AFC Agriculture and Finance Consultants
Bilal Ahmad is an experienced Economic Growth and Agri Finance Advisor at BAZ Consultants (Private) Limited since January 2018. Bilal has held multiple leadership roles, including Project Team Lead for Donor Mapping at WaterAid Pakistan (October 2023 - January 2024) and various specialist positions at Oxford Policy Management, AFC Agriculture and Finance Consultants, and the Asian Development Bank. Notable contributions include developing strategies for green financing, leading credit guarantee projects in Laos, and addressing funding gaps in the education sector. Bilal's previous roles span organizations like IFAAS, Mercy Corps, and CARE, demonstrating expertise in SME financing, credit risk, and blended finance. Bilal holds a PhD in Fintech from Asia e University, alongside several relevant qualifications in Islamic finance and business management, underscoring a strong academic foundation in economics and finance.
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AFC Agriculture and Finance Consultants
Welcome to AFC Agriculture and Finance Consultants GmbH! For 50 years, we are offering high-quality advisory services, focusing on two sectors: i) agricultural/agribusiness and ii) financial sector development projects in developing and transition countries around the world. Our impact Thanks to our in-house experience and the expertise of our multidisciplinary teams, we offer our clients effective, operational and pragmatic approaches, based on our detailed knowledge of their challenges and local contexts. Our nearly 900 experts currently implement more than 80 ongoing projects, building up local capacities for sustainable development in Africa, Asia, CIS countries, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. Our focus areas Our services for public organisations and private companies cover the whole range from primary production to processing and marketing in Agriculture and Agribusiness. Our Financial Sector Development team focuses on advising financial institutions (Central Banks/ Ministries, Commercial Banks, Development Banks and Microfinance Institutions) and NBFIs (e.g. Housing Finance Companies, Insurance and Leasing Companies) in ten focal areas. Our company We are a private German consulting company based in Bonn. We benefit from being a member of GOPA Consulting Group, Germany's largest group of consulting firms in development cooperation, which combines various technical specialists under one roof. (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gopa-consulting-group/). Selection of our clients Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) | Asian Development Bank (ADB) | EFSE Fund | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (ERDB) | European Commission (EC) | European Investment Bank (EIB) | German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) | GGF Fund | Green Climate Fund | International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) | International Finance Corporation (IFC) | German Bank for Reconstruction and Development (KfW) | World Bank (WB)