{"id":103,"date":"2019-09-11T16:04:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T14:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bfconsulting.com\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2025-11-25T15:23:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T13:23:52","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bfconsulting.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-103\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-103-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"top-header2 siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-103-0\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-103-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-103-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Banking for Development<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><!--\n\n<div class=\"top-quote\">\u201cHappiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.\u201d <span class=\"quote-author\">\u2014Franklin D.&nbsp;Roosevelt<\/span>--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-103-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"b-sh panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-103-0-0-1\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d79078883b28\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d79078883b28-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d79078883b28-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d79078883b28-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h4>Who we are<\/h4>\n<p>We are a management consulting company. We build client-centric, data-driven, and innovative solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d79078883b28-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d79078883b28-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h4>What we do<\/h4>\n<p>We offer financial consultancy to banks and microfinance institutions in emerging markets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d79078883b28-0-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d79078883b28-0-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h4>Why we do it<\/h4>\n<p>We strive to allow both the institutions we work with and their clients to flourish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-103-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"bg-div bg-top-about siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-103-1\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-103-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-103-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"bfc-product pad-3-0 bfc-map siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-103-2\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-103-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-103-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"max600 panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-103-2-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Established in 2003...<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-103-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"3\" ><div id=\"pl-w638efa0a10e8d\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w638efa0a10e8d-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w638efa0a10e8d-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w638efa0a10e8d-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>BFC provides advisory services including but not limited to risk management, data-driven solutions, staff capacity building, MSME and Agricultural Lending, Access to Finance, Digital Finance and FinTech, and Learning Solutions for financial institutions from developing countries. This includes Eastern Europe; Balkans; Central, South and South East Asia; MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w638efa0a10e8d-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w638efa0a10e8d-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>BFC is driven to be a leader in delivering successful development banking consulting services and so provides effective project management, highly qualified consultants and leads meaningful partnerships. This coupled with first-rate local expertise and our hardworking team that is dedicated to delivering excellence means BFC has become a pioneer in microfinance, lending digitalisation and value chain finance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-103-2-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"stat-numbers panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-103-2-0-2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div class=\"stat-number\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-number\"><strong>290+<\/strong> Projects<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-number\"><strong>80+<\/strong> Countries<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-number\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-103-2-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"max600 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It was a pleasure collaborating with them, and we look forward to building on this success together in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dalia Abdel Kader<\/strong><br \/>\nPh.D. Chief Sustainability Officer<br \/>\nCommercial International Bank (Egypt)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image\" style=\"visibility: hidden;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-w76826375\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w76826375-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"bfc-testimonial panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w76826375-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-w76826375-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w76826375-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">The World Bank<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>\u201cWorld Bank contracted Business &amp; Finance Consulting to carry out a gap analysis in Bangladesh and Pakistan in 2006. The main objective was to identify potential for increasing the access to finance of SMEs in local banks. We have been extremely satisfied with BFC\u2019s work as their team is very competent, BFC combines serious hands-on project experience (i.e. they actually have helped banks\/MFIs increase their outreach with tangible results), rigorous analytical skills and a very refreshing openness to trying new approaches, while not compromising on the key tenets of small business lending. It is the latter, I believe, that makes BFC so client oriented.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, it has been a real pleasure to work with BFC and I would recommend them wholeheartedly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aurora Ferrari<\/strong><br \/>\nPrivate and Financial Sector<br \/>\nEastern Europe and Central Asia<br \/>\nThe World Bank<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image\" style=\"visibility: hidden;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-w36e09632\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w36e09632-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"bfc-testimonial panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w36e09632-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-w36e09632-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w36e09632-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">KfW Entwicklungsbank<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>\u201cA very satisfactorily and well structured final report. Mr. Kortenbusch and his colleagues have produced high quality and professional work on time. After the assignment, BFC has always been responsive to follow up questions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stefan W. Hirche<\/strong><br \/>\nProject Manager, Sector and Policy<br \/>\nKfW Entwicklungsbank<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image\" style=\"visibility: hidden;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-wbfb69ee8\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-wbfb69ee8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"bfc-testimonial panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-wbfb69ee8-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-wbfb69ee8-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-wbfb69ee8-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Asian Development Bank (ADB)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>\u201cBFC\u2019s contribution to the success of TFP, which has grown exponentially and won two industry awards in 2010, including \u201cBest Development Bank in Trade\u201d, has been important. We have found BFC professional, reliable, and flexible when required and the quality of their work has been good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steven Beck<\/strong><br \/>\nHead of Trade Finance<br \/>\nAsian Development Bank (ADB)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image\" style=\"visibility: hidden;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-wf75cabed\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-wf75cabed-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"bfc-testimonial panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-wf75cabed-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-wf75cabed-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-wf75cabed-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank (OeEB)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>\u201cOeEB has been very pleased with BFC\u2019s performance on this project. Their research team led by Peter Hauser presented a thoroughly researched and comprehensive final report in time with clear conclusions and reasonable recommendations which have helped us to define OeEB\u2019s future strategy for the Caucasus. We look forward to continue working with BFC again in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Susanne Wegl\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nManager Advisory Programmes<br \/>\nOesterreichische Entwicklungsbank<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image\" style=\"visibility: hidden;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-w7759d956\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w7759d956-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"bfc-testimonial panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w7759d956-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-w7759d956-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w7759d956-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Banca Intesa a.d.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>\u201cBFC\u2019s APS, with its variety of built-in and customized reports, provides us effective control over sales force results and efficiency, operational activities, and decision-making statistics. Moreover, we are now in a position to collect and store all financial and non-financial data for a challenging client group. A huge and valuable database was already collected within one year of using BFC\u2019s APS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maja Andonov\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nHead of Small Business Client Department<br \/>\nBanca Intesa a.d. Beograd (Serbia)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image\" style=\"visibility: hidden;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-w59c1361e\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w59c1361e-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"bfc-testimonial panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w59c1361e-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-w59c1361e-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w59c1361e-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Banca Intesa a.d.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>\u201cWith BFC\u2019s APS we have optimized our decision-making process, reshaping it and easily moving from a fully centralized model to semi-centralized. After implementing BFC\u2019s APS within our standard decision-making process, we managed to reduce processing time by 30%. With partial decentralization of the process through BFC\u2019s APS we expect to reduce it by 50%.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Djordje Radulovi\u0107\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nHead of Agriculture Sales Management Office<br \/>\nBanca Intesa a.d. Beograd (Serbia)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image\" style=\"visibility: hidden;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-w9f958042\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w9f958042-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"bfc-testimonial panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w9f958042-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-w9f958042-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w9f958042-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">JSC MFO Crystal<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>\u201cThe Program conducted by BFC, was an excellent example of how theoretical knowledge and practical experience can be combined effectively to achieve impressive outcomes. Crystal greatly benefited from both sharing experiences with the other MFI as well as from intensive involvement of our management team in the Program. As a result, we now have a professional, high quality strategy document alongside a relevant action plan for the next five years. It was a great pleasure for us to work closely with the BFCteam and we highly appreciate their support and cooperation during the Program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Malkhaz Dzadzua<\/strong><br \/>\nCrystal Chief Executive Officer<br \/>\nJSC MFO Crystal, Georgia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"sow-slider-pagination\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"0\" aria-label=\"Display slide 1\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"1\" aria-label=\"Display slide 2\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"2\" aria-label=\"Display slide 3\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"3\" aria-label=\"Display slide 4\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"4\" aria-label=\"Display slide 5\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"5\" aria-label=\"Display slide 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