AFC Agriculture and Finance Consultants
Holger Christ has a diverse work experience in the finance and consulting industry. Holger had a role as a Director in the Financial Sector Development Department at AFC Agriculture & Finance Consultants from 2014. Holger also served as a Senior Project Manager in the same department at GOPA Consulting Group during the same period. Holger later joined KfW in 2017 and took on the position of Project Director for the EADB Biodiversity Financing Facility and the Lao Access to Finance Fund. Holger also worked at the European Investment Bank as a Project Director and Project Manager for their Financial Sector Operations in East Africa, where they provided trainings to strengthen MSME activities. Prior to this, they held roles at Deutsche Bank as a Senior Associate and Associate, and was a Member of the Fund Management Team at Green for Growth Fund, European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE), and SANAD Fund for MSME. Holger began their career as an Executive Assistant at Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. AG & Co. KGaA/ Deutsche Bank Group.
Holger Christ obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree from Universität des Saarlandes in 2004. From 2004 to 2007, they pursued a Master's degree in Economics from Universität Trier. Holger'sfocus areas during the Master's program were International Business, Developing Countries & SME economics.
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)