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CICOPA position on the ICA consultation regarding the Cooperative Principles
May 7, 2014 3:20The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) launched in January a consultation regarding the “Guidance Notes on Cooperative Principles” including comments on the 3rd 5th and 7th principles, following a decision made at the ICA General Assembly held in Manchester in October 2012. CICOPA has just published its position based on CICOPA’s own consultation with members. -... ...
ADFIAP 37th annual meeting in Moscow attracts record delegates
May 6, 2014 2:30
The 37th ADFIAP Annual Meeting, with the theme “Development Banking Best Practices and Future Trends”, held on April 23-25, 2014 in Moscow, Russia drew a record number of over 120 delegates from both international and local organizations representing ADFIAP members, partners and guests. The gathering, hosted by ADFIAP member, Bank for Development and Foreign Economic... ...ADFIAP Board holds 79th meeting in Moscow
May 6, 2014 2:23
The ADFIAP Board held its 79th Meeting on April 23, 2014 in Moscow, Russia in conjunction with the 37th ADFIAP Annual Meeting. ADFIAP Chairman Datuk Wan Azhar Wan Ahmad presided over the meeting which was attended by 15 out of the current 22 member-Board. The Board discussed, approved and confirmed the following matters: (1) inclusion... ...ADFIAP Board re-elects Datuk Wan as Chairman
May 6, 2014 2:23
The ADFIAP Board of Directors, in its meeting on April 23, 2014 in Moscow during the 37th Annual Meeting, has re-elected Datuk Wan Azhar Wan Ahmad, Managing Director of the Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad, as ADFIAP Chairman for a second and last two-year term which is in accordance to the Association’s constitution. Datuk Wan... ...ECGA Oman’s Nasir Issa Al-Ismaily, Distinguished Person of the Year
May 6, 2014 2:21
For successfully managing profitably the operation of the Export Credit Guarantee Agency (ECGA) of Oman since its inception and for being a well-known business and pragmatic leader, the General Manager of the ECGA of Oman, Mr. Nasir Issa Al-Ismaily, was chosen as ADFIAP Distinguish Person of the Year. Mr. Al-Ismaily was honoured during the Welcome... ...Tekun Nasional’s Datuk Abdul Rahim Hassan, Outstanding CEO of the Year
May 6, 2014 2:20
For his outstanding performance in successfully elevating TEKUN Nasional into a higher level as well as turning it as Malaysia’s leading entrepreneur development organization (EDO) and development finance institution (DFI), Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Abdul Rahim Hassan, was selected as this year’s recipient of the “ADFIAP Outstanding CEO Award.” Datuk Rahim was... ...Fonseka conferred Honorary Membership
May 6, 2014 2:19
The General Assembly (GA) has conferred Honorary Membership to Mr. Nihal Fonseka for serving the Association as Board of Director from 2002 to 2009 representing DFCC Bank, and as Chairman of the ADFIAP Board from 2010 to 2012. Mr. Fonseka served the DFCC Bank as its Chief Executive Officer/Director from 2000 to 2013 and also... ...ADFIAP Awards 2014 cites members’ outstanding achievements
May 6, 2014 2:18
In recognition for their contribution to the sustainable development of their respective countries, thirteen (13) member-institutions were honoured the ADFIAP “Outstanding Development Project Awards” during the 37th ADFIAP Annual Meetings (please see related story) held in Moscow, Russia on April 23-25, 2014. The winners for this year’s Awards were: Tekun Nasional Malaysia and Perbadanan Nasional... ...ADFIAP holds 15th Extraordinary GA meeting
May 6, 2014 2:17
ADFIAP held its 15th Extraordinary Meeting of the General Assembly (GA) on April 23, 2014 in Moscow Russia, in conjunction with the 37th Annual Meetings which was also held there. ADFIAP Chair Datuk Wan Azhar Wan Ahmad presided over the Meeting. The GA approved and ratified the following: (1) the minutes of the 20th Ordinary... ...ADFIAP welcomes 4 new members
May 6, 2014 2:16
The ADFIAP Board, during its 79th Meeting in Moscow, Russia, has confirmed the membership of the following institutions: Partnership for Economic and Social Initiatives (Azerbaijan), First Private Bank Limited (Myanmar), Perbdanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad (Malaysia), and Employees Provident Fund (Nepal). Partnership for Economic and Social Initiatives (PESI) is a local think tank based in Baku,... ...GA issues “The Moscow Declaration”
May 6, 2014 2:15ADFIAP members who attended the 37th Annual Meeting held on April 23-24, 2014 in Moscow, Russia, have issued the “Moscow Declaration” with the following statements: Declaration No. 1 Accelerating Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growth Initiatives. ACKNOWLEDGING that financial inclusion and inclusive growth are mutually re-inforcing components of sustainable development, ADFIAP and its members will continue,... ...ADFIAP partners with ASEAN Business Advisory Council Philippines
May 5, 2014 3:10
In line with ADFIAP’s role as an effective advocate of micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) finance, green finance, financial inclusion and good governance, ADFIAP was invited by the ASEAN Business Advisory Council Philippines (ASEAN-BAC Philippines) to be a partner for the 1st ASEAN Business Awards Philippines. ASEAN-BAC Philippines is the local representative of the... ...ADFIAP’s financial inclusion initiatives draw interest from RMIT University Professor’s research
May 5, 2014 3:05
Professor Supriya Singh of the Sociology of Communications, Graduate School of Business and Law at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, visited the ADFIAP Headquarters on April 30, 2014 and met with the ADFIAP Consulting (AC) Group regarding the mobile banking initiatives of ADFIAP member-banks and how these relate to financial inclusion, particularly... ...The Compatibility between ILO Recommendation 202 on Social Protection Floors and the ICESCR
May 4, 2014 21:00Are ILO Recommendation 202 on Social Protection Floors and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) compatible? At the discursive level, one can conclude that ICESCR is more complete than R.202, but the language used does not permit any conclusion in terms of incompatibility. Both texts leave room for flexible interpretation. Hence... ...
Incorporating the Informal Sector in Social Protection Programmes for Universal Realization of the Rights to Social Security
May 4, 2014 21:00In the majority of cases, informality is not a choice but rather a necessity for those unable to access formal jobs or any kind of social protection. Yet, current social protection systems have mainly been designed for workers in the formal economy who are less vulnerable than those in the informal economy. This think piece... ...
