Vol. I No. 3 / July – Sept. 2009 Boosting infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean OFID supports economic development in Armenia Saudi Arabia celebrates inauguration of leading research university Venezuela hosts South-South Summit OFID Quarterly is published four times a year by the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID). OFID is the development finance agency established in January 1976 by the Member States of OPEC (the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) to promote South-South cooperation by extending development assistance to other, non-OPEC developing countries. OFID Quarterly is available free-of-charge. If you wish to be included on the distribution list, please send your full mailing details to the address below. Back issues of the magazine can be found on our website in PDF format. OFID Quarterly welcomes articles and photos on development-related topics, but cannot guarantee publication. Manuscripts, together with a brief biographical note on the author, may be submitted to the Editor for consideration. PUBLISHERS THE OPEC FUND FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (OFID) Parkring 8, P.O. Box 995, A-1010 Vienna, Austria Tel: (+43-1) 515 64-0; Fax: (+43-1) 513 92-38 Email:
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