text: sources of funds. Aside fron the funds channelled through the aid organizations mentioned above, funds have also been made available through deposits in foreign conrnercial banks and Arab-owned commercial banks. In 1981, for example, the Arab Banking Corporation participated in 68 syndicated loans with total eommitnents of $1.5 billion, and Gulf International Bank, another Arab-owned bank, lras inrrolved in 50 loans totalling $1.2 billion in comnitments. tfhile these institutlons generally Pursue lending practices similar to those of other international commercial banks,they have tended to be more willing to lend to developing countries. 50. A number of energy-surplus developing countries, such as Algeria, Mexico and Venezuela, have also been providing technical personnel to assist energy-deficientcountries, for exarnple in planning expl-oration progranmes, evaluating oil and gasdiscoveries, and planning and implementing oilfietd developnent projects. Severalnational oil enterprises of developing countries, such as the Oil and Natural Gas Comrnission of India and Petrobras of Brazil, have been active in expl"oring for, anddevelopingr petroleum resources in other developing countries. Such eommerclal ventures also provide a means of sharing experience and technology. 51. In Latin Anerica, the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) - whose membership includes both energy-exporting and energy-inporting countries - hasestablished the Latin American Energy Co-operation Programme, which aims atensuring a stable energy supply for all countries and also at establishing a basisfor common action in the procurement of financial resources for energy developnentprojects and the exchange of energy technology in tatin Arneriea. 52. Another possibility night be to explore ideas involving triangular co-operation among the capital-surplus, energy-exporting countries; the moreindustrialized energy-deficient countries; and the poorer energy-deficientcountries. Such co-operation could take into aceount at least the following elements: (a) The capital-surplus, energy-exporting countries, despite the recentdeterioration in their balance of payments, may have surplus capital in tbe future
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the flow of funds and resources between countries, particularly in the context of energy development and cooperation. It mentions various institutions and organizations involved in providing financial assistance and technical expertise to developing countries. The text also touches on the idea of triangular cooperation among countries with surplus capital, energy-exporting countries, and energy-deficient countries. Given this focus on international cooperation and resource flow, I hypothesize that the text is most closely related to the categories of economic development, international trade, and natural resources and environment.