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Last reviewed: 18 December 2007

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TRADE AND INVESTMENT

UK exports in goods to Chad were worth £3.06 million in 2006 (down from £4.94 million in 2005) and Chadian exports to the UK over the same period were worth £0.24 million (down from £0.36 million in 2005).

UK Trade & Investment Country Profile: Chad

DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AID

Chad is an extremely poor, landlocked country, facing serious problems of desertification, droughts and hunger. Conflict has added to the problem, creating 120,000 IDPs, according to the UNHCR. Socio-economic indicators are extremely poor. Chad is ranked 171 out of 177 countries in the UNDP's 2006 Human Development Index, which represents a decline in recent years despite the oil boom. The IMF approved a new 3-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility loan of $38 million in February 2005. This followed a period of poor relations with the IMF, which resulted in delays in the funding disbursements in 2004. IMF funding is in any case set to decline as Chad's oil revenues rise. The UK does not have a bilateral assistance programme, but has provided some humanitarian aid via NGOs and UN agencies.

United Nations Development Programme

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