Afghanistan

Consulting services for the possible establishment of a new microfinance institution
KfW (01/2002 - 03/2002)

Consulting services for the promotion of energy efficiency investments in SMEs and private households
ProCredit Bank (05/2009 - 01/2010)

Technical assistance for branch network expansion to FEFAD/ ProCredit Bank Sh. A.
EBRD (08/2000 - 05/2003)

Establishment of the target group-oriented FEFAD Bank (later ProCredit Bank Sh. A.) and provision of consulting and management services
KfW/GTZ (07/1995 - 12/2001), FEFAD/ProCredit Bank Sh. A. (11/2001 - 12/2007)

Study of the financial sector and private small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector
KfW (10/1994 - 06/2005)

Angola

Provision of consulting and management services to NovoBanco S.A.R.L.
NovoBanco S.A.R.L. (01/2006 - 12/2007)

Establishment of a target group-oriented bank and technical assistance in the start-up phase
IFC/USAID/BIO (09/2002 - 12/2006)

Armenia

Establishment of ProCredit Bank Armenia, start-up and regional expansion
EBRD (08/2007 - 08/2008), FMO (12/2007 - 11/2009), KfW (01/2008 - 12/2009), OeEB/PCH (06/2009 - ongoing)

Implementation of the Armenia Microlending Programme
EBRD (02/2006 - 03/2007)

Consulting to Armenian commercial banks, focusing on SME lending, within the framework of the German-Armenian Fund
KfW (03/1999 - 10/2005)

Analysis of the Armenian financial sector, update and formulation of project design
KfW (09/1995 - 12/1995 und 09/1997)

Belarus

Support of the new Belarus MSE/SME Finance Framework - Regional Expansion 2006/2007
EBRD (07/2006 - 09/2008)

Bolivia

Environmental Audit of Banco Los Andes ProCredit Bolivia
Banco Los Andes ProCredit (03/2010)

Management services agreement with Caja Los Andes (later Banco Los Andes ProCredit)
Caja los Andes/Banco Los Andes ProCredit (01/2004 - 11/2007)

Long-term advisory assistance to the Central Bank Bolivia
GTZ (05/1992 - 07/1995)

Technical assistance for the transformation of a credit-granting NGO and establishment of a target group-oriented formal financial institution
GTZ (04/1991 - 02/1998)

Financial sector reform and Multisectoral Credit Program: study on non-bank financial intermediaries
IDB (11/1990 - 01/1991)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Management services agreement with Micro Enterprise Bank (later ProCredit Bank)
MEB/ProCredit Bank (01/2003 - 11/2007)

Establishment and management of the target group-oriented financial institution Micro Enterprise Bank (MEB)
IFC (07/1997 - 08/1998), EBRD (06/1998 - 12/2002)

Feasibility study for a microenterprise bank
IFC (12/1996 - 08/1997)

Financial sector analysis focusing on financial requirements of micro and small enterprises
KfW (03/1996 - 04/1996)

Brazil

Establishment and institutional strengthening of Viva Cred, a target group-oriented financial institution (NGO) focusing on credit to microenterprises
IDB (08/1996 - 06/1999)

Assessment of PRO FAVELA, Belo Horizonte, a programme to promote the integration of marginal districts
GTZ (01/1989 - 08/1990)

Bulgaria

Establishment of Microfinance Bank of Bulgaria - later ProCredit Bank A.B., provision of consulting and management services to the bank
EBRD/KfW/ProCredit Bank (07/2001 - 11/2007)

SME promotion: Establishment and operation of a fund to enable commercial banks to lend to SMEs
KfW (01/1998 - 06/2002)

Burkina Faso

Microfinance study
IFC (04/2003 - 06/2003)

China

Consulting Services for Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank
GRCB (06/2010 - ongoing)

SME lending with Ma'anshan Rural Commercial Bank
(04/2009 - ongoing)

Microfinance operations strengthening programme at Shenzhen ZhongAn Credit Venture Capital Co. Ldt.
IFC/ZhongAn (06/2008 - ongoing)

