BFC's market assessment methodology includes the following components:

• assessment of infrastructure
• review of legal framework
• assessment of demand and supply in specified areas
• assessment of gap
• appraisal of external relations and their implications
• identification of potential issues
• offering of insights and recommendations

BFC's focus is on microfinance and the SME lending sector. The primary goals in emerging markets and developing countries require the unlocking of economic potential and reduction of poverty. BFC uses services of experts with proven analytical skills who advise on ways to cover the gap between demand and supply by bringing substantial marginal economic benefits to involved parties.