Let
me express my sincere appreciation to all IADI Members, Associates
and Partners for your support in the furtherance of IADI’s mission
during the second part of 2022. We continue to work with our
membership in adapting to the ongoing impacts of the pandemic as
well as adjusting to international crises and a rapidly changing
macroeconomic landscape. IADI is facing these challenges by
continuing to leverage technology and moving forward with an
ambitious agenda for training, capacity building, research and
guidance.
The second part of 2022 has been a time of significant
accomplishments and changes for Members. The Association held its
20th Anniversary International Conference in hybrid format, in
Basel, Switzerland in September, and its 21st Annual General Meeting
of Members (AGM) & Annual Conference in person in Buenos Aires,
Argentina in October 2022. In the AGM, IADI President and the Chair
of Executive Council (EXCO) and 13 new Executive Councilmembers were
elected. In addition, three Chairpersons of the four Council
Committees (CCs) were newly elected in December 2022.
Reviewing and updating the IADI Core Principles (CPs) is
ongoing. During the period, working groups (WGs) established by the
IADI CPs Review and Update Steering Committee (SC), which includes
23 participants from the IADI membership and is well-balanced in
terms of IADI regions and mandates, submitted their consensus views
to the SC. The SC has discussed the proposed changes at a series of
the virtual meetings. In addition, the IADI Research Unit (RU) has
developed a tool to enable Members to analyse a significant volume
of rich survey data that IADI has collected for more than a decade.
Furthermore, important initiatives for providing Members
with technical support to modernise and upgrade their systems have
been carried out. This includes the finalisation of the materials
for the second stage of the IADI CPs expert training program, which
is expected to commence in January 2023. The enhanced roster of CP
Experts will help support the Self-Assessment Technical Assistance
Program (SATAP), as well as various other IADI training initiatives,
including IADI workshops, conferences, and other capacity building
activities.
Farewell message
As we enter into in to the first quarter of 2023, my time
as Secretary General will be coming to an end. It has been an honour
and a privilege to serve the Association and to have played a role
in strengthening IADI’s capacity to deliver services to the
membership. I wish to thank the entire IADI community and, in
particular, the Secretariat staff, secondee-sponsoring
organisations, and the IADI President and Executive Council. I look
forward to working with the incoming Secretary General during the
upcoming year to ensure a smooth transition.
David Walker Secretary General International
Association of Deposit Insurers
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