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1. Grants and Soft Loans Upda= tes

- Arab Grants

Donor	Amount pledged (USD million)	Amount received by the Government to date (USD million )	Remarks	Utilization of Funds
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	570	570	-&= nbsp; These amounts were transferred to accounts opened with the Central Bank of Lebanon	-&= nbsp; Adoption of a number of Southern villages and reconstruction of Beirut Southern Suburbs -&= nbsp; Infrastructure & bridges -&= nbsp; Public schools' fees -&= nbsp; To continue previously started development projects, and other vital projects
Kuwait (through KFAED)	315	59.5	-&= nbsp; $15 million transferred in cash f= or relief needs -&= nbsp; Part dedicated for reconstruction= of villages and Beirut Southern Suburbs will be transferred to accounts open= ed with the Central Bank in KFAED's name -&= nbsp; The remaining part, dedicated to = a number of other projects, will be spent directly by the donor	-&= nbsp; Reconstruction of a number of ado= pted villages and Beirut Southern Suburbs, including infrastructure -&= nbsp; Other projects
Qatar	300		-&= nbsp; Q= atar announced in Stockholm its readiness to = offer reconstruction donations to Lebanon amounting to USD 300 million. -&= nbsp; Qatar is spending part of this pl= edge directly without opening an account with Central Bank, and according to t= heir sources, they have paid out USD 67.1 million for the following projects (= till end March 2007): o&= nbsp; Housing Indemnities in the amount of USD 52.6 million o&= nbsp; Rehabilitation & Reconstruction of schools a= nd Miscellaneous Rehabilitation & Reconstru= ction contracts in the amount of USD 11.8 million o&= nbsp; Schools Equipment in the a= mount of USD 2.7 million.	-&= nbsp; Adoption of 4 villages’ reconstruction -&= nbsp; Infrastructure
UAE	102 (amount not final)	13	-&= nbsp; Amounts spent so far on school bo= oks distribution (13 million) were transferred to joint accounts with Central Bank -&= nbsp; According to information from the= UAE committee, USD 89 million was spent on o&= nbsp; Rehabilitation & Reconstructi= on of schools in the South, Na= batieh & Mount Lebanon in the amount of U= SD 15 million o&= nbsp; Rehabilitation of Marjeyoun Hospital (USD 500,000) o&= nbsp; Rehabilitation of an educa= tion center in Ain el Heloui (USD 500,000)<= /p> o&= nbsp; In-kind donations (USD 20 million) o&= nbsp; Rebuilding Ouzai Fishermen= 's port (USD 1 million) and assistance to fishermen (USD 2 million) o&= nbsp; Continuing De-mining Proje= ct (USD 50 million)	-&= nbsp; Schools & hospitals rehabilit= ation -&= nbsp; School books -&= nbsp; Prefabricated houses -&= nbsp; De-mining -&= nbsp; Ouzai fishermen compensation -&= nbsp; Important Equipment for the Army = and Security Forces including helicopters, boats, vehicles and other equipmen= t
Oman	50	50	-&= nbsp; A mechanism similar to the one ad= opted by Saudi Arabia and = Kuwait will be adopted	-&= nbsp; Reconstruction of a number of vil= lages in the South and Nabatyeh and Beirut Southern Suburbs, including infrastructure
Iraq	35	35	-&= nbsp; Amount transferred in cash=	-&= nbsp; Adoption of a number of villages' reconstruction
Egypt	22.9		-&= nbsp; A USD 15.4 million assistance was pledged for the rehabilitation of electricity in the form of technical te= ams and equipment, including the rehabilitation of the fuel tanks in Jieh Thermal Plant -&= nbsp; USD 7.5 million dedicated for the reconstruction of villages	-&= nbsp; Adoption of a number of villages' reconstruction -&= nbsp; Electricity -&= nbsp; Infrastructure
Arab Fund for Economic & Social Develo= pment	10.4	10.4	-&= nbsp; Dedicated for the needs of recove= ry and reconstruction	-&= nbsp; Various sectors
Jordan	8			-&= nbsp; Adoption of a number of villages' reconstruction.
Bahrain	5			-&= nbsp; Adoption of a number of villages' reconstruction.
Sheikh Nasser Al Khar= afi	1			-&= nbsp; Adoption of a number of villages' reconstruction.
Group of Egyptians	3			-&= nbsp; Public Health Projects
Yemen	1			-&= nbsp; Adoption of a number of villages' reconstruction.
Syria	Total amount to be set later			-&= nbsp; Adoption of a number of villages' reconstruction
Total	1,423.2	737.9

Based on the above, total amounts transferred from Arab states to the Lebanese Go= vernment are USD 737.9 million to date.

