CAF announces international contest for creation of new flag

(Caracas, August 20, 2008).- CAF today announced the opening of an International Contest for Creation of a New Flag. The registration deadline is September 15 this year, and the deadline for sending entries is October 31, 2008.

The new flag which will identify CAF must reflect the organization’s Latin American and Caribbean dimension, as well as its commitment to regional integration and sustainable development which is part of its mission, and the Integrated Development Agenda which the financial institution promotes in favor of its shareholder countries.

The work selected will be published on the CAF webpage by November 28, 2008 at the latest. The author of the selected work will receive a prize of US$5,000.

All natural persons or legal entities are invited to participate in this international contest, whose professions, or those of their members, are architecture, design, plastic arts or related areas from the 17 CAF shareholder countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela.

The contest conditions are available in the "Bulletin Board" section of the CAF webpage: www.caf.com.

Summary Table of Key Dates

Event	Deadline
01. Opening	From August 20, 2008
02. Registration	September 15, 2008
03. Questions	September 29, 2008
04. Submission of entries	October 31, 2008
05. Jury decision	November 28, 2008
06. Publication of results	November 28, 2008

The e-mail for questions and for registering in the contest is banderacaf@caf.com

Contest for Creation of the New Flag of CAF