
European Union	357,943	372,148	263,302
Finland	15,780	15,624	7,600
France	75,987	75,987	42,544
Germany	180,570	180,573	86,260
Greece	19,075	10,054	4,089
Iceland	1,300	70	70
India	2,000	2,000	1,000
Indonesia	5,000	2,000	0
International Finance Corporation	70,000	57,800	3,800
Ireland	7,074	6,926	6,206
Israel	74,500	27,500	10,500
Italy	147,818	138,248	53,328
Japan	273,682	273,682	273,682
Jordan	20,210	20,211	16,431
Kuwait	25,000	24,000	24,000
Luxembourg	9,780	9,774	3,854
Netherlands	163,384	143,671	102,026
Norway	150,000	147,862	149,130
ortugal	800	800
Qatar	3,000	2,500	2,500
Republic of Korea	15,000	2,424	870
Romania	2,880	2,880	1,800
Russia	4,755	4,778	4,523
Saudi Arabia	208,000	208,000	126,900
Spain	121,807	121,807	40,187
Sweden	100,892	87,320	49,473
Switzerland	78,788	78,788	70,941
Turkey	53,957	3,957	3,941
UNDP	8,000	4,883	4,883
United Arab Emirates	25,000	19,000	19,000
United Kingdom	57,839	40,067	36,352
USA	500,000	300,959	288,492
World Bank	203,700	203,700	105,709
World Food Programme	6,822	6,822	5,411
Total	3,655,446	3,040,237	1,961,681