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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

24 October 2018, Amsterdam.  The Managing Director of CFC, Mr. Parvindar Singh, received Mr. José Sette, Executive Director of the International Coffee Organization (London) at the CFC Secretariat in

10 October 2018, Amsterdam. The Executive Board of the Common Fund for Commodities met in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on 10 October 2018 to review operational issues, financial and administrative

20 August 2018, Amsterdam. The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) has signed a USD 1,200,000 loan agreement with FACTS East Africa B.V., to finance the expansion of the factoring

The 2017 Annual Report of the CFC highlights work done during the year and contains a summary on major initiatives undertaken by the Fund. Information is also included on

12 July 2018, Amsterdam.  H.E. Ms. Vestine Nahimana, Ambassador of the Republic of Burundi in The Netherlands, paid a courtesy visit to the Common Fund for Commodities and met

19 June 2018, The Hague. The CFC participated in the Francophone Africa Business Forum (FAB Forum) organised by the Netherlands-Africa Business Council (NABC). The Chief Operations Officer of the

London, 31 May 2018 – The International Commodity Bodies (ICBs) and the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) came together in an important meeting this week to explore and address

23 May 2018, Amsterdam. The Managing Director of CFC, Mr. Parvindar Singh, received Sudanese Minister of Animal Resources HE Bushara Gumaa Aror, at the CFC Secretariat in Amsterdam, the

25 April 2018, New York. In the margins of the 2018 Financing for Development Forum (FfD Forum) convened by the President of ECOSOC from 23 to 26 April 2018

23 – 24 April 2018, Geneva. A CFC delegation participated in the Eighth Global Commodities Forum that took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 23 to 24 April 2018. The

8 March 2018, The Hague. H.E. Mr. Khamkheuang Bounteum, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the Benelux countries, today paid a courtesy visit to

28 February 2018, Amsterdam Mr. Parvindar Singh, Managing Director of CFC, received Mr. Paul Akiwumi, Director, Division for Africa, LDCs and Special Programmes, at the CFC headquarters in Amsterdam.

20 February 2018, Amsterdam The Common Fund for Commodities, at the invitation of the Embassy of Colombia in the Netherlands, Procolombia and the Impact Hubs of Amsterdam and Bogota,

  22 December 2017, The Hague Mr. Parvindar Singh, Managing Director of CFC, at the invitation of the Embassy of Sudan in The Hague, gave a presentation regarding CFC

Season’s Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year Dear Friends, It has been an interesting and exhilarating year for the Common Fund, and we would like to thank all

“The application process for this post is closed as of 7 January 2018” The deadline for this vacancy has expired. We would like to thank all applicants for responding

On October 24th the Chief Operation Officer (COO) of the CFC participated in the Agrique Africa Investment Summit held in Frankfurt. He was part of a panel under the

“The application process for this post is closed as of 16 September 2017”      The deadline for this vacancy has expired. We would like to thank all applicants for

The Annual Report of the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) highlights work done during 2016. The Report contains a general review of operations and other relevant activities undertaken by

The CFC released three topical studies looking into issues attracting increasing attention of countries, impact investors and commodity sector stakeholders. These topics covered are: Improving energy access in the

Amb. Fernando Bucheli Vargas, the Consul-Head of Mission of the Representation of the Republic of Ecuador in The Netherlands, paid a courtesy visit to the Common Fund for Commodities

After over 20 years in Amsterdam’s Museum district, the CFC office has moved to a new location near the city’s Central Station. The new office modernizes the CFC’s working

CFC’s COO, Axel Gruber, discusses the role of investment in improving the livelihoods of farmers with the Netherlands-Africa Business Council. It is not so much the commodity that makes

After over 20 years in the Museum district of Amsterdam, the CFC office has moved to a new location near the city’s Central Station which will modernize the working

The Twenty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the Governing Council was held at the Bel Air Hotel, The Hague, The Netherlands, on 6 and 7 December 2016. Mr. Aly Touré, Permanent

The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) participated at the Conference “Africa Works! 2016 – Innovation in Finance” on 10 and 11 November at the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam.

