(Seated) Lto R: Bhima Subrahmanyam, Managing Director, NAFSCOB, Dr Bijender Singh, Chairman, NAFSCOB, Dr. J .L. Bancel, Chairman of ICBA , Mr. B.S. Vishwanathan, Chairman, RCBA and Dr.Madhane,ICA A joint seminar of ICBA and RCBA on Financial Inclusion through Co-operative Banking–various forms and comparativeadvantages was held on 1st September at BICC in Beijing. 25 participants from 8 countries attended the seminar. The seminar was chaired by Mr. Bancel, Chairman of International Co-operative Banking Association (ICBA) and Mr. B.S. Vishwanathan, Chairman, Regional Co-operative Banking Association (RCBA). A Paper on " Financial Inclusion through Co-operative Banking" was presented at the seminar: by Mr. Bhima Subrahmanyam, Managing Director, National Federation of State Cooperative Banks (NAFSCOB).

Mr. Balasubramanian (Balu) Iyer, Regional Director, ICA-AP congratulates Mr. Bhima Subrahmanyam, Managing Director, NAFSCOB, India(Selfie) on his election as President, ICBA on 15-10-2019 at Kigali, Rwanda.

Mr. Anders LAGO (Sweden), Board Member, ICA,and Dr. Bruno Roelants, Director-General, ICA congratulate Mr. Bhima Subrahmanyam, Managing Director, NAFSCOB, India on his election as President, ICBA on 16-10-2019 at Kigali, Rwanda.

Mr. Bhima Subrahmanyam, President, ICBA & Mr. Jean-Louis Bancel, Board Member, ICA, (Center) with (from L-R) Mr. Santosh Kumar, ICA, Brussels, Mr. N Satyanarayana, CEO, NCUI, India, Shri K K Ravindran, M.D., NAFCARD, India, Mr. Konduru Ravinder Rao, ICBA Board member and Shri Bhagwati Prasad, Vice Chairperson, Coop house Bldg & Finance Corporation, India-Over Luncheon discussions on crisis in coop Banks during ICA International Conference on “Cooperatives for Development” on 15-10-2019 at Kigali, Rwanda.

Mr. Bhima Subrahmanyam, President, ICBA visited SEWA Stall. He is seen with Ms. Reena Nanavathy, SEWA, India and Mr. N Satyanarayana, CEO, NCUI, India during ICA International Conference on “Cooperatives for Development” on 16-10-2019 at Kigali, Rwanda.

(From L-R) Mr. Srinivas Gowda, MLA & Former Minister, Karnataka State, India, Dr. U. S. Awasthi, M.D., IFFCO, India, Mr. Ariel Guarco, President, ICA, Mr. Dileep Sanghani, Ex. M.P., Ex. Minister, Gujarat & Chairman, NAFSCOB, India, Dr. Chandra Pal Singh Yadav ji, M.P.(Rajya Sabha), President, NCUI, India, Mr. G H Amin, Chairman, COBI and other delegates during ICA International Conference on “Cooperatives for Development” on 15-10-2019 at Kigali, Rwanda

(From L-R) Mr. Srinivas Gowda, MLA & Former Minister, Karnataka State, India, Dr. U. S. Awasthi, M.D., IFFCO, India, Mr. Dileep Sanghani, Ex. M.P., Ex. Minister, Gujarat & Chairman, NAFSCOB, India, Mr. Ariel Guarco, President, ICA and Mr. Aditya Yadav, Board Member, ICA during the dinner hosted by IFFCO on the day of ICA International Conference on “Cooperatives for Development” on 15-10-2019 at Kigali, Rwanda.

Dr. U. S. Awasthi, Managing Director, IFFCO, India congratulates Mr. Bhima Subrahmanyam, Managing Director, NAFSCOB, India on his election as President, ICBA on 15-10-2019 at Kigali, Rwanda

Mr. Dileep Sanghani, Ex. M.P., Ex. Minister, Gujarat, India & Chairman, NAFSCOB with Mr. Bhima Subrahmanyam, President, ICBA and Ms. Gisla Wild, COOPERAR & President Energy & Construction Coop Federation Argentina during ICA International Conference on “Cooperatives for Development” on 15-10-2019 at Kigali, Rwanda.

Mr. Bhima Subrahmanyam, President, ICBA with Mr. Martin Lowery (United States), Board Member, ICA and Mr. Nicola Bellomo, Ambassador, delegation of the EU to Rwanda during ICA International Conference on “Cooperatives for Development”on 15-10-2019 at Kigali, Rwanda.

Mr. Bhima Subrahmanyam, President, ICBA with Mr. Ariel Guarco, President, ICA (Selfie)during ICA International Conference on “Cooperatives for Development” on 15-10-2019 at Kigali, Rwanda.

Dr. Chandra Pal Singh Yadav ji, M.P.(Rajya Sabha), President, NCUI, India and Dr. U. S. Awasthi, Managing Director, IFFCO, India along with other delegates from India during ICA International Conference on “Cooperatives for Development” at Kigali, Rwanda on 15-10-2019

Mr. Bhima Subrahmanyam, President, ICBA with Mr.George Magutu Mwangi, KUSCCO,Kenya(L) and Mr. Kabir Ayinde-Tukur, MD/CEO of Cooperative Mortgage Bank Ltd., Nigeria(R) Members of ICBA Board, during the ICBA Board meeting on 14-10-2019 in Kigali, Rwanda.

ICBA: (L-R) Mr. N. Satyanarayana, Member, ICBA & observer to ICBA Board, Ms. Gretchen Hacquard, Director,Membership, ICA, Mr. Bhima Subrahmanyam, President, ICBA, Ms. Isabelle Ferrand, Member, ICBA Board, Mr. Konduru Ravinder Rao, Member, ICBA Board, Mr.George Magutu Mwangi, Member, ICBA Board, Mr. Kabir Ayinde-Tukur, Member, ICBA Board, during ICBA Board Meeting held on 14-10-2019 in Kigali, Rwanda.

ICBA Board Meeting (Extended), held on 14-10-2019 at Kigali, Rwanda. Mr. Mr. Bhima Subrahmanyam, President, ICBA is in Chair.

Mr. Bhima Subrahmanyam, President, ICBA, and Ms. Isabelle Ferrand, CEO/Chief Financial Officer, Credit Mutual during discussion on the matters of ICBA on 13-10-2019 at Kigali, Rwanda.

Dr. Bruno Roelants, Director-General, ICA, Mr. Bhima Subrahmanyam, President, ICBA with Dr. Vandana Shiva, International Forum on Globalisation, Key Note Speaker at ICA International Conference on “Cooperatives for Development” on 15-10-2019 at Kigali, Rwanda.