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ALIDE - 1968
Is
an international non-governmental organisation which represents
institutions that finance development in Latin America and the
Caribbean. Its
aim is to promote the cohesion, strengthening and participation of
financial institutions in social
and economic fields of the region. ALIDE
has a varied membership made up of institutions which operate in the
field of financing development . They fall into 3 categories;
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Active
members:
financial institutions, public or private, from Latin American
countries and the Caribbean, which undertake financial development
work either exclusively or in conjunction with other intermediary
work.
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Associate
members:
financial bodies which contribute to Latin American economic
development ,whether it be worldwide, regional or local.
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Collaborating-members:
other financial or financially related institutions , from Latin
American countries and the Caribbean, or outside the region-
national or international, who share the aims of ALIDE and
contribute to economic and social development in a direct form or
via monetary and financial policies.
The
permanent headquarters of ALIDE are in the city of Lima, in the
Republic of Peru. The headquarters is at the centre of
a system of national coordinators and institutional contacts in
all Latin American and Caribbean countries. ALIDE
is financed by its members and by international cooperation
organisations and agencies. The annual budget is supplemented by the
generation of its own revenue from tertiary services.
Over
38 years, the General Assembly has held a variety of meetings
which have provided important forums for the analysis of current
themes concerning the work of development financing instutions in
Latin America and the Caribbean. These forums are held annually,
with an average of 300 representatives of the main institutions which
are linked to the financing and development of the region attending.
For
the fulfillment of its goals and function, ALIDE has developed a
variety of services which are at the disposal of its member
institutions via institutional, national and international programmes:
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Technical
Assistance: advisory programmes specialised for making
diagnostic and monitoring systems and for the re-design of
operative processes.
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Training:
national and internacional courses and seminars, organised with
the participation of the members and specialist institutions. They
are arranged to better knowledge and the exchange of experiences
between executive and technical bodies of the financial
institutions.
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Teaching:
a Teaching Programme (PAS) which includes short term in-job
training programmes (1 or 2 weeks) on the experience, practical
operation and general procedures of the member institutions. The
Technical Assistance in-job Training Programme (PAT) deals with
varied themes which the member institutions request for discussion.
ALIDE advises the institutions wanting help by identifying themes,
arranging visits and drawing up plans of action.
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Studies
and Research: with the participation of the member
institutions, ALIDE systematically analizes, with a pragmatic
focus, different aspects related to the problems of financing
development.The results of the studies and investigations, as well
as building up important reference material on the business of
financing development, contribute to the adoption of policies and
practical measures in development banking and to the design of
strategies suitable for the work being carried out.
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Technical
Meetings: ALIDE organises, sponsors and cosponsors general
meetings, informal meetings, seminars etc. on
institutional, national , district and regional levels,
which are arranged with the aim of collecting plans and new
perspectives on themes concerned with practical policies, as well
as dealing with administration and the development of institutions
which finance development.
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Information
and Documentation: ALIDE relies upon the Documentation Centre
(CEDOM) which compiles and distributes bibliographic material and
technical documentation related to development banking fields of
interest, as well as having information on materials relative to
specific economic sectors and technological aspects. In order to
have a wide and varied range of information available, CEDOM has
developed the information network RIALIDE, which collects
specialised documentation concerned with banking and financing
development.
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Promotion
of Projects and Investment: ALIDE provides information
relevant to the projects which financial institutions want to
further, for example, information on the principle characteristics
and conditions of coparticipation in a project using external
financinal sources. It relies on both a project and investment
network and a Financial and Technological Information Service (SIFT)
, which consist of sources of promotion and information to support
the financial institutions´ research and their contact with
businesses, investors, official agencies and general sources of
finance and investment.
ALIDE
promotes the publication and editing
of documents which, for their quality, innovation and
importance, represent a substantial support to the work of the
institutions, for the benefit of development banking.
2008-2009
ALIDE Working Program
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