[NYTr] Creation of ALBA Bank Discussed in Nicaragua Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 17:13:07 -0500 (CDT) Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) http://ainch.ain.cu/mailman/listinfo/ingles Creation of ALBA Bank Discussed in Nicaragua Havana, Sept 4 (acn) Representatives from Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela have gathered in the Nicaraguan capital Managua to discuss the creation of the Bank of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) before the end of this year. Nicaragua's Finance Minister, Alberto Guevara, said the goal is establishing a new financial structure which will not be necessarily influenced by the mechanisms that currently rule financial relations, reports PL news agency. According to Guevara, all member states will have equal participation in the Bank of the ALBA, which will implement the principle of complementarity. The Nicaraguan official pointed out that the agreements reached in Managua will be later assessed at the ALBA Council of Ministers during an upcoming meeting to take place in Havana, with the presence of the presidents of Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Bolivia. Bolivia, the fourth member of this regional integration project presented in November 2004, did not attend the encounter in Managua on Monday due to technical problems, but its government is been duly informed on the agreements, said Guevara. The ALBA Bank aims to contribute to the economic and social development of its member states and will be open to the incorporation of other countries from Latin America and around the world. * ================================================================= .NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems . Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us . .339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org . List Archives: https://blythe-systems.com/pipermail/nytr/ . Subscribe: https://blythe-systems.com/mailman/listinfo/nytr =================================================================