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Portuguese Institute for Development Support

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The Portuguese Institute for Development Support (Portuguese: Instituto Português de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento, IPAD) is a development aid agency under the Portuguese Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Since January 2003, the institute is responsible for the coordination, supervision and direction of the Portuguese official development assistance to developing countries.

The institute focus on the Portuguese-speaking African countries (Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe) and East Timor.

In 2009, the institute disbursed approximately 368 million euros[1].

References

  1. ^ "Ajuda Pública ao Desenvolvimento". IPAD (Portuguese). Retrieved 12 October 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)