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CDB supports UNEP FI forum on sustainable development
October 23, 2013 0:13China Development Bank (CDB) is supporting the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative’s (UNEP FI) 2013 Global Roundtable with the theme, “Financing the Future We Want – China, Emerging Markets and the World Economy”, to be held in Beijing on November 12-13, 2013. CDB had long been committed to sustainable development, in fact its mission... ...
BEDB provides support to village entrepreneurs
October 23, 2013 0:12The Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB), in collaboration with Kampong Kapok Consultative Council, held a handover ceremony of equipment to support the development of Kampong Kapok’s banana crackers project. Kampong Kapok Consultative Council which is the fifth recipient of the BEDB’s Village Enterprise Financial Scheme established its banana crackers project in 2012. The project is... ...
VDB issues VND 1.570 trillion government backed bonds
October 23, 2013 0:11Vietnam Development Bank (VDB) has mobilized VND 1.570 trillion government-backed bonds through an auction session held in Hanoi Stock Exchange. For the VND 3 trillion auction session, VDB bonds are distributed in four maturities (VND 1 trillion for 2 year tenor, VND 1 trillion for three year bond, and the rest is divided equally for... ...
VADB’s offers loan to civil servants
October 23, 2013 0:11The Vanuatu Agriculture Development Bank (VADB) is offering the Home Aelan Investment Loan (HAIL) product mainly to civil servants and other regular earners whose employer is willing to deduct loan repayment from the employee’s salary. This product is geared towards channeling salary to the rural area for primary industry development purposes.
Asaka Bank plays active role in charitable activities
October 23, 2013 0:10Asaka Bank regularly implements charity activities directed to social support and citizens defense, including improvement of the financial condition of socially-not protected and the poor, assistance to individual and legal entities involved in education, science, culture, art, enlightenment and spiritual development of person, for physical culture and mass sport, assistance to individuals with drug-related problems,... ...
TMB participates in IFC global trade finance program
October 23, 2013 0:09The TMB Bank Public Company Limited (TMB) has participated in the Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) initiated by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. The program in Thailand is aimed to enable the traders to have easier access to the international market with a focus on the emerging markets,... ...
Seylan Bank enhances popular children savings account
October 23, 2013 0:08Seylan Bank ‘Tikiri’, Sri Lanka’s favorite minor savings account celebrates its 21st anniversary this year with a brand new look and a world of benefits on offer. Launched in 1992, Seylan ‘Tikiri’ went on record as being the first ever minor savings account in Sri Lanka to introduce a gift scheme. Consistent savings was the... ...
JBIC, Sberbank sign agreement on Japanese exports to Russia
October 23, 2013 0:07The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) signed a general agreement with Sberbank of Russia (Sberbank), the largest commercial bank in Russia, for offering an export credit line amounting to the equivalent of 360 million U.S. dollars (JBIC portion) to finance Japanese exports to Russia and its neighboring countries (including in the CIS countries and... ...
ADFIAP attends WFDFI board meeting and annual forum
October 22, 2013 0:06
As part of its commitment as founding member of the World Federation of Development Finance Institutions (WFDFI), ADFIAP, represented by its Secretary General, Mr. Octavio B. Peralta, attended the WFDFI Board of Governors (BOG) meeting and its annual forum held on October 11, 2013 at the University Club and the World Bank main premises in... ...ADFIAP meets with CDFA, explores collaboration programs
October 22, 2013 0:01
ADFIAP Secretary General, Mr. Octavio B. Peralta, in conjunction with his official mission to the U.S. for the World Federation of DFIs (WFDFI) where he is a member of the Board of Governors, took the opportunity to visit the Columbus, Ohio-based Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) and met with its management led by President... ...ADFIAP gets ASAE support on association governance & leadership
October 21, 2013 23:59
As part of its outreach and advocacy on association governance and leadership, ADFIAP, represented by its Secretary General Mr. Octavio B. Peralta, visited the Washington, D.C.-based American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) on October 10, 2013 and met with Mr. John H. Graham IV and Ms. Greta Kotler, President & CEO and Chief Global Development... ...Ecology passes £120m asset milestone, announces new Directors
October 14, 2013 7:08Ethical savings and green mortgage provider Ecology Building Society has announced that assets have passed £120m, at the same time as three new Non-Executive Directors are appointed to its Board. The milestone, announced at the start of National Ethical Investment Week 2013, is further evidence of the strength of the sustainable investment sector. Ecology’s total... ...
UNRISD Research Programme on Gender Expands
October 13, 2013 21:00UNRISD’s programme of research on the gender dimensions of development has expanded with the launch of a new project that explores when and why states respond to claims for gender equality, with research in India, China and Indonesia.
Interview with Shahra Razavi
October 13, 2013 21:00Shahra Razavi was a Research Coordinator at UNRISD from 1993 to 2013, when she left to join UN Women as Chief of Research and Data. In an interview with UNRISD, she looks back at her two decades with the Institute. She also talks about the post-2015 agenda, the challenge of demonstrating the impact of research,... ...
A Week to Celebrate: Co-op & New Economy Week 2013
October 11, 2013 12:08Thousands – if not millions – of people around the world dedicate 52 weeks of their year to helping build stronger, fairer, and more sustainable communities. Next week is a special time to pause, reflect, and celebrate the achievements of individuals and organizations in the co-operative sector and those participating in the new economy movement.... ...
