I I978 blev der indgået forpligtelser for 36O mio ERE i form af ^avebistand (heraf *J2% til de mindst udviklede udviklingslande - artikel 48 i Lomé-kon­ventionen -) ; der blev indgået forpligtelser for 119,4 mio ERE i form af lån på særlige vilkår, hvilket ligger tæt op ad beløbet for 1977« Det skal erindres, at vilkårene for disse lån er særlig-gunstige: rentefod på 1%.
During I978 360 million EUA was committed in the form of grants (including 72$ for the least developed countries under Article 48 of the Lomé Convention) and 119*4 million EUA in the form of special loans, which is close to the sum committed in 1977* It should be pointed out that the terms of these loans are particularly soft since they have an interest rate of Ifo, a duration of 40 years and a grace period of ten years, which means that the grant element is very high (about Under the Lomé Convention 440.1 million EUA is to be provided for use in this form.