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July
	Training Course on Organizational Strategizing and Diagnosis (External and Internal Assessments) for Rural and Agricultural Finance Institutions, Manila, Philippines, July 6- 11

	Training Course on Effective Loan Management, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 7- 19

	Study Visit on MFI, Bandung/Jakarta, Indonesia, July 20- 25

	Study Visit on Financing of Agri-business and Agri-exports, Pune, India, July 27- 31

August
	Study Visit on Financing Small and Medium Enterprises, Bali, Indonesia, August 2-8

	Training Course on Risk Management in Agricultural Lending, Manila, Philippines, August 10- 15

	Training Course on Management Skills, KL/Bangi, August 18- 30, Malaysia

	Training Course on Managing Rural Financial Organizations through Effective Governance, Manila, Philippines, August 24- 29

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June

July

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	Mr. Thiraphong Tangthirasunan, President, Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, Thailand VIEW FULL TEXT

	One Tambon One Product (OTOP) In Thailand By Ms. Nisakorn Jungjaroentham Director of Community-based Industries Development Division Development of Industrial Promotion,Ministry of Industry VIEW FULL TEXT

	Chandula P. Abeywickrema of Hatton National Bank presents innovations in rural finance design and practices: experiences of Hatton National Bank VIEW FULL TEXT

	Financial services delivery and institutional linkages and key success factors of and challenges for Landbank. VIEW FULL TEXT

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July 04, 12:52 PM

Seoul- IFAD-APRACA FinPower set to conduct forum on global financial crisis

The APRACA FinPower Programme invites rural and microfinance stakeholders, international development partners and practitioners to an IFAD-APRACA Regional CEO Policy Forum at the Seoul Millennium Hilton Hotel on June 29, 2009. The forum focuses on the impact of the current global financial crisis on key rural and micro finance stakeholders: regulators, rural finance institutions, microfinance institutions, rural clients and support service providers.
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Seoul- 56th APRACA EXCOM meeting scheduled on June 28- July 3

APRACA, in collaboration with the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF) of the Republic of Korea, invites APRACA Executive Committee members and observers to the 56th EXCOM meeting and related events at the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF) in Seoul on June 28- July 3, 2009.
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	Chonburi, Thailand- IFAD IMPP Vietnam visits Thai Marketing Models The APRACA FinPower Programme recently arranged a field visit program for Ha Tinh, Vietnam IFAD IMPP project officers to credit-production-marketing linkage sites in Thailand on Nov 5- 11. READ MORE

	Mumbai- Dr. D. Subbarao takes over as RBI Governor Dr. D. Subbarao took over in September as the 22nd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. Dr. Subbarao has been appointed for a three-year term. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Subbarao was the Finance Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. READ MORE

	Tokyo- New JFC representative in APRACA Mr. Masatoshi Sakano, , born on November 22, 1946 is currently the Senior Managing Director, Japan Finance Corporation (JFC) and General Manager, Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Food Business (AFC) Unit of JFC. READ MORE

Seoul- Korean Rice Cake Day Held

The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF) and NACF (Nonghyup) held the “White Garaettoek Day” event from 5th – 11th of November to celebrate the 13th Farmers’ Day on November 11th.
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	Tashkent- Pakhta Bank wins Bank of the Year award The Prestigious Banker Magazine recently awarded to the Joint Commercial Pakhta Bank, an APRACA member bank and concurrently holding the APRACA Chairmanship, the “Bank of the Year in Uzbekistan" award for 2008, which it also received in 2007. The awarding ceremony was held in London on November 26. READ MORE

	Jakarta- ACS-CENTRAB runs two field visits and a training course The APRACA Consultancy Services, based in Jakarta, Indonesia, in tandem with APRACA CENTRAB recently held two field visit programs on November 17- 21 and December 16- 19 and a training course on November 25- December 3. READ MORE

	Manila- CENTRAB conducts 3 visit programs CENTRAB, the official training and research arm of APRACA, successfully conducted the International Exposure Visit on Operations of Microfinance Institutions and Cooperative Banking in Manila, Philippines on December 1 – 6 and 8 – 13, respectively. READ MORE

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	Helping Women Grow Their Businesses: CARD and Conchita Yalong Poor families are most vulnerable when they have only a single source of income for the household. Also, poor families who rely on agricultural production as a means of livelihood have to endure the lean months. This is translated into low, or sometimes nil cash flow important for their daily subsistence and other household needs. READ MORE

	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. READ MORE

	CardBank Helps Philippine Loom Handicrafts Manufacturer It was in 1987 when Nanay (Mother) Letty learned all about weaving and how a handicrafts business can be a good source of income. READ MORE

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	APRACA FinPower Program CREATING A CONDUCIVE RURAL FINANCE POLICY ENVIRONMENT IN SELECTED ASIAN COUNTRIES by Jocelyn Alma Badiola VIEW FULL TEXT

	Report of APRACA FinPower Regional CEO Dialogue Forum Creating Conducive Rural Finance Policy Environment and Regulatory Framework with Special Sponsorship of the International Fund for Agricultural Development And Hosted by the Agricultural Development Bank of China April 6-10, 2007, Kunming, China VIEW FULL TEXT

	FINPOWER National Study On Conducive Policy Environment in the Philippines FINPOWER National Study On Conducive Policy Environment in the Philippines by Jocelyn Alma R. Badiola, Deputy Executive Director, ACPC Philippines. VIEW FULL TEXT

	FINPOWER National Study On Conducive Policy Environment in Lao PDR FINPOWER National Study On Conducive Policy Environment in Lao PDR by Jocelyn Alma R. Badiola, Deputy Executive Director, ACPC Philippines. VIEW FULL TEXT

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	Manila- BSP Governor Addresses MicroFinance Conference Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. keynotes Conference on Microfinance: Powering Innovations in Microfinance at the Asian Development Bank, Manila on July 24. VIEW FULL TEXT

	IFAD Asia Division Regional Economist Ganesh Thapa keynotes IFAD-APRACA FinPower Regional Rural Finance Policy Forum on Strengthening Participation and Dialogue among Key Stakeholders in Hanoi on March 24. VIEW FULL TEXT

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Bank Keshavarzi (Agricultural Bank of Iran) Profile and FlagshipProject
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BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS (BSP) Profile and FlagshipProject
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VIETNAM BANK FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
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Nepal Rastra Bank Profile and Flagship Projects
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	Lila Prakash Sitaula, NRB Executive Director, traces participation of grass roots clients, particularly priority sector and upland farmers in Nepal. VIEW FULL TEXT

	N.K.Maini explains development of the microfinance sector in India, traversing the path from informal to formal sector. VIEW FULL TEXT

	Dr. Dariush Rashidi: The practice of micro finance services is a comprehensive and far-reaching concept and although credit is an important part of micro finance, saving is also regarded as its indispensable and inseparable component. VIEW FULL TEXT