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14 January 2021, Amsterdam.    H.E. Mr. Fikrat Akhundov, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Netherlands, is seen with Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal at the Secretariat

The Thirty-Second Annual Meeting of the Governing Council was held on 8 and 9 December 2020. Overcoming the obstacles posed by Covid-19, this meeting was held virtually for the

3 December 2020, Amsterdam.    H.E. Mr. Hatem Elsayed Mohamed Kamaleldin, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Netherlands, is seen with Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal

The Common Fund for Commodities is proud to have contributed to the book Value Chain Development and the Poor: Promise, delivery, and opportunities for impact at scale. The CFC

30 November 2020, Amsterdam.    Mr. Pim Mol, Managing Director of the Rabo Foundation, and Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal met virtually to explore possibilities for cooperation and synergies

26 November 2020, Amsterdam.    H.E. Mr. Kamal Bashir Ahmed, Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan to the Netherlands, is seen with Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal at the

Amsterdam, 16 November 2020.  The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) holds the 2020 Meeting with International Commodity Bodies (ICBs) virtually The CFC hosted the 2020 meeting with the ICBs

New York, 12 November 2020. CFC joins the Eleventh Inter-Agency Consultative Group Meeting on the Follow-up and Implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action (VPoA) for LLDCs. The CFC

The CFC was included in the recently published study “Understanding Impact Performance: Agriculture”, by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN). Besides sharing the experience of the Fund in managing

The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) has become an affiliate of the Council on Smallholder Agricultural Finance (CSAF). Founded in 2012 as a forum for lenders to share learning,

The CFC is inviting external consultants to support the organization in structuring its Commodity Impact Investment Facility (CIIF). The CIIF would be a new instrument developed by the CFC

Amsterdam, 2 October 2020.    For the second time this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CFC had to arrange its Executive Board Meeting by teleconference, chaired by Ms.

24 September 2020, Amsterdam.    H.E. Ms Marisol Agüero Colunga, newly appointed Ambassador of Peru to the Netherlands, is seen with Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal at the Secretariat

New York, 23 September 2020.  CFC joins Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Landlocked Developing Countries, New York, 23 September 2020 CFC attended the “Annual Ministerial Meeting of

On 17 September 2020, the Common Fund for Commodities held a webinar about CFC’s inclusive model serving “trade finance” needs of SME’s in developing countries. Lack of access to

17 September 2020, Amsterdam.    H.E. Mr. Mohammad Asif Rahimi, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the Netherlands, is seen with Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal at

14 September 2020, Amsterdam.    Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal is seen with Ambassador Eduardo Sperisen Yurt of the Permanent Mission of Guatemala in Geneva discussing their partnership with the CFC

7 September 2020, Amsterdam.    H.E. Mr. Nawaf Wasfi Tell, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the Netherlands, is seen with Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal at

3 September 2020, Amsterdam.    Mr. Evangelos Dairetzis, First Counsellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Embassy of the Hellenic Republic in The Hague, is seen with Managing Director

2 September 2020, Amsterdam.    H.E. Ms. Irene F.M. Kasyanju, Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania to the Netherlands, is seen with Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal at

28 August 2020, Amsterdam.    H.E. Mr. Andrés Terán Parral, Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador to the Netherlands, is seen with Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal at the

26 August 2020, Amsterdam.    H.E. Mr. Oji N. Ngofa, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Netherlands, is seen with Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal at

17 August 2020, Amsterdam.    Mr. Dick Ernste, CEO of PUM, is seen with Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal at the Secretariat of the CFC. Mr. Dick Ernste was

From left: Mr. Rizwan Ul Haq, Trade and Investment Counsellor; H.E. Mr. Shujjat Ali Rathore, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan; Amb. Sheikh Mohammed Belal, Managing Director of

11 August 2020, Amsterdam.    H.E. Mr. Mario Javier Agustin Oyarzábal, Ambassador of the Argentine Republic to the Netherlands, is seen with Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal at the

3 August 2020, Amsterdam.    H.E. Mr. Sumith Nakandala, Ambassador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Netherlands, is seen with Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed

29 July 2020, Amsterdam.    H.E. Mr. Alireza Kazemi Abadi, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Netherlands, is seen with Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal at

27 July 2020, Amsterdam. H.E. Mrs. María Teresa Infante, Ambassador of the Republic of Chile to the Netherlands, is seen with Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal at the

Dr. Mayelinne De Lara is seen with Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal at the Secretariat of the CFC. Dr. De Lara came to visit CFC, for the first

The CFC supports Natural Extracts Industries Limited (‘NEI’) to expand the production and export of premium quality vanilla products from Tanzania. NEI is a for-profit social enterprise that works

Ms. Sharon Reyes is seen with Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal at the Secretariat of the CFC. Ms. Sharon came to visit CFC, for the first time, to

