Director-General's Statements

2012

• :: 02.02.2012 | Vienna, Austria.
  Statement made at the commemoration of World Cancer Day, an annual initiative of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
• :: 26.01.2012 | Vienna, Austria.
  Statement made on the occasion of the OFID Headquarters Book launch.
• :: 11.01.2012 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  Statement made (PDF; Arabic only) entitled Microfinance and Social Business at AGFUND's Symposium on Microfinance.

2011

• :: 06.12.2011 | Doha, Qatar.
  Industry support for Sustainable Energy for All delivered on December 6 at the 20th World Petroleum Congress that held in Doha, Qatar December 4 - 8, 2011.
• :: 15.11.2011 | Vienna, Austria.
  Statement delivered on November 15, 2011, at 2nd IEF - OFID Symposium on Energy Poverty - “Global initiatives and regional cooperation to eradicate energy poverty” that held 15 - 16 November 2011 at OFID's Headquarters.
• :: 24.08.2011 | Lindau, Germany.
  Statement delivered at the 4th Meeting of the Winners of the Sverige Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel held in Lindau, Germany, where the Director-General was inducted into the Honorary Senate of the Lindau Foundation.
• :: 06.07.2011 | Vienna, Austria.
  Opening statement delivered on July 6, 2011, at the 69^th biannual meeting of the Coordination Group that held July 6 - 8 at OFID's headquarters in Vienna.
• :: 29.04.2011 | Vienna, Austria.
  Energy Poverty - A key issue for peace, stability and development: Can Industry lead the necessary changes? Keynote speech delivered at the Crans Montana Forum's High Level Panel.
• :: 16.04.2011 | Washington, D.C.
  Global Food Price Volatility and its Impact on Food Security: The Response of OFID. Statement delivered at the 83rd Meeting of the Development Committee.
• :: 28.03.2011 | Vienna, Austria
  Welcome address delivered at OFID's Trade Finance Wokshop held at its headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

2010

• :: 11.11.2010 | Tangier, Morocco
  Out of the Crisis: OFID’s Continuing Support to the South, statement delivered at the MEdays 2010 Southern Forum.
• :: 09.10.2010 | Washington D.C.
  Statement delivered on the occasion of the 82nd Development Committee Meeting.
• :: 15.06.2010 | Caracas, Venezuela
  Statement on the occasion of the signature of a Cooperation Agreement between OFID and the Andean Development Corporation (CAF).
• :: 06.05.2010 | Kiev, Ukraine
  Statement made at the opening ceremony of a Children's Home in Kiev, Ukraine.
• :: 29.04.2010 | Vienna, Austria
  Opening remarks delivered at a Joint Technical Meeting of the Arab Coordination Group of Institutions and the OECD Development Assistance Committee, that held at OFID headquarters.
• :: 06.04.2010 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Statement delivered at the Sarajevo Business Forum 2010.
• :: 30.03.2010 | Cancun, Mexico
  Statement delivered at the 12th International Energy Forum, which held March 29-31.
• :: 18.03.2010 | Vienna, Austria
  Statement delivered on March 18, 2010, on the occasion of the signing of a sponsorship agreement with the Vienna Concert House (Wiener Konzerthaus) in support of the social project VORLAUT.
• :: 05.03.2010 | London, England
  Statement delivered on March 5, 2010, in London on the occasion of the signing of two risk sharing agreements with Standard Bank Group.

2009

• :: 19.11.2009 | Beirut, Lebanon
  Statement entitled The rational path towards a better environment, which was made at the Annual Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED). Read PDF statement (Arabic only).
• :: 03.11.2009 | Tirana, Albania
  Keynote speech delivered at the opening session of the 2nd International Conference on Foreign Investment.
• :: 05.10.2009 | Istanbul, Turkey
  Closing remarks delivered at the IFC Roundtable.
• :: 05.10.2009 | Istanbul, Turkey
  Supporting Global Development through the Crisis and Beyond. Statement submitted to the 80th Meeting of the Development Committee.
• :: 04.10.2009 | Istanbul, Turkey
  Statement delivered by Mr. Al-Herbish on October 4, 2009 after the signing of a risk sharing agreement with the Standard Chartered Bank.
• :: 15.07.2009 | Yerevan, Armenia
  Statement delivered on the occasion of a loan signature ceremony for the Farmer Market Access Program (FMAP).
• :: 01.07.2009 | Vienna, Austria
  Statement delivered on the occasion of a grant signature ceremony with UNWRA in support of the OPEC Fund Micro Enterprises for Palestine (PALFUND).
• :: 25.06.2009 | Brussels, Belgium
  Statement delivered at the Official Opening Session of the 20th Yearly Session of the Crans Montana Forum.
• :: 26.04.2009 | Washington, DC
  Implications of the Global Economic Crisis for Developing Countries and the Role of International Financial Institutions. Statement delivered at the 79th Development Committee Meeting.
• :: 19.03.2009 | Vienna, Austria
  Statement delivered at the 4th OPEC International Seminar Panel Discussion: Petroleum for Sustainable Development, which held in Vienna, Austria.
• :: 15.03.2009 | Vienna, Austria
  Statement delivered at the 152nd (Ordinary) Meeting of the OPEC Conference of Ministers, which held in Vienna, Austria.
• :: 02.03.2009 | Sharm Al-Sheikh, Egypt
  Statement made at the International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Economy for the Reconstruction of Gaza.
• :: 17.01.2009 | State of Kuwait
  Statement entitled Energy Poverty in the Arab World, which was made at the Private Sector and Civil Society Forum, which proceeded the Arab Economic, Social and Development Summit of Heads of Arab States held on January 19-20. Read PDF statement (Arabic only).

