Fifth Consultative Forum on Coffee Sector Finance
The Executive Director had the pleasure of hosting ICO Members, Private Sector Consultative Board (PSCB) associations and observers at the 5th Consultative Forum which took place on Tuesday, 3 March 2015 from 09:00 to 17:00.
The event was chaired by Mr Juan Esteban Orduz, Colombian delegation, President and CEO, Colombian Coffee Federation, Inc., and took place at the headquarters of the Organization at 22 Berners Street, London W1T 3DD, during the week of the 114th Session of the Council.
The Forum promoted an exchange of views on ‘How to effectively structure a project in order to obtain financing’.
The objective was to build on the successful work of the 4th Consultative Forum, held in September 2014, and to delve deeper into the mechanics of project finance.
A series of experts gave presentations on the practical steps necessary to access finance.
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Forum Programme English | French | Portuguese | Spanish Summary Report English |
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Photos Available for Download View and download photos from the 5th Forum on the ICO's Flickr page. All photos by Mariana Bassani for the International Coffee Organization. |
Presentations
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Opening Remarks at the 5th Consultative Forum on Coffee Sector Finance |
| Mr Roy Parizat, World Bank Group Slides: World Bank Group |
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| Ms Naomi Chakwin, Asian Development Bank Slides: ADB Assistance in Coffee Value Chains |
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| Mr Ignacio Corlazzoli, Inter-American Development Bank Slides: Financing Opportunities for Coffee Sector Development in Latin America and the Caribbean with IDB |
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| Mr Olivier Eweck & Mr Benedict Kanu, African Development Bank Slides: Overview of the African Development Bank Group |
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| Ms Jenny Kwan, IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative Slides: Introduction to IDH , the Sustainable Coffee Program, and possible Vision 2020 cooperation areas |
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| Mr Ian Lachmund, DEG Slides: DEG: We Finance Opportunities in Future Markets |
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| Mr Curt Reintsma, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Slides: USAID and Coffee |
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| Ms Nancy C.
Cheruiyot, Commodities Development Fund Slides: Financing Coffee: A Kenyan Experience |
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| Ms Eva Teekens, Common Fund for Commodities Slides: How to Effectively Structure a Project in Order to Obtain Financing |
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| Mr Peter Veening, Rabobank Slides: Rabobank Rural Fund & Rabobank Foundation |
