ADFIAP, whose permanent Secretariat is based in the Philippines, is celebrating its 31years as the focal point of all financial institutions engaged in the financing of sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region. It has grown from a 31-member Association to having currently 87 members in 37 countries (and growing), including those outside the region, such as Canada, Oman and Jamaica. The Asian Development Bank, which helped put ADFIAP together in 1976 remains as a Special Member. ADFIAP has extensive links internationally, starting with the over 200-member World Federation of Development Finance Institutions; the United Nations (ADFIAP is an NGO of the UN on consultative status) and its instrumentalities like the UNDP and the ITC/UNCTAD/WTO; aid organizations like Germany's InWEnt, the USAID; international partners like Japan's AOTS, the U.S.' Center for International Private Enterprise, and many others.

As diverse and dynamic as the Asia-Pacific region, ADFIAP's membership currently consists of a variety of development-oriented organizations such as SME banks, trade finance institutions, agricultural banks, technology banks, infrastructure banks, microfinance institutions, etc., including private sector and commercial banks.

As a membership organization, ADFIAP provides, among others, business networking opportunities as well as access to capacity-building programs, conferences, seminars and training events. ADFIAP also publishes a regular newsletter, a professional journal on banking and other thematic publications. ADFIAP is the only source of practical knowledge and experience on development financing in the region.

Using the ADFIAP’s expansive reach and network worldwide, it has also promoted business cooperation among members and has advocated sustainable development issues in the area of environmental due diligence, local economic development through SME promotion, and socially-responsible investment as well as corporate governance issues. This worldwide network provides a forum for mutual sharing of experience and expertise as well as for information exchange in various topics and issues concerning sustainable finance.

ADFIAP’s website may be accessed at: www.adfiap.org