26 July 1990

36th Plenary Meeting

1990/56. Trends in the transfer of resources to and from developing countries and their impact on the economic growth and sustained development of those countries

The Economic and Social Council,

Recalling General Assembly resolution 44/232 of 22 December 1989 on trends in the transfer of resources to and from the developing countries and their impact on the economic growth and sustained development of those countries,

Recalling also Economic and Social Council resolution 1989/112 of 28 July 1989 on the net transfer of resources from developing countries and its impact on their economic growth and development,

1. Takes note with appreciation of the World Economic Survey, 1990, in particular chapter IV entitled "International finance and net transfer of resources", containing statistics and analyses of causes and factors underlying the phenomenon of the transfer of resources to and from the developing countries;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to include in his report to be submitted to the General Assembly in response to paragraph 4 of Assembly resolution 44/232, a review and analysis of the issues and problems, at both the national and international levels, raised by that phenomenon.