Strengthening Cooperative Financial Institutions
Strengthening Financial Cooperatives in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Baku, Azerbaijan, November 10-11, 2004
Program
November 10
08:30–09:00 Registration
09:00–09:30 Opening Session
Opening Remarks: Ahmed Jehani, Country Manager for Azerbaijan, World Bank
Abbas Abbasov, First Deputy Prime Minister, Government of Azerbaijan
Elman Rustamov, Governor, National Bank of Azerbaijan
Renate Kloeppinger-Todd, Rural Finance Advisor, World Bank
Each speaker will have 5 minutes for remarks
09:30–10:15 Issues and Challenges
The keynote presentation will identify the commonalities and differences in the financial cooperative sector in selected countries participating in the workshop.
Moderator: Ousmane Sissoko, Lead Operations Officer, World Bank
Keynote Presentation: Igor Gorashov, Consultant, World Bank
The keynote speaker will have 20 minutes and there will be 25 minutes for questions.
10:15-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-12:00 Poster Session and Group Discussion
Each participating country would display posters highlighting the status, achievements, and issues in the financial cooperative sector in the participating countries. The participants will view the posters and then participate in a sub-group discussion. There will be six subgroups; two subgroups each will focus on one of the three themes of theworkshop, in addition to discussing other issues raised by the keynote presentation on Issues and Challenges and those presented in the posters.
Session Coordinator: Ousmane Sissoko, Lead Operations Officer, World Bank
There will be 45 minutes to view the posters and 45 minutes for sub-group discussion.
12.00-1:30 Lunch and Luncheon Video
1:30 - 3:00 Thematic Session I: Structure, Governance, Staffing, and Systems
This session will focus on the various institutional models of financial cooperatives and the associated governance, staffing, and operational systems.
Moderator:Renate Kloeppinger-Todd, Rural Finance Advisor, World Bank
Keynote Presentation: Pierre Giguere, Senior Director, Développement International Desjardins
Case Study: Ramunas Stankevicius, Chairperson, Credit Union Federation, Lithuania
Case Study:Curtis Slover, Senior Manager, World Council of Credit Unions
Commentator:Vadim Kalinichev, Chairperson, Federation of Credit Unions, Russia
Commentator: Gerard van Empel, Managing Director, Rabobank International Advisory Services
Q & A
The keynote presenter will have 20 minutes, the case study presenters 10 minutes each, and the commentators 10 minutes each. There will be 30 minutes for questions.
3:00-3:30 Coffee Break
3:30-5:00 Thematic Session II: Business Model and Performance
This session will focus on key elements of well-performing business models of financial cooperatives, underlined by a case study.
Moderator:Ousmane Sissoko, Lead Operations Officer, World Bank
Keynote Presentation: Gerard van Empel, Managing Director, Rabobank International Advisory Services
Case Study:Benet Beei, Association of Savings and Credit Unions, Albania
Case Study:Michael Gannon, Irish Credit Union League
Commentator:Stelian Minoiu, Charperson, Federation of Credit Unions, Romania
Commentator:Paul Armbruster, Director, International Relations, German Cooperative Confederation (DGRV)
Q & A
The keynote presenter will have 20 minutes, the case study presenters 10 minutes each, and the commentators 10 minutes each. There will be 30 minutes for questions.
7:OO Dinner
November 11
09:30–11:00 Thematic Session III: Regulation and Supervision
This session will focus on key elements of an appropriate regulatory system for financial cooperatives and an effective supervision system.
Moderator: Renate Kloeppinger-Todd, Rural Finance Advisor, World Bank
Keynote Presentation:Paul Armbruster, Director, International Relations, German Cooperative Confederation (DGRV)
Case Study: Nizomiddin Muradov, Deputy Director, Banking Supervision and Licensing Department, Central Bank of Uzbekistan
Case Study: Curtis Slover, Senior Manager, World Council of Credit Unions
Commentator:Asel Karawuratova, Chief Inspector, Non-bank Supervision Unit, National Bank of Kyrgyz Republic
Commentator:Miguel Ulloa, Projects Director, BANSEFI, Mexico
Q & A
The keynote presenter will have 20 minutes, the case study presenters 10 minutes each, and the commentators 10 minutes each. There will be 30 minutes for questions.
11:00–11:30 Coffee-Break
11:30-12:30 Financial Cooperative Reform – The Mexican Case
This session will examine the Mexican case as an example of acting on the issues presented during the three earlier sessions.
Moderator: Ajai Nair, Consultant, World Bank
Keynote Presentation: Miguel Ulloa, Projects Director, BANSEFI, Mexico
Commentator:Michael Gannon, Designation, Irish Credit Union Leaguue
Commentator:Pierre Giguere, Senior Director, Développement International Desjardins
Q & A
The keynote presenter will have 20 minutes and the commentators will have 10 minutes each. There will be 20 minutes for questions.
12.30-2:00 Lunch and Luncheon Video
2:00-3:00 Group Discussion
Sub-groups of country delegations will identify key reforms and initiatives required in the participating countries to improve the financial cooperative sector.
Session Coordinator: Ajai Nair, Consultant, World Bank
Sub-group 1: Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey
Sub-group 2: Russia, Ukraine, and Lithuania
Sub-group 3: Moldova, Romania, Albania, and Byelorussia
Sub-group 4: Uzbekistan and Kyrgyz Republic
3:00-3:30 Coffee Break
3:30- 4:30 Plenary
Sub-groups rappoteurs will present the Sub-group proceedings. In parallel, a vision statement for financial cooperatives in Eastern Europe and Central Asia will be prepared by designated representatives of the country delegations.
Session Coordinator: Rufiz Vakhid Chirag-Zade,Operations Officer, World Bank
Sub-group rappoteurs will have 10 minutes each and there will be 20 minutes for questions.
4:30-5:00 Closing Session
Presentation of the Vision Statement: Representative from a participating country delegation
Closing Remarks: Ismet Abasov, Minister of Agriculture,Government of Azerbaijan
Samir Suleymanov, Operations Officer, World Bank
Open floor for comments from participants
7:00 Dinner