nd former Yugoslavia) to market economies by committing
60% of its loans to privatization
members-(60) Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, EU, European Investment Bank
(EIB), Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco,
Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, UK, US, Uzbekistan;
note-includes all 25 members of the OECD; also includes the EU as a
single entity
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European Community (or European Communities, EC)
was established 8 April 1965 to integrate the European Atomic Energy
Community (Euratom), the European Coal and Steel Community (ESC), the
European Economic Community (EEC or Common Market), and to establish a
completely integrated common market and an eventual federation of
Europe; merged into the European Union (EU) on 7 February 1992; member
states at the time of merger were Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany,
Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK
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European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
address-9-11 rue de Varembe, CH-1202 Geneva 20, Switzerland
telephone-[41] (22) 749 13 35
FAX-[41] (22) 733 92 91
established-4 January 1960
effective-3 May 1960
aim-to promote expansion of free trade
members-(4) Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
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European Investment Bank (EIB)
address-Bd Konrad Adenauer 100, L-2950 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
telephone-[352] 43791
FAX-[352] 437704
established-25 March 1957
effective-1 January 1958
aim-to promote economic development of the EU and its predecessors,
the EEC and the EC
members-(15) Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, UK
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European Monetary Union (EMU)
note-an integral part of the European Union
address-c/o European Commission, Rue de la Lo