For many years there have existed national development bank associations, mostly in a number of large countries. In Brazil, the Association of Brazilien Development Banks (ABDE) has played an influential and important role. It publishes the highly respected journal “Rumos” every month. In Malaysia, the Association of Development Finance Institutions of Malaysia (ADFIM) has played an important role in training. In Nigeria, the Association of Nigerian Development Finance Institutions (ANDFI) plays a coordinating role among this country’s development banks. In Indonesia the Indonesian Association of Regional Development Banks (IARDB) has provided an important link for the development banks in the numerous large islands. In thePacific, the Association of Development Finance Institutions in the Pacific (ADFIP) links development banks in the various island states of the South Pacific region. The website for ABDE is: www.abde.org.br