He was in charge of foreign debt, cooperation with the international financial institutions and bilateral donors.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates was one of the first private foundations among many bilateral donors to provide seed money for the project.

As a result of these combined problems, bilateral and multilateral donors suspended program aid to Kenya in 1991.

A number of bilateral donors are also providing financial support to the network.

It can however also execute programs financed by other bilateral donors and the European Commission.

It is important to stress that the Community contribution to debt relief should not be seen as a substitute for contributions from bilateral donors.

We cannot succeed without everyone' s participation: the pharmaceutical industry, the bilateral and multilateral donors, and the countries involved.

Complementary financial assistance is also expected on the part of other bilateral donors, in particular the United States and Japan.

As such, international organisations and bilateral donors no longer see good reason for suspending aid to Tajikistan.

Britain is one of the largest bilateral donors with an annual international development spend approaching £90 million.