The Latin American Association of Development Financing Institutions (ALIDE) is the international organization that represents Latin American and Caribbean development banking. It was created in 1968 and, at the invitation of the Government of Peru, established its permanent headquarters in Lima, Peru’s capital city.

The programs, projects, activities and services the Association promotes and carries out are aimed at fostering the unity and strengthening the joint action and coordinated participation of the development banks and financial institutions in the region’s socioeconomic progress.

MEMBERSHIP
ALIDE has more than 70 members in 22 countries of the region, Canada, Germany and Spain that are broken down into three categories:

1. Active members are public or private Latin American and Caribbean development banks and development financing institutions.
   
   

2. Associate members are world, multilateral, regional or subregional financial institutions or non-regional national institutions that contribute to economic development in the region.
   
   

3. Collaborating members are other national financial or related institutions of Latin American and Caribbean countries whose purposes are the same as those of ALIDE and which contribute to economic and social development.

ORGANIZATION
The Association’s bodies are:

• The General Assembly, made up of delegates of the active, associate and collaborating members, is ALIDE’s supreme body. It is responsible, at its regular annual Summits and special meetings, for establishing the Association’s policies and promulgating the regulations and other provisions deemed necessary.
  
  

• The Executive Committee conducts the activities of the Association and supervises those of the General Secretariat. It is composed of a Chairman, two Vice-Chairmen and four Directors.
  
  

• The Advisory Council consists of the former Presidents of ALIDE and a small number of people invited by the Executive Committee because of their commendable efforts in support of the Association and its objectives.
  
  

• The General Secretariat, ALIDE’s permanent executive body, is headed by the Secretary General, who administers the Association and is its legal representative.
  
  

• The Technical Committees act as advisors to ALIDE’s governing bodies and are created by decision of the Executive Committee to deal with specific matters.
  
  

• The National Coordination System is the mechanism for coordination, communication and liaison between the Association and its members.

QUALITY
ALIDE is the first international organization to obtain ISO 9001 quality certification.

PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, OPERATIONS AND SERVICES
ALIDE has developed a variety of operations and services to fulfill its goals and functions, which are carried out through institutional, national and international programs, projects and activities:

• Institutional and Capacity Building

• Identification of Business Opportunities

• Investments and Project Promotion

• Project Preparation and Management

• Networking

• Technical Assistance

• Advisory Services

• Teaching

• Exchange of Personnel and Expertise

• Studies and Research

• Technical Meetings, Seminars & Courses

• Information and Documentation

• Publications (Institutional & Specialized)

• Web Page

• Electronic Operations and Exchanges (News Bulletins, etc.)

ALIDE is able, as well, to:

• establish and strengthen contacts with representatives of the leading institutions involved in financing Latin American and Caribbean development;

• take part in research and studies promoted by it;
  - participate in technical meetings, seminars and technical forums;

• provide technical assistance and specialized advisory programs;

• be involved in different fields of work within the main sectors of development banking; and

• serve as the leading force in the area of development banking, finance and investments in Latin America and the Caribbean, strengthening contacts and links with governments, multilateral financing institutions and other national and international organizations, both in the region and in other parts of the world.

ALIDE Building
Paseo de la República 3211 - Lima 27, Peru
Switchboard: (51-1) 442-2400
Fax: (51-1) 442-8105
E-mail: sg@alide.org.pe
Web page: www.alide.org.pe