Hexagonal Group
see Central European Initiative (CEI)
high-income countries
another term for the industrialized
countries with high per capita GNPs/GDPs; see
developed countries (DCs)
industrial countries
another term for the developed countries; see developed
countries (DCs)
Inter-American DevelopmentBank (IADB)
note-also known as Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
established-8 April 1959
effective-30 December 1959
aim-to promote economic and social development in Latin
America
members-(44) Argentina, Austria, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia,
Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua,
Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Suriname, Sweden,
Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia
Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development
(IGADD)
established-NA January 1986
aim-to promote cooperation on drought-related
matters
members-(6) Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda