Who we are?

BFC was founded in 2003. Its head office is in Zurich, Switzerland. BFC employs 50 permanent full time staff in branch offices located in Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Tajikistan.

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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BFC provided recommendations to the German development bank KfW for the design and implementation of a microfinance program in China which will facilitate the growth of a commercially viable microfinance industry.

BFC has participated in the first phase of the GTZ funded programme “Institutionalization of internal control system in small and medium MFOs”.

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).

SELP III focused on further improving lending efficiency, building partner banks' institutional capacity, and supporting regional expansion.

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

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.

BFC is providing support to OMRO in improving the credit cycle processes, increasing staff productivity and establishing a credit risk department

 

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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