During the meeting, the Board approved and confirmed the following: minutes of the 81st ADFIAP Board of Directors Meeting held on May 13, 2015 in Nha Trang, Vietnam; membership of the Center for Affordable Settlements and Housing; Khanh Hoa Development Investment Fund; Quang Nam Development Investment Fund; Export Development Bank of Iran; and Bank Hekmat Iranian; venue of the 39th ADFIAP Annual Meetings which will be held on May 2-5, 2016 in Apia, Samoa to be hosted by the Development Bank of Samoa, Samoa Housing Corporation, National Bank of Samoa and the Samoa National Provident Fund; 3rd Joint AADFI-ADFIAP CEO Forum XII and 84th Board Meeting to be held in Gabarone, Botswana and to he hosted by the African Association of DFIs (AADFI) on November 9-11, 2016.
The Board also provided directions and additional inputs on the proposed potential roles for ADFIAP in coping up with the trends impacting development finance institutions like (i) deepening regional integration; (ii) accelerating industrialization urbanization; and (iii) financing sustainable development goals (SDGs). These proposed potential roles incudes ADFIAP as a “knowledge bank” for project finance and long-term planning; “market incubator coordinator” for strategic projects; and “facilitator” for public and private cooperation”.
The ADFIAP Board meets twice a year to review policies, plans, and direction of the Association as well as approved and confirm matters brought to its attention by the Secretariat./.
Source: adfiap.org