Mr. Alejandro Mitri, Chairperson of the Governing Council of the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), made a farewell call on Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal at the latter’s office

The year 2019 has been a year of new ideas and project initiatives on a range of subjects covering commodities and their impact on both the producers as well

Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal, Managing Director of the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), paid a courtesy call to H.E. Mr. Simon Smits, Ambassador of International Organisations of the Dutch

Amsterdam, 3 July 2020. Overcoming the challenges posed by the COVID-19 outbreak, the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) held its 66th Consultative Committee (CC) Meeting from 29 June to

On June 24, the CFC Managing Director, Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal, received Mr. Jan van de Haar, a Dutch entrepreneur, who is now resident in Ethiopia and proprietor of

Amsterdam, 29 June 2020. The Executive Board of the Common Fund for Commodities approved, by special vote without a meeting, an extension of the CFC’s Fast Track Facility to

26 June 2020, Amsterdam. The CFC participated on the tenth Inter-Agency Consultative Group (IACG) Meeting on the Follow-up and Implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action for the Landlocked

22 June 2020, Amsterdam. The CFC participated on the Twentieth meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Group (IACG) of the United Nations system and international organizations on the Implementation of

15 June 2020, Amsterdam. The Common Fund for Commodities has joined the collaborative effort by Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) in preparing its 2020 Annual Impact Investor Survey that

2 June 2020, Amsterdam. Tolaro Global (CFC project CFC/2015/06/0032) praised as example of developing Africa’s value chains in the face of the pandemic crisis. Covid-19 is causing significant disruptions

On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the spread of COVID-19 a global pandemic. The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has described the COVID-19 crisis as the

8 April 2020, Amsterdam.  The CFC is supporting Olivado EPZ Limited (‘Olivado’) to expand the production and export of organic avocado oil. Olivado is among the world’s leading producers

8 April 2020, Amsterdam.  On 8 April 2020 Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal assumed his duties as the Managing Director of the Common Fund for Commodities. Ambassador Belal signed his

8 April 2020, Amsterdam.  Overcoming the obstacles created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), 08 April 2020 held its 69th Executive Board Meeting using teleconference

According to the Global Impact Investing Network, assets under management of impact investors exceeded USD 500 billion in 2018. CFC’s project portfolio (which is 100% impact investing) is relatively

20 February 2020, Amsterdam.   H.E. Mr. Alvaro Andres Motta Navas, Ambassador of Colombia to The Netherlands, today paid a courtesy visit to the Common Fund for Commodities and met

28 February 2020, Amsterdam. H.E. Mr. José Antonio Zabalgoitia, Ambassador of Mexico to the Netherlands, and Ms. Desirée Colomé, Economics Affairs, from the Embassy of Mexico in The Netherlands

13 January 2020, Amsterdam.  The Common Fund for Commodities received Ms. Ulrike Elsenhuber, Senior Relationship Manager and Mr. Prakash, Deputy Head (Foreign Exchange and Gold), from the Bank for

3-4 December 2019, The Hague.  The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) at its 31st Annual Meeting of the Governing Council held in The Hague, The Netherlands appointed Ambassador Sheikh

21 August 2019, Amsterdam.  Ms. Anna Maria Oduber, Minister Counsellor and Consul General, and Ms. Eliana Villalobos Cárdenas, Minister Counsellor from the Embassy of Costa Rica in The Netherlands

10 July 2019, Amsterdam. The year 2018 has been full of new initiatives and discussions in a range of subjects covering commodities and their impact on producing and consuming

9 July 2019, Amsterdam.  The Consultative Committee of the CFC met in Amsterdam from 1 to 4 July 2019 to assess the proposals received under the 14th Call for

7 June 2019, Amsterdam.  A cooperative of indigenous cocoa producers based in a remote part of the Peruvian rainforest has been awarded the biennial UN Development Programme’s Equator Prize

8 May 2019, Amsterdam.  H.E. Ms. Sahar Mohammed Abduljabbar Ghanem, Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen in The Netherlands, paid a courtesy visit to the Common Fund for Commodities

16 April 2019, Amsterdam. The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), an autonomous intergovernmental financial institution established within the framework of the United Nations, today announced an invitation to its

March 2019, Indonesia.  Born in 1928, Mr. Hartantyo began his international career in the mid 1950s with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and held various positions at Indonesian embassies

30 January 2019, Amsterdam.  A delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER) of Côte d’Ivoire led by Mr. Kouamé Apporture Kouakou, Deputy Chief of Staff of

19 December 2018, Amsterdam.  The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) has signed a EUR 1,000,000 loan with Jan Stap B.V., aimed at supporting the development of an agricultural production base

26 October 2018, Amsterdam.  The Common Fund for Commodities received a group of students following a multidisciplinary Master’s programme in International Development Studies (IDS) at Utrecht University.  The CFC’s