Artikel 17

1. The resources of the Capital Account shall consist of:
a) Subscriptions by Members of Shares of Capital, except such part of their subscriptions as may have been allocated to the Operations Account in accordance with article 9, paragraph 3;
b) Voluntary contributions allocated to the Capital Account;
c) Earnings accrued from investment or deposit of the resources of the Capital Account;
d) Earnings received by the Fund as service provider pursuant to article 3 (c);
e) Earnings received by the Fund for its administration and management of Trust Funds;
f) Earnings received by the Fund in the form of interest, service charge, commitment fee and other charges emanating from Financial Interventions;
g) Resources re-allocated from the Operations Account to the Capital Account in accordance with article 16, paragraph 3;
h) Borrowings; and
i) The Collateral Reserve.
2. Capital allocated to the Capital Account shall be employed exclusively to provide revenues:
a) To cover the administrative expenses of the Fund; and
b) To be allocated to the Collateral Reserve, or be disposed of in such other way, as the Governing Council shall determine in accordance with article 13, paragraphs 2 (a) and 3.
3. For the purposes of article 17, paragraph 2 the Capital allocated to the Capital Account shall be invested and/or deposited in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the Governing Council. Such rules and regulations shall pay due regard to the objective that such Capital shall remain unimpaired at all times and shall not be pledged or encumbered in any manner.