ABSTRACT

This chapter mostly deals with the activities of the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), which is responsible for 75% of German ODA. 1 The remaining 25% is mainly handled by the Foreign Office, the Ministries for Science and Technology, Health, Agriculture and Economics, for their international programmes, by the Finance Ministry for debt relief, and by the Länder (states) for educational purposes and support to asylum seekers. The major focus here is on Technical and Financial Assistance.