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中東非洲主要區域經貿暨金融組織:伊斯蘭開發銀行(IDB)、阿拉伯聯盟(AL)、阿拉伯社會經濟發展基金(AFESD)、阿拉伯貨幣基金會(AMF)、阿拉伯海灣國家合作理事會(GCF)、阿拉伯單一經濟理事會(CAEU)、阿拉伯馬格瑞布聯盟(AMU)、非洲經濟發展阿拉伯銀行(ABEDA)、經濟合作組織(ECO)、D︱八組織、非洲開發銀行(BAD)、西非開發銀行(WADB)、馬諾河聯盟(MRU)、西部非洲國家經濟共同體(ECOWAS)、東南非洲特惠貿易區(PTAESAS)、東南非共同市場簡介(COMESA)、南非洲關稅同盟(SACU)、南部非洲發展共同體(SADC)、共同貨幣區(CMA)、中部非洲國家經濟共同體(ECCAS)、中部非洲國家經濟聯盟(CACEU)、中非洲開發銀行(BDEAC)、西非經濟暨貨幣聯盟(UEMOA)

* 各組織會員國:

伊斯蘭開發銀行(IDB):阿根廷 巴哈馬 巴巴多斯 伯利茲 玻利維亞 巴西 智利 哥倫比亞 哥斯達黎加 多米尼加共和國 厄瓜多爾 薩爾瓦多 危地馬拉 圭亞那 海地 洪都拉斯 牙買加 墨西哥 尼加拉瓜 巴拿馬 巴拉圭 秘魯 蘇裡南 特立尼達和多巴哥 烏拉圭 委內瑞拉 http://www.iadb.org/en/about-us/about-the-inter-american-development-bank,5995.html 阿拉伯聯盟(AL):阿爾及利亞、 巴林、科摩羅、吉布提、埃及、伊拉克、約旦、科威特、黎巴嫩、利比亞、毛里塔尼亞、 摩洛哥、阿曼、巴勒斯坦、卡塔爾、沙特阿拉伯、索馬里、蘇丹、敘利亞、突尼斯、阿拉伯 聯合酋長國和也門http://www.al-bab.com/arab/docs/league.htm

阿拉伯社會經濟發展基金(AFESD):阿爾及利亞|巴林|吉布提|埃及|伊拉克|約旦|科威特|黎巴嫩|利比亞|毛裡塔尼亞|摩洛哥|阿曼|巴勒斯坦|卡塔爾|沙特阿拉伯|索馬利亞|蘇丹|敘利亞|突尼斯|阿拉伯聯合酋長國|也門 http://www.arabfund.org/Default.aspx?pageId=357&Cr=ALGERIA 阿拉伯貨幣基金會(AMF):阿爾及利亞、阿曼、巴林、巴勒斯坦組織、埃及、索馬利亞、伊拉克、沙烏地阿拉伯、約旦、科威特、蘇丹、黎巴嫩、卡達、敘利亞、利比亞、突尼西亞、茅利塔尼亞、阿拉伯聯合大公國、摩洛哥及葉門 http://www.sinoarabian.org.tw/main.php?nLv0No=75 阿拉伯海灣國家合作理事會(GCF):阿拉伯聯合酋長國、阿曼蘇丹國、巴林王國、卡塔爾國、科威特國、沙特阿拉伯王國 http://www.catgcf.com/ltfqg/264035.shtml 阿拉伯單一經濟理事會(CAEU):科威特、伊拉克、敘利亞、約旦、葉門、蘇丹、阿聯大公國、索馬利亞、利比亞、茅利塔尼亞、巴勒斯坦