Micro and small business finance and institution building advisors to commercial banks/institutions and the China Development Bank (CDB)
CDB (02/2006 - 06/2008)

Financial sector and legal, regulatory and supervisory study
World Bank (12/2004 - 01/2005)

Consulting Services for Baoshang Bank
Baoshang Bank (05/2010 - 06/2010)

Consulting Services for AliFinance
Alibaba (China) Co. Ltd. (04/2010)

Consulting Services for Bank of Ningxia
BON (11/2009 - 12/2009)

Consulting Services for Guilin City Commercial Bank
GCCB (3/2009; 08/2009 - 10/2009)

Consulting Services for Guiyang City Commercial Bank
GCCB (03/2009; 07/2009)

Colombia

Provision of consulting services to Banco ProCredit Colombia - Institutional building and strengthening
Banco ProCredit/BID (03/2008 - ongoing)

Various missions to support and evaluate the Microenterprise Global Credit Program
IDB (10/1992 - 10/1999)

Technical assistance to the five Colombian affiliates to the Women's World Banking network to enable them to build efficient micro lending institutions
GTZ/IDB/WWB (08/1990 - 03/1997)

Congo, DR

Technical assistance and support services to ProCredit Bank Congo S.A.R.L.
IFC (11/2004 - 12/2006), KfW (11/2006 - 10/2009), Gates/PCH (11/2006 - ongoing)

Establishment of a microfinance bank (ProCredit Bank Congo S.A.R.L.)
DOEN Foundation (09/2004 - 02/2006)

Costa Rica

Preparation and implementation of the Small and Microenterprise Global Credit Program
IDB (12/1991 - 01/1998)

Establishment of and technical assistance to a revolving credit fund for lending to microenterprises (Palmar Norte)
GTZ (12/1989 - 12/1995)

Dominican Republic

Preparation of the Small and Microenterprise Global Credit Program
IDB (04/1991 - 05/1991)

Promotion of small and micro enterprises with ADEMI
GTZ (09/1988 - 09/1993)

Ecuador

In-depth market study in Ecuador to evaluate Ecuador's EE/RE finance potential
ProCredit Holding (04/2010 - 05/2010)

Management services and consulting to Sociedad Financiera Ecuatorial, later Banco ProCredit
ProCredit Holding (04/2010 - 05/2010)

Establishment of the target group-oriented financial institution Sociedad Financiera Ecuatorial
DOEN Foundation (01/2001 - 06/2002)

Rural finance - study and seminar
IDB (06/1999 - 07/1999)

Technology transfer program with CFN; Micro Global Credit Program
CFN (12/1998 - 12/2000)

Housing Sector Program: Evaluation of current housing finance, design of improved measures
IDB (12/1996 - 01/2001)

El Salvador

Management and advisory services to Financiera Calpiá (later Banco ProCredit El Salvador)
Calpiá/Banco ProCredit (01/2004 - 11/2007), USAID (09/2001 - 06/2004)

Upgrade of the NGO AMPES and establishment of a target-group oriented financial institution
GTZ (06/1988 - 12/1998)

Modernization of the education sector
IDB (02/1995 - 10/1995)

Design of micro-lending program and technical assistance within the Microenterprise Global Credit Program
IDB (2/1993 - 05/1993)

Evaluation of the financial and institutional feasibility of Banco de Fomento Agropecuario (BFA)
KfW (09/1990), IDB (1993)

Ethiopia

Due Diligence of two microfinance savings initiatives
Gates (05/2009)

Georgia

Establishment of and management and consultancy to Microfinance Bank of Georgia (MBG) - later ProCredit Bank Georgia
KfW/EBRD/FMO/MBG (11/1997 - 11/2007)

Georgian financial sector support
KfW (10/1996 - 12/1996)

Development and implementation of SME credit line and support of Georgian partner banks
EBRD (10/1996 - 02/1997)