2008

• :: 26.11.2008 | Vienna, Austria
  Progress with hindrance: the triumph of hope. Statement made at the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
• :: 26.10.2008 | Manama, Bahrain
  Statement (Arabic version) delivered at the First Annual Conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) held in Manama, Bahrain on October 26-27, 2008.
• :: 09.06.2008 | Abuja, Nigeria
  Statement delivered at the opening of OFID's Energy Poverty in Africa Workshop.
• :: 13.04.2008 | Washington, DC
  Higher commodity prices: challenges and opportunities for low and middle income countries. Statement delivered at the 77th Development Committee Meeting.
• :: 08.03.2008 | Vienna, Austria
  Welcome address delivered at OFID's Trade Finance Workshop.
• :: 05.03.2008 | Vienna, Austria
  Statement delivered at the 148th (Ordinary) Meeting of the OPEC Conference of Ministers.

2007

• :: 15.11.2007 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  Statement delivered at the Third OPEC Summit at Session III, entitled Energy for Sustainable Development.
• :: 08.09.2007 | Doha, Qatar
  Address delivered at the opening session of the South-South High Level Meeting on Oil and Gas Development
• :: 30.06.2007 | Monte Carlo, Monaco, France
  Industrial development and poverty eradication with particular emphasis on Africa. Keynote speech of the Director-General at the 18th Yearly Session of the Crans Montana Forum.
• :: 26.06.2007 | Vienna, Austria
  Statement of the Director-General at the opening session of the 61st session of the Heads of Operations of the Arab/OFID/Islamic Bank Coordination Group.
• :: 10.05.2007 | New York, NY.
  Energy for Eradicating Poverty. Statement delivered at the 15th UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD-15).
• :: 15.04.2007 | Washington, D.C.
  Africa at a Turning Point: Challenges and Opportunities (PDF 86 KB). Statement submitted to the 75th Development Committee Meeting.
• :: 14.02.2007 | Washington, D.C.
  Statement of the Director-General delivered at the 30th Session of the Governing Council of IFAD. Click here for the Arabic version.

2006

• :: 13.09.2006 | Vienna, Austria
  OPEC in a New Energy Era: Challenges and Opportunities. Statement delivered at the Third OPEC International Seminar.
• :: 19.07.2006 | Abuja, Nigeria
  Global Partnership for Success (PDF 16 MB). Statement delivered at the VII Leon H. Sullivan Summit.
• :: 08.06.2006 | Vienna, Austria
  Our Shared Responsibility (PDF 7.2 MB). Statement delivered at the opening ceremony of the 40th Meeting of the Chairman/Coordinators of the G-77 Chapters.
• :: 23.04.2006 | Washington D.C
  Clean Energy and Development: Towards an Investment Framework. Statement submitted to the 73rd Development Committee Meeting.
• :: 09.04.2006 | Beirut, Lebanon
  The Road Ahead of MENA: Key Regional Reform Initiatives. Statement delivered at the 5th MENA Development Forum.

2005

• :: 26.09.2005 | Washington D.C
  Better Aid for Fairer Trade: the Case for Special and Differential Treatment. Statement submitted to the 72nd Development Committee Meeting.
• :: 18.04.2005 | Boulder, Colorado
  Putting People First: The OPEC Fund and Sustainable Development in the South. Statement presented at 32nd INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONFERENCE of the International Research Center for Energy and Economic Development.
• :: 17.04.2005 | Washington D.C
  Financing the Development Agenda: The Contribution of the OPEC Fund Statement submitted to the 71st Development Committee Meeting.
• :: 12.02.2005 | Munich, Germany
  Peace through Dialogue. Fostering Peace through Development and Energy Security: Two Noble Missions. Statement presented at the 41st Munich Conference on Security Policy.
• :: 11.02.2005 | Munich, Germany
  Investing in a More Secure World. Investment, Trade and Development Cooperation: New Trends, Old Responsibilities. Statement presented at the First Broader MENA Finance Conference.

2004

• :: 06.12.2004 | Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  Commodities and prospects for socio-economic development. Keynote address delivered at the Common Fund for Commodities 16th Meeting of the Governing Council of the Common Fund for Commodities.
• :: 02.10.2004 | Washington, D.C.
  Strengthening the foundations for growth and private sector development: Investment climate and infrastructure development. Statement submitted to the 70th meeting of the Development Committee, (Joint Ministerial Committee of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank and the IMF on the Transfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries).
• :: 11-16.07.2004 | Bangkok, Thailand
  Pooling skills and resources to scale up the battle against HIV/AIDS Statement of the OPEC Fund submitted to the XV International AIDS Conference.
• :: 25.04.2004 | Bangkok, Washington, D.C.
  Enhancing long-term debt sustainability in low-income countries: The unresolved issues. Statement submitted to the 69th meeting of the Development Committee, (Joint Ministerial Committee of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank and the IMF on the Transfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries).
• :: 07.04.2004 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  Working in partnerships to combat poverty and alleviate human suffering. Statement delivered at the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Re-development Conference and Exhibition.
• :: 19.02.2004 | Rome, Italy
  Statement delivered at the 27th Session of the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

2003

• :: 08.12.2003 | The Hague, Netherlands
  Statement delivered at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Governing Council of the Common Fund for Commodities.