He declared that the United States would give up to a billion dollars in debt relief to Egypt and economic, trade and technical aid to the Egyptians and Tunisians.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

After the meeting, the European Union announced changes to its arms embargo on Syria, allowing EU states to provide armoured vehicles, non-lethal military equipment and technical aid to the rebels, but not weapons.

BBC: Syria conflict: John Kerry extends US aid to rebels

Neighbouring Egypt, which long sought to impede South Sudan's quest for independence ostensibly because of fears over the White Nile's headwaters, is now also currying favour with offers of educational and technical aid.

ECONOMIST: South Sudan and the Arab world

But a decade later, despite financial and technical aid from the World Bank and sympathetic countries, this programme had completely failed due to inefficiency, corruption, resistance from peasants and the rise in the price of imported petroleum.

BBC: Tanzania profile

The European Parliament is reviewing the technical-aid budget.

ECONOMIST: Of commissars and commissioners

There is much that Japan can be proud of since 1945 -- rapid recovery from war devastation, adopting a pacifist Constitution, the economic miracle, achieving the best living standards in the region, creating a robust democracy in a relatively egalitarian society, and promoting regional economic development through massive aid and technical cooperation.

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Economic progress depends on sustained bilateral and multilateral aid, on responsible government economic management, and on continued technical assistance from multilateral and bilateral donors.

FORBES: Gambia

If Rite Aid didn't report, the company would be in technical default on its debt unless it could get waivers from lenders.

FORBES: Looking Up--Maybe

There is an inherent tension between a technical operation to repair monetary policy transmission channels in the eurozone and a heavily conditional aid program aimed mainly at two countries which are already resisting its conditions.

CNN: Draghi's "conditionality" gamble