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 CIS NO: G 97-H461-40
 TITLE: International Financial Institution Lending to Asia and the Pacific:
     Implications for U.S. Interests.
 SOURCE: Committee on International Relations. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: v+55 p.
 DATE: Sept. 12, 1996
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 104-2             SUDOC: Y4.IN8/16:L54
 ITEM NO: 1017-A-01; 1017-B-01
 MC ENTRY NO: 97-10384

 Hearing before the Subcom on International Economic Policy and Trade and
 the Subcom on Asia and the Pacific to review lending activities of
 international financial institutions (IFIs), including the World Bank and
 the Asian Development Bank, in Asia, and to assess the implications of these
 lending activities for U.S. foreign policy interests.
   Supplementary material (p. 29-55) includes witnesses' written statements.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Intl lending instns activities in Asia, review
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON INTERNATIONAL
     ECONOMIC POLICY AND TRADE. HOUSE; SUBCOM ON ASIA AND THE PACIFIC.
     HOUSE; FOREIGN.ASSISTANCE; INTERNATIONAL.FINANCE; BANKS AND BANKING;
     FOREIGN.LOANS; FOREIGN.RELATIONS (Intl lending instns activities in
     Asia, US foreign policy interests); WORLD BANK; ASIAN DEVELOPMENT
     BANK; ASIA

 97-H461-40 TESTIMONY NO: 1         Sept. 12, 1996 p. 3-11, 29-37
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     LIPTON, DAVID A. (Assistant Secretary, International Affairs,
        Department of Treasury)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Review of IFI lending in Asia in context of U.S.
     policy objectives.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Intl lending instns activities in Asia, review
 DESCRIPTORS: DEPARTMENT.OF.TREASURY

 97-H461-40 TESTIMONY NO: 2         Sept. 12, 1996 p. 11-27, 38-55
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     O'QUINN, ROBERT P. (Policy Analyst, Heritage Foundation)
     HAGER, BARRY M. (President, Hager Associates)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Differing perspectives on ability of IFIs to
     further economic growth; views on U.S. policy issues related to IFI
     lending in Asia; recommendations to enhance the ability of multilateral
     development banks to further economic development in Asia and elsewhere.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Intl lending instns activities in Asia, review
 DESCRIPTORS: ECONOMIC.DEVELOPMENT