IVORY COAST: OPENING SESSION FOR SECOND CONFERENCE OF BANKS FOR AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

Record ID: 183277

  • Title: IVORY COAST: OPENING SESSION FOR SECOND CONFERENCE OF BANKS FOR AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
  • Date: 13th May 1970
  • Summary: 1. GV & SV National Assembly building 0.06 2. GV PAN INT Delegates seated 0.19 3. SV PAN delegates from Gabon and Ghana 0.27 4. CU ZOOM back delegate from Nigeria 0.32 5. SV Delegates from Sierra Leone, Senegal, Rwanda 0.46 6. CU ZOOM back delegate from Congo Kinshasa PAN to Ivory Coast delegates 1.01 7. LV & SCU Acting President Labidi and Finance Minister representative 1.10 8. CU Delegates 1.12 9. CU Acting President Labidi speaking 1.15 10. GV Delegates 1.22 11. GV Ghana delegate listening 1.25 12. CU ZOOM back delegate from Sierra Leone speaking 1.31 13. CU Observer with head phones listening 1.38 14. CU Ghana delegate 1.42 15. SV ZOOM in Sierra Leone delegate continues 1.50 16. GV PAN CONFERENCE 2.00 Initials RJ/V/AE/OS RJ/V/AE/PC Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 28th May 1970 13:00
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  • Location: ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST
  • Country: Ivory Coast
  • Reuters ID: LVAB0ZRIVILSQUJ3BWKDUBMR8X8C
  • Story Text: Representatives of 33 banks in 29 African countries are meeting in the Ivory Coast capital of Abidjan to discuss increased co-operation for development. It's the second conference of the National Banks for african Development which started yesterday (Tuesday).

    The idea for the formation of the B.A.D. was put forward in August last year during a conference of Governors from 15 banks. It was decided at the first meeting of the organisation which was formed as a result of the conference to invite all national banks to join.

    This conference in Abidjan is the biggest yet held by the African banks. It's so big in fact that the site had to be moved to the National Assembly building so all the delegates could be seated.

    The representatives over the next few days will discuss ways to help African development and what role the banks should play.

    Also attending the conference are observers from nine organisations including the World Bank and the United Nations Organisation for Industrial Development.
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