economic aid

economic aid — noun money to support a worthy person or cause • Syn: ↑aid, ↑financial aid • Hypernyms: ↑gift • Hyponyms: ↑social welfare, ↑welfare, ↑public assistance …   Useful english dictionary

economic aid — financial support …   English contemporary dictionary

Economic aid to Maldives — Before the 1980s, the Maldives received limited assistance from UN specialized agencies. Much of the external help came from Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the UAE, for use on an ad hoc basis rather than as part of comprehensive …   Wikipedia

Military and economic aid in the 2006 Lebanon War — Main article: 2006 Lebanon War The supply of military aid to combatants during the course of the 2006 Lebanon War has been an important aspect of both the hostilities and the diplomatic wrangling surrounding them, including figuring prominently… …   Wikipedia

ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

Economic history of Cambodia — Pre colonial economyColonial economySoon after establishing their protectorate in 1863, the French realized that Cambodia s hidden wealth was an illusion and that Phnom Penh would never become the Singapore of Indochina. Aside from collecting… …   Wikipedia

economic development — Process whereby simple, low income national economies are transformed into modern industrial economies. Theories of economic development the evolution of poor countries dependent on agriculture or resource extraction into prosperous countries… …   Universalium

Economic history of Spain — History of Spain caption=Spanish DoubloonThe Economic history of Spain covers the development of the Spanish economy over the course of its history. Ancient Era The prehistoric Iberians and Celts were some of the earliest groups in what is now… …   Wikipedia

aid — I n. 1) to extend, give, offer, provide, render aid 2) to come to smb. s aid 3) to cut off, withdraw aid 4) generous, unstinting aid 5) audiovisual; teaching aids 6) first aid (first aid to the injured) 7) a hearing aid 8) economic; foreign;… …   Combinatory dictionary

Economic history of Zimbabwe — The economic history of Zimbabwe began with the transition to majority rule in 1980 and Britain s ceremonial granting of independence. The new government under Prime Minister Robert Mugabe promoted socialism, partially relying on international… …   Wikipedia

Economic history of Vietnam — Until French colonization in the mid 19th century, Vietnam s economy was uniformly agrarian, subsistence, and village oriented. French colonizers, however, deliberately developed the regions differently, designating the South for agricultural… …   Wikipedia