Newsbits- November 2009 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) more... FinPower Forum Held in Tashkent Open Joint-stock “Agrobank” Uzbekistan held in Tashkent on November 16 more...

View Directory of Members : Please Select Azerbaijan Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia China India Indonesia Iran Japan Republic of Korea Kyrgyzstan Lao PDR Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philipines Russia Thailand Timor Leste Uzbekistan Vietnam   MSEDMF course in 2008 MSE course begins December 1 : The APRACA CENTRAB Course On Micro And Small Enterprise Development, Management, and Financing is set to be held on December 1-8 The significant contribution of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) to the economy of the countries particularly in the Asia and the Pacific Region has long been recognized. The MSEs, among other establishments, harness the entrepreneurial skills of people, generate employment in the community, and mobilize local resources. More        From the Chairman’s Desk Developing economies that rely heavily on the agriculture sector for economic growth, view the promotion of the rural non-farm sector as a key rural development strategy to tackle the vicissitudes of the agricultural sector that transmit employment and income shocks to those segments of the population dependent on the sector. The close nexus between the agricultural sector and the industries dependent should by itself advocate for the promotion of the non-farm sector activities in the rural areas. More      February Completion Report Regional CEO Dialogue Forum on Creating Conducive Rural Finance Policy Environment and Regulatory Framework More     The Creation of Centers of Excellence The APRACA Executive Committee during its 56th meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea approved through Resolution EC 56/09- 6 the creation of APRACA Centers of Excellence (ACEs). More Under Construction - More Weathering Financial Storms and the Global Economic Still : Sharpening the Relevance of APRACA’s FinPower Programme More Turning Garbage into Fortune: A KMBI story Waste disposal is a chronic problem in Philippine society. More | Reference HNB Sustainability Foundation What does it take to be the Best Bank in Sri Lanka? More | Reference Grassroot Empowerment in Khali Village, Gujarat, India In any scaling up and empowerment effort, three critical factors assume significance: social, human and physical capitalisation processes. More | Reference      4th - The rank of Land Bank of the Philippines among the top ten commercial banks in the Philippines, in terms of assets, loans, deposits and capital as of Sept 30, 2009. View more data and developments at www.landbank.com More 8.6 - crore (1 crore is equivalent to 10 million) poor households financially included in the NABARD scheme. More 61 - lakh (1 lakh is equivalent to 100,000) saving-linked SHGs and more than 42 lakh credit-linked SHGs under NABARD’s linkage banking programme as of 31 March 2009. More    Korea NACF e-Finance Korea's number one agricultural marketing & financial group. More Korea Farm Credit System Farm Credit System in Korea, Wan Seok Park Loan Officer/Farm Financial Counselor Manager, enogs@hanmail.net Agricultural Finance Department More Korea NACF credit banking NACF Credit & Banking Business More Korea NACF Risk Management Minji Kim More    Rural and Micro Finance in Bhutan Dr. Pema Choephyel, Agricultural Advisor Bhutan Development Finance Corporation, Ltd., Thimphu, Bhutan CONDUCIVE RURAL AND MICROFINANCE POLICY ENVIRONMENT BY EDUARDO CABRAL JIMENEZ   President & CEO, Banking & Insurance, National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF) On behalf of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation of Korea, CEO/General Director, Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development on the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Key Rural Finance Stakeholders in Asia