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Participating international agencies
It is worth mentioning that the 5 regional/global associations have the membership based in 126 countries covering 354 member institutions across the continents which itself speaks about the strength of the organizing/participating agencies. As per the latest estimates, it is expected that the 7th World Congress will attract 250 foreign participants from 70 countries representing 200 financial institutions.
Five organizing/participating agricultural and rural credit associations are:
Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA) based in Bangkok, Thailand: 87 institutions in 24 countries in Asia-Pacific region;
Confédération Internationale Du Crédit Agricole (CICA) based in Bern, Switzerland: 38 institutions in 25 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America;
African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (AFRACA) based in Nairobi, Kenya: 118 institutions from 39 countries in South, Central, East and West Africa;
Near East-North Africa Regional Agricultural Credit Association (NENARACA) based in Amman, Jordan: 23 institutions from 16 countries in Near East and North Africa;
Latin American Association of Development Financing Institutions (ALIDE) based in Lima, Peru: 83 institutions from 23 countries and 6 international institutions in Central, South and Ibero-America.
Like in the past World Congress, we are expecting the following UN Agencies and international development partners are expected to join the congress:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
World Bank Group (WBG)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Agence Francaise de Développement (AFD)
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