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8 April 2021, Amsterdam.    H.E. Dr. Hisham Al-Alawi, Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to the Netherlands, is seen with Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal at the

31 March 2021, Amsterdam.    H.E. Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal, Managing Director of the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), met officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and MSMEDA. The

1 April 2021, Amsterdam.    H.E. Mr. Mayerfas, newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Netherlands, is seen with Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal at

30 March 2021, Amsterdam.    H.E. Ms. Sahar Ghanem, Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen to the Netherlands, is seen with Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal at the

21 March 2021, Amsterdam.    Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal, Managing Director of the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) met top officials of the Dutch-Bangla Chamber of Commerce & Industries

22 March 2021, Amsterdam.    Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal is seen with H.E. Mr. Arnoldo Brenes Castro, Ambassador of Costa Rica to the Netherlands discussing their partnership with the

From 10 to 12 March 2021, the CFC took part in the 74th Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

2 March 2021, Amsterdam.    CFC remains committed to bring more resources to liberate more people from the vicious trappings of poverty from countries like Burundi. This was conveyed

On 8 February 2021, the CFC was an observer to the organizational session of the Preparatory Committee for the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5).

4 February 2021, Amsterdam.    Rwanda remains an inspiring story in the developing world. Managing Director Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal stated this as he received H.E. Mr. Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe,

Braving the challenges posed by COVID-19, the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) held its 67th Consultative Committee (CC) Meeting from 25 to 28 January 2021 using teleconference facilities for

25 January 2021, Amsterdam.    Ms. Jie Chen of People’s Republic of China was elected as Chairperson of the Consultative Committee (CC). This election took place on 25 January 2021,

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