Update: Development Bank of Kiribati hosts 2008 ADFIP Meeting
As the ADFIP 22nd Annual Meetings draws closer, all preparations for the event are now in full swing. The meet, which consist the Annual Meetings of ADFIP and ADFIP Trustee Limited, will be hosted by the Development Bank of Kiribati at Christmas Island on July 8 to 15, 2008.
More than thirty delegates from ADFIP member-institutions, international partners and other invited organizations are expected to attend the event.
For inquiries and attendance, please email Ms. Amelia Baro at adfip@fdb.com.fj
Fuimaono Falefa Lima Assumes Chairmanship with ADFIAP
The ADFIAP Board has elected Mr. Fuimaono Falefa Lima, General Manager of the Development Bank of Samoa, as the new ADFIAP Chairman upon the decision of Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting to stand down as ADFIAP Chairman after serving the Board for four years. Mr. Lima, the most senior Board Member, joined the ADFIAP Board of Directors in 1992 and was elected Vice Chairman in 2003. Under the Constitution, the ADFIAP Chairman has a term of office of two years, with re-election permitted to the same office for another term of office, or a total of four years.
Mr. Lima is a graduate of BA (Economics) from the University of the South Pacific in Fiji in 1975 and M.A. in Development Banking from the American University in Washington, DC in 1991. He joined the Development Bank of Samoa in 1975 as Loan Officer. He was promoted to several Senior and Management positions within the bank subsequently. His dedication earned him to the position of Assistant General Manager of Finance Administration and Development Department in 1985 and appointed as General Manager of the Bank in 1992.
He has attended several development banking and project investment promotion training conducted by ADFIAP and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He was among the participants of ADFIAP’s First Executive Development Programme held in early 1980’s.
Mr. Lima is presently the Chairman of the Association of Development Financing Institutions in the Pacific (ADFIP).
Tehran hosts ADFIAP Meeting 2008 – Meeting a Huge Success
About a hundred delegates from ADFIAP members, partner organizations and invited guests convened in Tehran, Iran from April 28 to May 1, 2008 for the 31st ADFIAP Annual Meetings with the theme “Innovative Development Finance: DFIs’ Response to the Needs of the Times”. The success of the Meetings was due to efficient and well-planned organization of the event by the host institution, the Bank of Industry and Mine, under the leadership of its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Dr. Mehdi Razavi, with the able support of the officers and staff of the Bank.
The Meetings was graced by Dr. Ghazavi, Vice President in Central Bank of Islamic Republic of Iran, who delivered the inaugural address. Dr. Razavi formally opened the event and gave the welcome remarks while Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting, ADFIAP Chairman and Chairman and CEO of the Planters Development Bank delivered the opening remarks.
This year’s conference theme revolved around four (4) sessions with various relevant topics that was discussed and dissected by practitioners in the field of development finance. Each session became a platform for the delegates to exchange fresh ideas and best practices in the areas of innovative banking strategies, financial services and technologies, as well as governance, risk management, and human resource management, among others.
Other highlights of the Annual Meetings were: the Board of Directors Meeting; the General Assembly Meeting, where the Tehran Consensus was drafted; the Delegate-Meets-Delegate Networking Session, the ADFIAP Awards Night and the fellowship program, where the delegates were flown to the historic City of Esfahan for a day tour.
The 32nd ADFIAP Annual Meetings will be held in Muscat, Oman to be hosted by the Oman Development Bank (ODB). The exact dates will be announced in due time.