Who we are

BFC was founded in 2003. The head office is in Zurich, Switzerland. BFC employs more than 50 full time staff in offices located in Georgia and Moldova.

BFC believes that success in microfinance is built upon sound management, professional staff, and efficient systems. When these conditions are met funding will flow, allowing both the institutions and their clients to flourish. BFC assists microfinance service providers meet the needs of their clients while managing their growth well.

 
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Featured Projects

BFC is supporting the expansion of MSE Lending and the strengthening of human resources, the development of MSE lending structures, policies and procedures.

BFC, under Russian Small Business Fund, is strengthening the MSE lending operations in the Orient Express Bank (OEB). BFC provides technical assistance to the OEB network located in the Far Eastern Federal District (FEFD).

BFC together with Bankakademie (today Frankfurt School of Finance and Management) has administered screening tests to almost 1000 applicants for Loan Officer and managerial and consultant positions. Over 400 applicants have been interviewed, both individually and in groups.

The aim of this project is to support Areximbank in strengthening its SME lending activity through delivering trainings to the personnel. BFC has provided trainings to loan officers, using both structure seminars and on-the-job coaching, covering all areas of lending operations: credit cycle, financial analysis, cash-flow based analysis, project financing, credit monitoring etc.

BFC undertake a thorough and rigorous study of the characteristics of the demand for financial services in Egypt with an analysis of the existing gap between demand and supply.

BFC and Bankakademie (today Frankfurt School of Finance and Management) have made SELP (Small Enterprise Lending Programme) a success by

 

Client testimonials

Aurora Ferrari, World Bank
World Bank contracted Business & Finance Consulting to carry out a gap analysis in Bangladesh and Pakistan in 2006... more »
Stefan W. Hirche, KfW Entwicklungsbank
A very satisfactorily and well structured final report. Mr. Kortenbusch and his colleagues have produced high quality and professional work on time... more »
Susanne Wegl, Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank (OeEB)
OeEB has been very pleased with BFC’s performance on this project... more »

 

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