The Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) hosted the IAFEI World Congress for the 4th time at the Makati Shangri-la Hotel, Manila Philippines. The congress was well attended with about 300 delegates from FINEX and 34 foreign delegates from Canada, Chinese Taiwan, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Vietnam.

OCTOBER 15 - IAFEI MEETINGS, TOUR OF COCONUT PALACE AND WELCOME COCKTAILS

The IAFEI Executive Committee meeting was held in the morning of October 15 and this was followed by the Board of Directors Meeting during lunch and onwards.

After the meeting, the foreign delegates together with some members of the FINEX Board and organizing committee went to the Coconut Palace, the official residence of the Vice President of the Philippines, Jejomar Binay. They were given a tour of the palace and treated to “halo-halo”, a Filipino delicacy of mixed sweet fruits, beans and jelly, topped with shaved ice and milk.

The group proceeded to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) or Central Bank where the welcome cocktail was held. The group went around the Metropolitan Museum to view the classical gold and pottery collection from pre-colonial period. The Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo of the BSP, the host of the welcome cocktail, greeted the group followed by words of acknowledgment from FINEX President, Edmundo Soriano and IAFEI Chairman Luis Ortiz-Hidalgo.

Photos top right: 1-Board of Directors Meeting; 2-Tour of Coconut Palace; 3-Eating "halo-halo" at Coconut Palace; Photos above (clockwise): 1-Tour of the Metropolitan Museum; 2-Tour of the gold and pottery collection; 3-Welcome cocktails at BSP, Chairman Luis with FINEX members; 4-Welcome cocktails at BSP; 5-Chairman Luis speaking at the BSP Welcome Cocktail opening ceremonies

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