Chairman's Message

Chairman

Mr. Kim Vada 

Chairman of APRACA
Director General , Banking Supervision
National Bank of Cambodia

It is a great honor and privilege for me to represent the National Bank of Cambodia, APRACA’s current chairman institution, as new Chairman of APRACA, succeeding the late H.E. Mr. Pal Buy Bonnang.

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Vice Chairman's Message

Chairman

Mr. Shitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury 

Vice Chairman of APRACA
Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank

This is my opportunity and privilege to convey a message expressing my gratitude and appreciation to the member institutions of General Assembly of APRACA for electing Bangladesh Bank as the vice-chairman for the next biennial 2012-2014.

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Vision/Mission/Objectives

VISION 

APRACA is the organization on rural and agricultural finance that helps promote productivity, inclusive growth, self-reliance, and welfare of the rural poor in the Asia-Pacific region.

MISSION

To promote the efficiency and effectiveness of rural finance and improve access to financial services through a network of knowledge sharing and learning, capacity-building, research  and exchange of expertise

Core Values

  • Clear organizational direction – carry out programs and activities that will contribute to the achievement of the organization’s defined vision, mission and objectives;
     
  • Unity and cohesion - support and implement mutually agreed upon  activities, and individually and collectively uphold the integrity of the organization;
     
  • Quality service – commitment to delivering quality service to member institutions; and

  • Cooperation – seek sustainable partnerships aimed at empowering rural and agricultural communities in Asia-Pacific region.

Strategic Objectives

  1. Foster collaborative sharing of innovations, best practices and knowledge solutions in agricultural financing and rural development;
     
  2. Promote better understanding of financial, monetary, banking and economic development issues particularly as they relate to agriculture and  rural sectors through training and research;
     
  3. Facilitate mobilization and deployment of experts from APRACA members and non-member institutions for the conduct of consultancy services in support of the APRACA’s  objectives and programs;
     
  4. Encourage greater dissemination and use of high-quality knowledge on rural and agricultural finance through publications;
     
  5. Enhance partnerships and networks for expanded sharing, learning and dissemination of knowledge on agricultural finance and rural development;  and
     
  6. Strengthen APRACA’s organizational and financial capacity for effective, efficient and  sustainable operations.
     

 

The APRACA General Assembly

Altogether, 18 biennial General Assembly meetings were held, as shown below.


General Assembly
Meeting
Venue
Date
1 st
New Delhi, India
October 10-14, 1977
2 nd
Karachi, Pakistan
February 5- 8, 1979
3 rd
Dhaka, Bangladesh
December 9- 11, 1980
4 th
Manila, Philippines
December 8- 11, 1982
5 th
Bangkok, Thailand
December 6- 8, 1984
6 th
Kathmandu, Nepal
December 8- 11, 1986
7 th
Seoul, South Korea
October 18- 22, 1988
8 th
Jakarta, Indonesia
December 5-9, 1990
9 th
Colombo, Sri Lanka
December 6- 11, 1992
General Assembly
Meeting
Venue
Date
10 th
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
April 12- 15, 1995
11 th
Tehran, Iran
May 2-3, 1997
12 th
Hyderabad, India
April 21,1999
13 th
Manila, Philippines
April 3, 2001
14 th
Beijing, China
September 24-28, 2003
15 th
Bangkok, Thailand
May 27, 2005
16 th
Hanoi, Vietnam
March 25, 2008
17 th
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
June 17, 2010
18 th
Siem Reap, Cambodia
May 31 2012

 

Directory of APRACA EXCOM Members

Chairman
MR. KIM VADA
Chairman of APRACA
Director General
Banking Supervision
National Bank of Cambodia
22-24 Norodom Blvd
B. P. 2470 Phnom Penh 111, Cambodia

Tel: (855) 23 880 640, 368094 
Fax: (855 23) 426 117
E-mail: nbc2@online.com.kh; vuthyxie@yahoo.com
Member
MR. ZHENG HUI
President
Agricultural Development Bank of China
A2 Yuetaneijie Street, Xicheng District
Beijing 100045, China

Tel: 86 10 6808 1557, 68085399
Fax: 86 10 6808 1773
E‐mail: : adbc@263.net,
zheng.xiaohua@adbc.com.cn,
sun.yan@adbc.com.cn, tan.rui@adbc.com.cn
MR. SOFYAN BASYIR
President and CEO 
Bank Rakyat Indonesia
P. O. Box 94
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman No.44-46
Jakarta 10210, Indonesia

Tel: (62 21) 5751024  
Fax: (62 21) 2511‐644
E-mail: rachmadi@bri.co.id,  
agusrachmadi@gmail.com  
MR. WATARU MIYASAKA
Senior Managing Director and General Manager, 
Agriculture Forestry, Fisheries and Food Business (AFC) Unit 
Japan Finance Corporation
and Member, APRACA Executive Committee
1-9-3 Otemachi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100,
Japan

Tel: (81 3) 3270-5494
Fax: (81 3) 3270-2350, 3270-2825
E-mail: intl@afc.jfc.go.jp, watanuki‐d@jfc.go.jp
HON.DR. YUBA RAJ KHATIWADA
Governor 
Nepal Rastra Bank
Central Office, P. O. Box 73
Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal 

