Under the World Bank Study "Access to Financial Services in Pakistan" BFC undertook the project "How commercial banks could better serve small businesses in Pakistan" in November 2006—January 2007. The aim of the study was to better understand the financial needs of small businesses and the financial products currently available from commercial banks.

BFC is using its expertise to evaluate the impact of the provision of microloans in term of poverty alleviation among households and profitability increase among entrepreneurs.

BFC's consultants advised IMON on developing, strengthening, and institutionalizing its internal audit function.

BFC in cooperation with Bankakademie performed a comparative analysis of the profitability of two credit products for a large Georgian bank.

The primary goal of this workshop was to raise banks awareness and demonstrate practical usage and impact of key approaches for achieving commercially viable and customer oriented MSE lending operations in Moldova.

On behalf of the World Bank Study "Access to Rural Finance in Bangladesh," BFC has undertaken the project "How commercial banks could better serve micro and small businesses in rural areas".

BFC was contracted by Doha Bank to review newly developed SME products and lending procedures and provide training on SME lending to selected staff.