The 1st Regional Conference on Developing Service Markets and Value Chains.
February 19-21, 2007 Amman, Jordan
The Business Development Center (BDC) is a Jordanian non-profit organization committed to economic development and building a better life for all Jordanians. To achieve these goals, the BDC assists Jordanian enterprises in realizing their full potential by enhancing their competitiveness and efficiency, thus preparing them to compete successfully in regional and international markets. Additionally, this assistance fosters job creation and improves the income of Jordanian workers. To further these objectives, the BDC will be hosting the 1st Regional Conference on Developing Service Markets and Value Chains in Amman, Jordan from February 19-21, 2007 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
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AABFS Brief
The Arab Academy for Banking and
Financial Sciences (AABFS) is one of the Organizations for Joint Arab Action,
and not-for-profit institution, owned by the League of Arab States. Founded in
1988 and based in Jordan, it enjoys full diplomatic status, financial, and
administrative independence. AABFS is considered to be the only Arab academic
institution that provides an integral spectrum of activities (education,
training, research and publication, consultancy, and global certification).
Our mission is to achieve sustained commitment to the development of human
resources, adoption of state-of-the-arts information technology, and the
enhancement of performance standards of the Arab banking and financial industry,
in particular, and in the Arab national economy, in general.
Our vision is to provide solid education, training, and consulting services that
meet the most stringent requirements of the market in a knowledge-based society.
In training professionals, we our goal is to meet the highest expectations and
needs of employers. The AABFS continually seeks to partner and form strategic
alliances with distinguished institutions from across the world.
The framework of our vision is to harmonize the activities with our cherished
Arab cultural values under the slogan "The Academy of All Arabs".
The Small & Medium Enterprises Center (SME) Center was established by the Arab
Academy for Banking & Financial Sciences in 2004. With regional outreach, the
center is headquartered in Amman, yet operates at a Pan-Arab Regional level.
The center aims to build the capactiy SMEs and serve as a hub for SMEs in the
Arab world through its diversified services & networking activities, such as
training, granting diplomas and certificates, consultancy, research, serving as
a trusted source of information, providing connections with international donors
& facilitating funding of Entrepreneurs.
The center provides two kinds of diplomas; one tailored to entrepreneurs which
provides the necessary skills, knowledge & information for setting-up a
business. The second diploma is tailored to credit lenders and provides lending
process clarity and highlights the advantage and importance of those enterprises
to the future economy of a nation.
Some of Our International Partners: American Bankers Association (ABA) – USA,
the Institute of Certified Bankers (ICB) – USA, International Financial
Corporation (IFC) – USA, USA Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) – USA,
Financial Services Volunteer Corps (FSVC) – USA, the Financial Markets
Association (ACI) – France, the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships, Inc.
(IP3)-USA