阿拉伯馬格瑞布聯盟(AMU):摩洛哥、突尼西亞、利比亞、阿爾及利亞、茅利塔尼亞 http://www.trade.gov.tw/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeID=1357&pid=513477&dl_DateRange=all&txt_SD=&txt_ED=&txt_Keyword=&Pageid=0 非洲經濟發展阿拉伯銀行(ABEDA):阿爾及利亞、巴林、埃及、伊拉克、約旦、科威特、黎巴嫩、利比亞、茅利塔尼亞、摩洛哥、阿曼、卡達、沙烏地阿拉伯、蘇丹、敘利亞、突尼西亞、阿聯大公國、巴解組織、吉布地、索馬利亞、南北葉門 http://www.trade.gov.tw/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeID=1357&pid=513458&dl_DateRange=all&txt_SD=&txt_ED=&txt_Keyword=&Pageid=2 經濟合作組織(ECO):伊朗、土耳其、巴基斯坦,亞塞拜然、吉爾吉斯、塔吉克、土庫曼、車臣、阿富汗、哈薩克。 http://www.trade.gov.tw/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeID=1357&pid=513459&dl_DateRange=all&txt_SD=&txt_ED=&txt_Keyword=&Pageid=1 D︱八組織:土耳其、孟加拉、埃及、伊朗、印尼、馬來西亞、奈及利亞、巴基斯坦 http://www.trade.gov.tw/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeID=1357&pid=513460&dl_DateRange=all&txt_SD=&txt_ED=&txt_Keyword=&Pageid=1 非洲開發銀行(BAD):會員國共七十七國,其中區域性會員國計五十三個,除南非外所有非洲國家均為非銀的會員國;在非區域性會員國共計二十四國,分別為德國、沙烏地阿拉伯、阿根廷、奧地利、比利時、巴西、加拿大、中國大陸、南韓、丹麥、西班牙、美國、芬蘭、法國、印度、義大利、日本、科威特、挪威、荷蘭、葡萄牙、英國、瑞典、瑞士等 http://www.trade.gov.tw/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeID=1357&pid=513461&dl_DateRange=all&txt_SD=&txt_ED=&txt_Keyword=&Pageid=1 西非開發銀行(WADB):貝南、布吉納法索、象牙海岸、尼日、塞內加爾及多哥、馬利 http://www.trade.gov.tw/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeID=1357&pid=513462&dl_DateRange=all&txt_SD=&txt_ED=&txt_Keyword=&Pageid=1 馬諾河聯盟(MRU):賴比瑞亞、獅子山、幾內亞 http://www.trade.gov.tw/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeID=1357&pid=513472&dl_DateRange=all&txt_SD=&txt_ED=&txt_Keyword=&Pageid=0 西部非洲國家經濟共同體(ECOWAS):貝南、布吉納法索、維德角、象牙海岸、甘比亞、迦納、幾內亞、幾內亞比索、賴比瑞亞、馬利、茅利塔尼亞、尼日、奈及利亞、塞內加爾、獅子山及多哥 http://www.trade.gov.tw/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeID=1357&pid=513471&dl_DateRange=all&txt_SD=&txt_ED=&txt_Keyword=&Pageid=0 東南非洲特惠貿易區(PTAESAS):安哥拉、蒲隆地、葛摩、吉布地、衣索匹亞、厄利垂亞、肯亞、賴索托、馬達加斯加、莫三比克、馬拉威、模里西斯、納密比亞、盧安達、索馬利亞、塞席爾、蘇丹、史瓦濟蘭、坦尚比亞、烏干達、尚比亞、薩伊、辛巴威 http://www.trade.gov.tw/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeID=1357&pid=513470&dl_DateRange=all&txt_SD=&txt_ED=&txt_Keyword=&Pageid=0 東南非共同市場簡介(COMESA):安哥拉、蒲隆地、喀摩爾、剛果民主共和國、吉布提、埃及、厄利垂亞、衣索比亞、肯亞、馬達加斯加、馬拉威、模里西斯、納米比亞、盧安達、塞席爾、蘇丹、史瓦濟蘭、烏干達、尚比亞及辛巴威 http://www.trade.gov.tw/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeID=1357&pid=513463&dl_DateRange=all&txt_SD=&txt_ED=&txt_Keyword=&Pageid=1 南非洲關稅同盟(SACU):一九六六年至六八年間,由於BLS(波札那BOTSWANA、賴索托LESOTEO、史瓦濟蘭SWAZILAND,三國簡稱BLS)三國相繼獨立,乃有重新檢討該同盟協定及簽訂新協定之議,現行關稅同盟協定於一九七0年三月一日簽署生效。嗣納密比亞於一九九0年三月自南非獨立,旋即加入該同盟,成為第五個簽約國。 http://www.trade.gov.tw/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeID=1357&pid=513464&dl_DateRange=all&txt_SD=&txt_ED=&txt_Keyword=&Pageid=1 南部非洲發展共同體(SADC):安哥拉 博茨瓦納 剛果民主共和國 萊索托 馬達加斯加 馬拉維 毛里求斯 莫桑比克 納米比亞 塞舌爾 南非 斯威士蘭 坦桑尼亞聯合共和國 贊比亞 津巴布韋 http://www.sadc.int/ 共同貨幣區(CMA):南非、賴索托、史瓦濟蘭及納密比亞 http://www.trade.gov.tw/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeID=1357&pid=513466&dl_DateRange=all&txt_SD=&txt_ED=&txt_Keyword=&Pageid=1 中部非洲國家經濟共同體(ECCAS):蒲隆地、盧安達、薩伊、科麥隆、中非共和國、查德、剛果、加彭、赤道幾內亞、聖多美(Sao Tome)、普林西比(Principle) http://www.trade.gov.tw/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeID=1357&pid=513467&dl_DateRange=all&txt_SD=&txt_ED=&txt_Keyword=&Pageid=1 中部非洲國家經濟聯盟(CACEU):科麥隆、中非共和國、查德、剛果、赤道幾內亞、加彭http://www.trade.gov.tw/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeID=1357&pid=513468&dl_DateRange=all&txt_SD=&txt_ED=&txt_Keyword=&Pageid=1

