We have the pleasure of inviting you to participate in the 2021 Annual Meeting of the ALIDE General Assembly, which will be held online on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 25 and 26 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Peru time (UTC/GMT-5) and will address as its key topic: Beyond the three-fold crisis: continuity or change?

 

The question that comes to mind as we struggle against this three-fold crisis –economic, health and environmental-- is: Should we continue to do things as we have in the past, or should we move toward a change, if our intention is to see different results from the outlook of human development?  The return to a new normality will reflect changes in how production activities are carried out, in our social relationships and in how we interact with the environment.  See the agenda about the meeting.  

 

The key topic, “Beyond the three-fold crisis: continuity or change?” will be addressed by means of three panels that will give priority to:  i) digital transformation in the banking sector and support for SME digitalization as it boosts change in regional production patterns; ii) financial inclusion of women and their enterprises in keeping with gender equity goals and their contribution to the national product; and iii) mechanisms that will help to empower a sustainable green post-pandemic recovery.  The potential of, challenges to, and opportunities for development finance institutions in the shaping of the new scenario will be discussed in terms of each of these three areas.  See the preliminary program. 

 

At the special session on Institutional Matters, ALIDE General Assembly participants will express their opinions regarding issues inherent to the Association: the 2020 Annual Report and Balance Sheet; the 2021-2022 Work Program and Budget; Election of the Executive Committee for 2021-2023; Appointment of the Secretary General for the 2021-2026 period, and the venue for the next General Assembly meeting, among other business matters that could have been raised in due time.  ALIDE 2021 PRIZES will also be awarded for good development finance practices in the different categories.  

 

General Assembly participants will be introduced during the meeting to the ALIDE-IDB-ECLAC Digital Information Platform. Created to provide support for dialogue and the exchange of experiences between the public and private sectors with a view to making innovations in the region’s financial markets, this platform will facilitate the access of Latin American and Caribbean development finance institutions to different databases.

 

We will be awaiting you at the annual meeting of Latin American and Caribbean development banks.  

 

Yours cordially,