Rommel Acevedo reelected as ALIDE General Secretary

In ALIDE 40th Assembly, the appointed representatives elected by unanimous vote the Peruvian economist, Rommel Acevedo Fernández de Paredes, as ALIDE General Secretary because of his great performances ALIDE activities. Acevedo will hold the position until 2015. Rommel Acevedo studied Economy at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru, and holds a Master degree in […]

ALIDE is now ISO 9001:2000 Certified

ALIDE’s Quality Control System earned ISO 9001:2000 certification from SGS – System & Services Certification England, in accordance with the system used by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). The Quality Control System covers ALIDE General Secretariat processes for furnishing products and services to development financing institutions through studies and information, training, project and business promotion, […]

ADFIAP Board elects Fonseka, Çelik as Chairman, Vice Chairman

Mr. Nihal Fonseka, General Manager and CEO of DFCC Bank, and Mr. Abdullah Çelik, Chairman and CEO of the Development Bank of Turkey, were elected Chairman, Vice Chairman by the ADFIAP Board of Directors in its last meeting on May 10, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada in conjunction with the 33rd ADFIAP Annual Meetings held in […]

ALIDE’s agricultural financing looks for the design of products with greater social impact

Development banking provides agricultural and rural sectors with more than credit, as it allows for technology and technical assistance in the country; however, is it really generating the impact that it looks for? ALIDE Technical Committee on Agricultural and Rural Financing examined this subject at the ALIDE 40th assembly (ALIDE 40) and synthesized some proposals. […]

Roberto Smith elected as ALIDE President until 2012

Parallel to the analysis and debate on critical topics regarding Latin American and Caribbean development, in the ALIDE 40th General Assembly held in Fortaleza (Brazil), the development banks members of ALIDE solved institutional matters such as electing the Board of Directors for the 2010-2012 period, renewing their trust for the team led by Roberto Smith. […]

AADFI Project Monitoring and Evaluation

When & Where: Venue & language : Nairobi-Kenya, English Date & duration : June 2010, 7-12 Objective: To update skills for effective and efficient monitoring & evaluation. Acquire knowledge to advise & develop M & E Framework, and sharpen skills in project reporting and reviewing Who should attend ? Managers responsible for project monitoring & […]

ADFIAP publishes 2nd Annual Sustainability Report

04/19/2010 – ADFIAP has released its second consecutive integrated annual and sustainability report that covers the forward-looking initiatives of the Association for 2009. As in the first one released in 2008, this report focused on the ADFIAP’s Secretariat’s sustainability performance as measured by the G3 C level indicators of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting […]

IDF conducts SME Study Tour Program for AADFI

The ADFIAP’s Institute of Development Finance (IDF), the training and career development center of the Association, conducted a Study Tour Program on Small and Medium-Scale Enterprise in Malaysia last March 22-26. The program was specially organized for the Association of African Development Financial Institutions or AADFI with 30 participants representing AADFI members and agencies from […]

ADFIAP joins EU project to “green” exporting SMEs – 03/15/2010

As part of its sustainable development advocacy, ADFIAP joins a 7-organization international consortium to implement a grant project under the European Union’s (EU) SWITCH Programme on sustainable consumption and production (SCP). The project aims to “green” the operations and practices of three exporting SME sectors in Cebu, Philippines, namely, furniture, fashion accessories and gifts, toys […]

33rd ADFIAP ANNUAL MEETINGS

(The Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver, Canada – May 10 – 12, 2010) Conference Theme: “Innovative Financing for a Greener Economy” ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS DATE, VENUE AND HOST: The 33rd ADFIAP Annual Meetings hosted by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) will be held at The Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver, Canada from May 10 to 12, […]