34th ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF AADFI: POSITIVE RESULTS

  The Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) held its 34th Ordinary General Assembly in Maputo, Republic of Mozambique on 12 May 2008. The Opening Ceremony, the working sessions and the Closing Ceremony were held at the Avenida Hotel, Maputo, Mozambique. Opening statements were made by Dr. Antonio Souto, CEO of GAPI the host […]

Cooperation, Strategies, Relations with Europe and financing studied government officials for Latin American and Carribean SMEs

Cooperation, Strategies, Relations with Europe and financing studied government officials for Latin American and Carribean SMEs The Conference of Government Officials Responsible for Latin American and Caribbean SMEs was held within the framework of the preparations for the Fifth Summit of Heads of State and Government of Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union […]

New ALIDE Executive Committee headed by Roberto Smith

Dr. Roberto Smith, President of Banco do Nordeste do Brasil (BNB), was elected to serve as President of the Latin American Association for the 2008-2010 period. The Executive Committee membership includes, as Vice-Presidents, Rodrigo Sánchez Mújica, General Director of Fideicomisos Instituidos en Relación con la Agricultura (FIRA)- Banco de México, and Carlos Álvarez, Executive Vice-President […]

Development Bank of Turkey (TKB) adopts a new strategy to finance SMEs

The Law establishing the Bank, TKB only permits loans to be made to joint stock companies. In order to reach SMEs TKB has decided to implement apex lending as a new financial instrument. Since TKB does not have a branch network in February 2008, it has signed an apex lending agreement with Garanti Bank a […]

ALIDE TURNS 40: Challenges and prospects for Latin American and Carribean Development Banks

ALIDE TURNS 40: Challenges and prospects for Latin American and Carribean Development Banks ALIDE President, Dr. Nicola Angelucci, in making the keynote address during the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Latin American Association of Development Financing Institutions (ALIDE) on January 24, 2008, noted that a group of 37 banks and development financing and promotion […]

ADFIMI elects new Secretary General and new Chairman

The Association of Development Finance Institutions in the Member Countries of Islamic Development Bank elected new Chairman and New Secretary General. As Chairman was elected Br. Mehmet Emin Ozcan, Member of the Board, Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Ziraat Bankasi A.S.; and like Secretary General was elected Mr. Nuri Birtek.