Ghana

Consultancy Services Agreement - Development of lending activity to SMEs
AFD (06/2009 - ongoing)

Establishment of Sikaman Savings and Loans Company in Ghana (later ProCredit Savings and Loans Company Ltd.) and provision of consulting and management services
DOEN, FMO, USAID, IFC, ProCredit, Gates/PCH (04/2000 - ongoing)

Financial sector and feasibility study with a view to setting up a new microfinance institution in Ghana
DOEN (01/1999 - 03/1999)

Guatemala

Technical assistance to promote decentralisation in the education sector within the framework of PRONADE (Programa Nacional de Autogestión para el Desarrollo Educativo)
GTZ (08/1996 - 10/1998), KfW (01/1999 - 12/2005)

Survey and analysis of housing and housing finance for low-income families and recommendations for an IDB housing improvement programme
IDB (11/1996 - 06/1997)

Financial sector assessment and preparation of the Microenterprise Support Program
IDB (05/1991 - 08/1992)

Advisory assistance to the Guatemalan agricultural development bank (BANDESA)
GTZ (02/1988 - 06/1996), various missions

Haiti

Establishment of the finance company Micro Crédit National S.A. (MCN) and provision of consulting and management services
FMO/KfW/IDB/MCN (08/1999 - 09/2007)

Analysis of, and technical assistance to, two credit-granting NGOs
IDB (12/1995 - 07/1996)

Honduras

Provision of consulting services to Banco ProCredit Honduras - Institutional building and strengthening
Banco ProCredit Honduras/BID (03/2008 - ongoing); DOEN (10/2006 - 06/2007; 06/2009 - ongoing)

Analysis of "Bancos Comunales" as an alternative source of financial institutions and study of the micro business financing market
IDB (12/1992 - 04/1994)

Indonesia

Survey of Indonesian banks' lending to SMEs
World Bank (07/1999 - 09/1999)

Kazakhstan

KSBP Rural and Agricultural Facility
EBRD (11/2005 - 05/2007)

Development of micro and small enterprise lending in the partner banks within the Kazakhstan Small Business Programme (KSBP)
EBRD (04/1998 - 05/2007)

Kenya

Analysis of the possibilities of the provision of financial services to small and micro enterprises through existing financial institutions
DFID (02/1998 - 03/1998)

Feasibility study for the initiation of target group-oriented credit operations by Postbank Credit Ltd. (PCL)
GTZ (12/1991 - 03/1992)

Kosovo

Consulting services for the promotion of SME and private households with respect to energy efficiency measures, ProCredit Bank; Introduction of a methodology for the calculation of energy savings and CO2 emissions reduction
KfW (12/2008 - 04/2009; 04/2010 - ongoing)

Consulting services for the establishment and operations of Micro Enterprise Bank (MEB), Kosovo and provision of management services to MEB (later ProCredit Bank)
KfW, FMO, EBRD, MEB/ProCredit Bank (10/1999 - 11/2007)

Feasibility study for setting up a new microfinance institution
DOEN (10/1999)

Kyrgyzstan

Establishment of ProCredit Bank Kyrgyzstan, start-up and regional expansion
EBRD (11/2007 - 08/2008)

Consulting within the Kyrgyzstan Micro and Small Enterprise Finance Facility
EBRD (04/2002 - 09/2007)

Liberia

Pre-feasibility and feasibility study for a new commercial microfinance institution in Liberia
IFC (10/2006 - 04/2007)

Macedonia

Establishment of the target group-oriented Pro Business Bank Macedonia (PBB) and technical assistance and management services to ProCredit Bank A.D. Skopje
EBRD, ProCredit, FMO, KfW (10/2002 - 11/2006)

Consulting services for "downscaling" the lending operations of commercial banks
KfW (09/1998 - 06/2003)

Mali

Microfinance study
IFC (04/2003 - 06/2003)

Analysis of the legal, organisational and financial aspects of the target group-oriented credit institution Crédit Initiative S.A.
EU (04/1997 - 11/1997)