Tel: (977 1) 4410386  
Fax: (977 1) 4410159
E‐mail:hmt@nrb.org.np
MS. JOVITA M. CORPUZ
Executive Director
Agricultural Credit Policy Council of the Philippines And
CENTRAB President
28th Floor One San Miguel Avenue Building,
San Miguel Avenue corner Shaw Blvd.,
Ortigas Center, Pasig City 1605, Philippines 

Tel: (63-2) 636-3390, 634-3320, 634-3321, 634-3326
Fax: (632) 634-3319
E‐mail: jovycb@yahoo.com,
sunshine_marquina@yahoo.com
Website: www.acpc.gov.ph
MR. LUCK WAJANANAWAT
President
Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives
469 Nakhon Sawan Road,
Bangkok 10300 Thailand 

Tel: (66-2) 280 0180 Ext 2361
Fax: (66-2) 280 0442, 282 1370, 280 1275
E‐Mail: luck@baac.or.th,  mdbaac@gmail.com  
Website: www.baac.or.th
MR TRINH NGOC KHANH
Member of the Members’ Council  and General Director
Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
No. 2 Lang Ha Street, Ba Dinh District,
Hanoi, Vietnam

Tel: (84) 4 3 7 772 696
Fax: (84) 4 3 8 313 722
E‐mail: qhqt@fpt.vn,  thaitranthiminh@agribank.com.vn.
Website: www.agribank.com.vn
Vice-Chairman
MR. SHITANGSHU KUMAR SUR CHOWDHURY
Vice Chairman of APRACA
Deputy Governor
Bangladesh Bank
5, Bank Bhavan, Mento Road
Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Tel: (88 02) 712 2544, 7110395
Fax: (88 02)712 0678, 9566212
E-mail: dghuda@bangla.net,  sdebtbb@bangla.net, gmacspbb@bangla.net, sdtrgbb@bangla.net, edkmhqbb@bangla.net
Website: bangladeshbank.org.bd
Member
MR. PRAKASH BAKSHI
Chairman
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
N2nd Floor, "E" Wing, C-24, `G' Block
Bandra-Kurla Complex , P B No.8121
Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400 051, India

Tel: (91 22) 26530000 / 26530001
Fax: (91 22) 26530113
E-mail : chairman@nabard.org, md@nabard.org,  manjari.deshpande@nabard.org, dear@nabard.org
DR. MOHAMMAD TALEBI
Chairman & Managing Director
Bank Keshavarzi (Agricultural Bank)
247 Patrice Lumumba St., Jalal-al-AhmadExp.
Tehran 1445994316, Iran
P.O. Box 14155-6395

Tel: (98 21) 84892540; 88252246
Fax: (98 21) 882 53625 Cell Phone: 98  912 2582077
E-mail: icd@agri-bank.com, 
shabanzad@agri-bank.com
MR. CHOI WON-BYUNG
President & Chairman
National Agricultural Cooperative Federation
75, 1-KA, Chungjeong-ro, Jung-ku
Seoul 100707, Republic of South Korea

Tel: (82 2) 2080 6121-6125
Fax: (82 2) 2080 6130
E‐mail: nacfico@nonghyup.com,
kangseokju@gmail.com
Website: http//www.nonghyup.com
MR. YASEEN ANWAR
Governor
State Bank of Pakistan
I.I. Chundrigar Road Karachi,
Pakistan.

Tel: (92 21) 9921 7241
Fax: (92 21) 9921 7215
E‐mail: ashraf.khan@sbp.org.pk,
kamran.akram@sbp.org.pk,
nadeem.khanzada@sbp.org.pk
Website: www.sbp.org.pk
MR. D M GUNASEKARA
 General Manager
Bank of Ceylon
Central Office, 29th floor 4,
Bank of Ceylon
Mawatha Colombo 1,
Sri Lanka

Tel: (94-1) 348 878, 445 807
Fax: (94-1) 544 324, 445 805, 447 171
E‐mail:  gm@boc.lk, dgmhrd@boc.lk,
sectrn@boc.lk
Website: www.boc.lk
MR. ABDIVAKHOB TAMIKAEV 
Chairman of the Board
Open Joint-Stock Commercial Bank "Agrobank" (OJSCB Agrobank)
43 Muqimiy Street Tashkent, 700096, Uzbekistan

Tel: (+988 71)150 5343, 150 5332
Mb:(+99897)790 0999
E‐mail: fnasriev@agrobank.uz
Ex-Officio Members
MR.WON-SIK NOH
Secretary General
APRACA
39 Maliwan Mansion, Phra Athit Road
Banglumpoo, Bangkok 10200, Thailand

Tel: + 66 2 280 0195
Fax: + 66 2 280 1524 
E-mail : apraca@apraca.org
Ex-Officio Members
MR.RALPH HOUTMAN
 Regional Marketing and Rural Finance officer
FAO-RAP
39 Maliwan Mansion, Phra Athit Road
Banglumpoo, Bangkok 10200, Thailand

E-mail: Ralph.Houtman@fao.org