PROJECT

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Summary of Advisory Services Project Information

Project Number

594947

Primary Business Area

Access To Finance

Disclosure Date

Jul 16, 2012

Country

Pakistan

Region

Middle East

IFC Approval Date

Apr 15, 2012

Status

Completed

Estimated Total Budget

$800,000.00
(Project budget includes all project-funded activities)

Last Updated Date

Jul 2, 2017

Project Estimated End Date

Dec 31, 2013

Project Description

IFC will provide advisory services to Bank Alfalah, one of the banks with the largest small and medium enterprise (SME) lending portfolios in Pakistan, to strengthen its SME banking business. Specifically, IFC will assist the Bank in the following areas: 1. SME customer research, 2. Strategy and business model development for SMEs, 3. Reengineering the Bank's credit underwriting processes, 4. Organizational restructuring for the delivery of services to SMEs and strategy development for non-financial advisory to SMEs.

Development Results