Mexico

Provision of consulting services to ProCredit Mexico - Institutional building and strengthening
ProCredit Mexico/BID (03/2008 - ongoing)

Technical assistance to ProCredit Mexico
DOEN (10/2006 - 06/2007)

Preparation of the Agricultural Global Credit Program
IDB (11/1990 - 06/1992)

Moldova

Establishment of Micro Enterprise Credit DIN S.A. (MEC) Moldova and technical assistance and management services to MEC (later ProCredit S.A.), including consulting services for the transformation into a bank
DOEN, EBRD, NOVIB, ProCredit, KfW (10/1999 - ongoing)

Financial sector and feasibility study with a view to setting up a new microfinance institution in Moldova
DOEN (04/1999 - 05/1999)

Micro-lending scoping mission
Swisscontact (10/1995 - 12/1995)

Financial and enterprise development
World Bank (11/1994 - 12/1995)

Montenegro

Consulting Services for the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Facility for Montenegro at NLB Bank
KfW (06/2010 - ongoing)

Mozambique

Promotion of the Regional Acadamy Africa within the framework of the project „Scaling Up ProCredit´s Approach to Banking in Africa"
Gates Foundation (11/2006 - ongoing)

Establishment of the target group-oriented financial institution NovoBanco Mozambique (later Banco ProCredit) and provision of technical assistance and management services
DOEN, USAID, FMO, IFC, BancoProCredit (02/2000 - 11/2007)

Financial sector and feasibility study with a view to setting up a new microfinance institution in Mozambique
DOEN (06/1999 - 09/1999)

Evaluation of former East German projects
GTZ (10/1990 - 12/1990)

Namibia

Analysis of Namibian Post Office Savings Bank and feasibility study on the institutional development and evaluation of options for its conversion into an independent Post Bank
GTZ (01/1994 - 02/1994), SKS (02/1997)

Nicaragua

Consultancy and management services for Financiera Confia (formerly CHISPA and later Banco ProCredit S.A.)
DOEN, CONFIA, Banco ProCredit (01/2000 - 12/2007)

Technical assistance to the credit-granting NGO CHISPA regarding its conversion into a formal financial institution
MEDA (09/1996 - 10/1999)

Study on housing finance for low-income families
IDB (01/1996 - 03/1996 and 02/1998 - 06/1998)

Development of a restructuring plan for the National Development Bank (BANADES)
IDB (06/1992 - 08/1992), GdN (05/1993 - 05/1997)

Panama

Preparation for legislative changes to modernize rural financial services
UNDP (01/1999 - 02/1999)

Financial Sector Program
IDB (08/1997 - 04/1998)

Housing Program: study and project component design of small-scale finance pilot project
IDB (08/1995 - 03/1996)

Paraguay

Expansion of microcredit operations to rural areas
Interfisa (01/2002 - 12/2002)

Microenterprise Global Credit Program - 2nd phase
UTEP (07/1998 - 03/2001)

Feasibility for an agro-industrial credit programme
KfW (09/1997 - 11/1997)

Design of and technical assistance to the Microenterprise Global Credit Program
IDB (03/1992 - 06/1997)

Peru

Evaluation and analysis of the viability of micro business financing institutions
IDB (02/1994 - 08/1994)

Development of a business plan to transform Caja Municipal de Arequipa
DOEN (08/2000 - 05/2001)

Feasibility study for the municipal savings bank in Piura, establishment and subsequent technical assistance to improve efficiency
GTZ (11/1982 - 12/1986), (01/1992 - 11/1996), FEPCMAC (12/1995 - 11/1997)

Philippines

Establishment of and technical assistance to Micro Enterprise Bank of the Philippines (MEP)
IFC/DOEN/FMO (05/2000 - 12/2003)

Pre-feasibility study on a savings bank "twinning" agreement and consulting to the Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD)
SKS (10/1995 - 10/1998)