- International Grants

Donor	Amount pledged (USD million)	Amount confirmed (USD million)	Remarks	Utilization of Funds
US (through USAID)	140	130	-&= nbsp; USD 28.9 million dedicated to rec= onstruction of Mdeirej bridge -&= nbsp; USD 6 million dedicated to oil sp= ill clean-up -&= nbsp; USD 1.2 million dedicated to reconstruction of buildings -&= nbsp; USD 7 million dedicated to rehabilitation of schools -&= nbsp; 87 humanitarian	-&= nbsp; Infrastructure & bridges -&= nbsp; Schools rehabilitation -&= nbsp; Oil spill clean-up
EU (EC, ECHO)	111	57	-&= nbsp; Euros 10 million dedicated for Technical Assistance -&= nbsp; Euros 11 million for repatriation= of foreigners during the offensive -&= nbsp; Euros 14 million for support of r= eforms -&= nbsp; Euros 12 million for infrastructu= re -&= nbsp; Euros 6 million for Social Fund -&= nbsp; Euros 30 million for humanitarian= and Relief	-&= nbsp; Various projects -&= nbsp; Technical assistance
IBRD	71	71	-&= nbsp; 15 million dedicated to subsidize interest rates on loans extended by IFC to the Lebanese private sector -&= nbsp; 30 million for affected municipal= ities -&= nbsp; 15 million for water -&= nbsp; 5 million for energy -&= nbsp; USD 1 million dedicated for impro= ving Financial Monitoring of donors' funds	-&= nbsp; Assistance to Municipalities -&= nbsp; Water projects -&= nbsp; Subsidy of interest rates on loan= s to private sector
Germany (through KFW)	51	51	-&= nbsp; MOU signed with CDR including the following: o&= nbsp; Technical and vocational Education in the amount of USD 4 million o&= nbsp; Electricity in the amount = of USD 5 million o&= nbsp; Water in the amount of USD= 4 million	-&= nbsp; Education: Technical & Vocati= onal. -&= nbsp; Electricity -&= nbsp; Water -&= nbsp; Environment
Italy	38	38	-&= nbsp; USD 5 million dedicated to reconstruction of Sofar bridge -&= nbsp; USD 15 million dedicated to reconstruction of infrastructure will be directly spent through Italian Embassy -&= nbsp; USD 10 million will be spent thro= ugh UN organizations on various projects	-&= nbsp; Infrastructure and bridges -&= nbsp; Assistance to NGO's -&= nbsp; Cleaning oil spill -&= nbsp; Other projects
Spain	32	32		-&= nbsp; Oil spill clean-up -&= nbsp; Various projects
Canada	21	12		-&= nbsp; Various projects
Sweden	21	18	-&= nbsp; USD 10 million dedicated to UNDO = Fund -&= nbsp; USD 7 million for UNDO Projects	-&= nbsp; Various projects
UK	20	18	-&= nbsp; 3 temporary steel bridges install= ed	-&= nbsp; Various projects in water & h= ealth. -&= nbsp; De-mining and temporary bridges
Iran	Total amount to be set later		Their reconstruction report claims the fol= lowing: -&= nbsp; Educational Centers: 86 were rehabilitated, 46 under way= -&= nbsp; Religious Places: 48 rehabilitate= d, 9 under way -&= nbsp; Health Centers: 10 rehabilitated,= 2 under way -&= nbsp; Bridges: 10 main & 9 secondary bridges rebuilt, 10 main & 2 secondary under way -&= nbsp; Roads: 6 main & 488 secondary rehabilitated, 8 main & 68 secondary under way -&= nbsp; Electricity: 64 rehabilitation pr= ojects completed	-&= nbsp; Schools & hospitals rehabilit= ation -&= nbsp; Infrastructure -&= nbsp; Roads & bridges -&= nbsp; Places of worship rehabilitation<= /span>
Australia	17	10		-&= nbsp; Various projects.
Turkey	10	10	-&= nbsp; 50 prefabricated schools installe= d	-&= nbsp; Health -&= nbsp; Prefabricated schools
France	8	8	-&= nbsp; 6 temporary steel bridges install= ed	-&= nbsp; Education -&= nbsp; Defense & security
The Netherlands	8	7	-&= nbsp; Euro 1 million for UNICEF dedicat= ed to water projects -&= nbsp; Euro 4 million for UNMASK for de-= mining	-&= nbsp; Various projects
Belgium	6	3		-&= nbsp; Various projects
Japan	7	7		-&= nbsp; De-mining -&= nbsp; Various projects
South Korea	5	5		-&= nbsp; Construction and providing equipm= ent for 2 public schools in Tibnin (South) & = Britel (North Bekaa)
China	4	3		-&= nbsp; Various projects
Finland	4			-&= nbsp; Various projects
Greece	4	4	-&= nbsp; USD 1.3 million dedicated for hea= lth centers -&= nbsp; USD 1 million for 1 bridge and 23= pedestrian bridges -&= nbsp; USD 1 million for a solar energy project with UNDP	-&= nbsp; Various projects
Denmark	3			-&= nbsp; Various projects
Czech Republic	1.5	1.1		-&= nbsp; Relief; Various Projects
Poland	1.3	1.3		-&= nbsp; Various projects
Ireland	1.3	1.3		-&= nbsp; Various projects
Indonesia	1	1	-&= nbsp; Amount received in cash	-&= nbsp; Adoption of a number of villages'= reconstruction
Group of Countries (Romania, Austria, Brazil, = New Zealand, Slovakia, Iceland, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta, Estonia & OPEC)	4.1	3.46		-&= nbsp; Various projects
Total	590.2	492.16

- Soft Loans

Donor	Amount pledged (USD million)	Amount received by the Government to date ( USD million)	Remarks	Utilization of Funds
Arab Fund for Economic & Social Develo= pment	308	104	-&= nbsp; USD 104 million dedicated to rehabilitation & reconstruction of war damages -&= nbsp; USD 119 million dedicated to rehabilitation and expansion of electricity infrastructure in the South -&= nbsp; USD 85 million dedicated to soft = loans to SME's	-&= nbsp; Energy -&= nbsp; Water -&= nbsp; Wastewater -&= nbsp; Roads & bridges -&= nbsp; Public administration -&= nbsp; SME's=
France	17
Total	121	104

- Other Cash Donations=

Other cash donations received since t= he Israeli aggression on Lebanon amounted to USD Million 9.5, and they were deposited in the HRC and Ministry of Finance accounts with Cent= ral Bank, in addition to an equipment donation from Caterpillar to be used in reconstruction.