The Executive Board of the Common Fund for Commodities met in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 18 to 19 October 2016 to review operational issues, financial and administrative matters and

A Meeting of the Working Committee to review “The Investment Policy of the Common Fund for Commodities – Recent Trends in the Financial Markets” was held at the Embassy

  Babban Gona (“Great Farm” in Hausa) an agricultural franchise, developed by Doreo Partners an Impact Investing Firm, investing in profitable, high growth, early stage businesses that improve the

In a special ceremony on 17 May 2016 at its headquarters in Washington, the Inter-American Development Bank honoured a rice project financed by CFC for its exceptional innovation. The

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) will hold a joint high-level event on “Fostering structural economic progress toward graduation

The UN calls for a special meeting regarding the course of action for the Least Developed Countries. As the midpoint of the decade-long programme of action draws near, the

The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has invited the CFC to participate in the High-Level OFID Seminar on “Long-term Challenges of Food Security” taking place on 30 March

The main purpose of the Mid-Term Review (MTR) meeting was to conduct an overall assessment of the implementation of activities in the first two years of the project life

Consultative Committee recommends 7 Regular Projects for approval of the Executive Board. 4 Fast Track Projects recommended for approval by the Managing Director. The 7th Call for Proposals (which

The Member Countries of the CFC held the 27th meeting of the Governing Council in The Hague on 8-9 December 2015. This is the annual meeting of the highest

Through a four year project financed by the CFC, the “Cooperativa Olivicola Los 12 Olivos” established a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable production of high-quality olive oil suitable for the

The 6th Call for Proposals (which was opened in early March 2015 and closed on 18 May 2015) has yielded 97 proposals seeking financial support from the CFC. These

The Consultative Committee reviewed project proposals received in the 5th Call for Proposals announced in August 2014. Out of some 130 proposals screened by the CFC in this Call,

The Fifth Call for Proposals, which was opened in August 2014, has resulted in more than 130 project submissions. Initial screening of the proposals which were received by the

The Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Governing Council was held at the Bel Air Hotel, The Hague, The Netherlands, on 10 and 11 December 2014.  Ambassador Buddhi K. Athauda

UNCTAD, CFC and UN-OHRLLS will lead a high-level dialogue at the 2nd United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries in Vienna, Austria to share their findings in greater detail.

The CFC will support and contribute to the discussions at the forthcoming “Special event on facilitating the Participation of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) in Higher Segments of Regional and

The Consultative Committee (the Fund’s external, technical advisory committee) reviewed 19 proposals at its 54th Meeting held from 30 June to 3 July 2014. The 19 proposals were the

The Dutch Good Growth Fund (DGGF) The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched The Dutch Good Growth Fund (DGGF) in order to promote development-relevant investments in, and trade

New guidelines for the Operations of the Common Fund for Commodities for the period 2013-2015 were approved by the Governing Bodies in 2012 which mandated the Secretariat of the

New guidelines for the Operations of the Common Fund for Commodities for the period 2013-2015 were approved by the Governing Bodies in 2012 which mandated the Secretariat of the

New guidelines for the Operations of the Common Fund for Commodities for the period 2013-2015 were approved by the Governing Bodies in 2012 which mandated the Secretariat of the

The 3rd Consultative Forum on Coffee Sector Finance took place in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on 10 September 2013. It’s objective was to identify best practices and disseminate information to

A five year CFC project on developing a banana export sector in Ethiopia and Sudan has been completed. And successfully put both countries on the map as banana exporting

The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) is currently financing a project entitled “Improving the Income Generating Potential of the Oil Palm in West and Central African Region (Cameroon and

In December 2012, CFC with the help of the Dutch authorities and the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) organized a workshop on the following theme: “Business Driving Agriculture Development in

The Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF) and the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) announce the signing of the Agreement committing the CFC to act as the manager