中非洲開發銀行(BDEAC):科麥隆、中非共和國、查德、剛果、赤道幾內亞、加彭、法國、德國、科威特 http://www.trade.gov.tw/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeID=1357&pid=513469&dl_DateRange=all&txt_SD=&txt_ED=&txt_Keyword=&Pageid=0 西非經濟暨貨幣聯盟(UEMOA):塞內加爾、馬利、布吉納法索、尼日、象牙海岸、多哥、貝南以及幾內亞比索http://www.trade.gov.tw/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeID=1357&pid=513478&dl_DateRange=all&txt_SD=&txt_ED=&txt_Keyword=&Pageid=2

* 文獻 1. http://niis.cass.cn/upload/2012/12/d20121207103732642.pdf
研究中國對非洲提供的官方發展援助與對非洲直接投資、對非洲進出口等方面
的關系,探討中國對非洲官方發展援助 (ODA )和對非洲直接投資 ( FD I)之間到底存在何種關聯性? 中國對非洲提供的援助是否有助於促進中國對非洲直接投資與貿易?中國對非洲援助是否能夠促進非洲的經濟發展?
發現:
( 1)中國對非洲 ODA 和對非洲 FD I金額在規模上是互補的。即中國對非洲的 ODA 和對非洲 FD I之間呈正相關的關系。中國對非洲的長期援助有助於中國企業向非洲進行投資。由於中國企業長期在非洲實施或承攬中國政府和國際組織的援助項目, 使非洲對中國企業較為了解, 中國企業也比較了解非洲國家政治經濟、人文歷史以及市場情況。
( 2)中國對非洲 FDI占中國 GDP 的比重與對非洲ODA 占中國 GDP的比重之間具有相互替代性。
( 3) 中國對非洲提供的 ODA 極大地促進了對非洲的出口。

2. http://waas.cass.cn/upload/2011/07/d20110727202405031.pdf
埃及與海灣合作委員會國家之間的經濟關系, 無論是內部的貿易, 還是投資, 雖然在絕對量的增長方面引人註目, 但是相對於它們與外部世界的關系而言, 就顯得微不足道了,充分表明在阿拉伯國家內部的經濟合作中存在著嚴重危機。合作的障礙大多來自經濟以外的政治和社會心理,在阿拉伯聯盟範圍內組建的許多合作機構或組織, 通常都是協調性機構, 不是執行機構。阿盟內部也缺乏一個法律框架來保證所簽署的合作協議能夠付諸實現, 因而難以裁決各國在執行協議以前或在執行協議過程中所產生的分歧。
另外,多數國家的主要經濟活動受到國營部門的嚴密控制, 缺乏有效的金融市場來保障對公共消費的指導與保證貨幣匯兌的穩定和適度水平, 從而影響了投資和經濟的增長。

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