text: ln42. The glorld Bank, urder tts srticleg, nay lend only to menbers or to entltieer'rith a governnent guarsntee. consequently, the Bank aupports sADcc r s objectlvesthrolrqh the provision of financing to inarivlduar nenber states for projects thatare bigh on sADCC,s list of priorities. In 1994, lerding by the Bank and theInternational Devel-opment Assoclation (IDA) totalleat almost $400 nilllon for14 projects, approxinately 50 per cent of uhlch were anrectry related to sADccobjectives. This represents a signlflcant increase - fron 30 per cent to50 per cent - in the share of Bank/rDA lerdinq that has a direct sArrc focus. rnthe transportation sector, $170 nlllion vas connitted in I9g4 for projects ained atinproving regionar or subregional road and rail rlnkages as well as porE facilitlegthat serve both coastal and land-l0cked sADcc nenbers. In tlre area of training,the Bank has initiated a serles of seninars offered by lts Econonic DevelopmentInstilute for SADCC and its nenber countrles. norld Bank/gNDp energy assessnentshave been carried out for nost sADcc countrles, the results of these studtes wtllbe utilized in a regionar energy assesanent that wrll exprore issues and cptlons atregional leve1. The Bank is a16o conte@latlng posEible energy sector assistancea nunber of sADcc nenber countries through rnternattonal poeer connections andenergy trade arrangenents. rn adalition, the Bank ls active in the agriculturalsector in sADcc nenber countries and is supporting proJects in such diverae areasas input supply' extension and reBearch, fertillzer productlon and distributlon,irrigation, crop and livestock developnent and the provislon of agriculturalcredit, whlch assists both snall and large farners to increase productlon arldinprove storage - International- Monetary Fund 43. The Inteinational Monetary Fund naintalns no fornal contact wlth SADCC.Ilowever, nith the exception of Angola, 811 SADCC count.ries are nernbers of theFund. Close consultative and co-operatlve relatioha exlst and are constantlyfostered betrreen the Fund and sADcc nenber countries. over the rast year the Fundhas held article rv consultations rrith every sADcc country which is a pund menber.The Fund has nade available econonlc resourcea to tbree sADcc countries in the formof stard-by and extended arrangements. In I9g3, the Fund approved a three_yearextended arrangenent for Malawi to assist the countryrs efforts to increaseproductivity and r€duce externar financial inbalances. gnder this arrangenenr,tilalawi had drar.rn approximately g34 rnillion by year-end l9g4 anat had nade progressin addr€ssing its stabilizacion problens, espe;ially ln lbe areas of the realsector and balance of payments. The arrangement explres in geptenber 1996. ALso,in early 1983 the Fund approved a 2r-rnonth stand-by arrangenent for zanbia to hel"preduce external imbalances and continue the progress achieved under the previousA/40/579 Enqlish Page 17 stand-by arrangement. Under the arrangenent, Zambia purchased approxirnately$80 nillion. N€gotiations for a new stand-by arrangenent with zanbia are now beingconduct€d. rn addition, discussions on the possibre use of Fund resources are no,taking place wlth the United Republic of Tanzania.
analysis: The text appears to focus on economic development and international cooperation, particularly in the context of the Southern African Development Community (SADCC). It discusses lending and financing for various projects, including transportation, energy, and agriculture, as well as the provision of economic resources and assistance to member states. The text also touches on regional energy assessments, international trade arrangements, and the use of international institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Based on this content, it seems likely that the text will fall under the categories related to economic development and international cooperation.