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Nations pledge aid after tsunami disaster
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Nations pledge aid after tsunami disaster

Government and multilateral agencies have pledged around US$6.9
billion in aid for nations hit by the Dec. 26 earthquake and
tsunami in the Indian Ocean, while global private donations
amount to at least $4.5 billion.

Countries are listed according to the size of their
governmental pledges in cash and services, some of which are
spread over several years. Some of these figures have not been
updated since January.

Private donations are shown where available:

Country/agency Government Private donations

(US$ million) (US$ million)

United States 857 1,480
Australia* 739 243
Asian Development Bank* 685.6
Germany 643 161
European Commission 609
Japan 540 124
Canada 341 212
World Bank 250
Britain 465 663
Netherlands 309 257
Norway 175.7 95.7
Italy 204 103
Kuwait 100
Spain 90.2
China 83 1.2
Denmark 73.6 38.2
Sweden 87 131
Spain 68
Finland 65.3 38
France** 65.2 322
Belgium 50.6 51.9
Taiwan 50 100
South Korea 50 47.7
Austria 50 41.4
New Zealand 47 7
Saudi Arabia 30 101
Ireland 24 98
Qatar 25
Switzerland 23.8 110
Singapore 43.1
UAE 20
Portugal 10.6 5
Czech Republic 9.3 8
Luxembourg 6.8
Algeria 2
Bahrain 2
Libya 2
Venezuela 2
Greece 1.3 22.5
Turkey 1.3
Hungary 1.2
Poland 1 1.3
Others*** 1.5 3.2
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TOTAL: 6,905.1 4,466.1

* Figure includes grants and estimated cost to the donor of
concessional loans.
** Figure does not include 300 million euros in credit that
France has offered to countries that request it.
*** Others include countries pledging less than $1 million
including Cyprus, Niger, Slovakia, Senegal, Mali, Bulgaria, the
African Union and South Africa.

Source: Reuters