Romania

Establishment of the target group-oriented Miro Bank (later ProCredit Bank of Romania), implementation of training measures for banking staff and consulting for branch expansion focus on rural areas
EBRD (01/2002 - 01/2006), ProCredit (01/2004 - 11/2007)

Financial sector study, project design and subsequent establishment and operation of the German-Romanian Fund, a fund to enable commercial banks to lend to SMEs
KfW (03/1998 - 12/2003)

Russia

Consulting services in the framework of the BMU Programme for Russia in the context of the International Climate Protection Initiative
KfW (10/2009 - 12/2009)

Consulting Services with respect to risk management strengthening at partner banks of the KfW's APEX refinancing programme for the Russian Federation
KfW (10/2008 - 07/2009)

Introduction of up-to-date MSME lending technologies and anti-crisis measures to partner banks within the framework of the Russia German Small Business Programme (DKMUP)
KfW (12/2005 - ongoing)

Provision of management services for CJSC Small Business Credit Bank (KMB)
KMB (01/2001 - 12/2003), EBRD (11/2002 - 12/2005)

Implementation and operation of the Russia Small Business Fund dedicated to downscaling the credit operations of private commercial banks
EBRD (09/1993 - ongoing)

Serbia

Consulting services for the promotion of energy efficiency investments of SME and private households, ProCredit Leasing, Belgrade
KfW (06/2009 - 04/2010)

Establishment of  the target group-oriented Microfinance Bank (later ProCredit Bank A.D.), technical assistance for staff training and branch extension, provision of management services
KfW, EBRD, FMO, EBRD, ProCredit (11/2000 - 11/2007)

Sierra Leone

Establishment of and technical assistance to ProCredit Bank in Sierra Leone
DOEN (08/2006 - 12/2006; 06/2009 - 01/2010), MITAF (12/2006 - 05/2008), KfW (11/2006 - 07/2009), Gates/PCH (11/2006 - ongoing)

Tanzania

Development of a restructuring and reorganization plan in preparation for a partnership with German Savings Banks (Deutsche Sparkassen) and Tanganyika Post Office Savings Bank (TPOSB)
GTZ (01/1988 - 07/1991)

Turkey

Consulting services for a TA package to Sekerbank within the framework of the Micro and Small Business Investment Program
KfW (11/2006 - 12/2008)

Study of microfinance institutions in South-East Anatolia
IFC (12/2000 - 01/2001)

Uganda

Financial advisory assistance to and promotion of the Centenary Rural Development Bank Ltd. (CERUDEB)
SKS (11/1991 - 09/1997), DFID (11/1998 - 02/2002)

Ukraine

Training measure on energy efficiency loan programme and SME engery audits, ProCredit Bank Ukraine
KfW (03/2009 - 06/2009; 11/2009 - 12/2009)

Provision of management services and technical assistance for regional expansion to ProCredit Bank Ukraine
ProCredit Bank (01/2004 - 06/2008)

Implementation and regional expansion of the Ukraine Microlending Programme (UMLP), crisis Response and development of lending capacity in Ukrainian banks in rural and agricultural sectors
EBRD (07/2001 - ongoing)

Implementation of the micro credit component within the framework of the SME Micro Credit Advisors Program
EBRD (06/2000 - 04/2004)

Establishment and operation of the German-Ukrainian Fund (DUF) to enable commercial banks to lend to SMEs
KfW (12/1996 - 12/2009)

Uruguay

Monitoring of the implementation of the Global Credit Program for small and micro-enterprise finance
IDB (11/1991 - 10/1994)

Consulting to FUNDASOL: promotion of informal sector small-scale industry including the development of a concept for the use of loan funds, project evaluation and financial sector study
GTZ (12/1988 - 07/1991)

IPC also conducted numerous small-scale consulting projects in Algeria, Azerbaijan, the Bahamas, Barbados, Benin, Botswana, Cape Verde, Chile, Egypt, Guyana, Jamaica, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Malawi, Poland, Rwanda, Senegal, Trinidad, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen and Zambia