AFC Agriculture and Finance Consultants
Kruse Katharina is an accomplished Finance and Contract Manager at GOPA AFC since September 2015, bringing extensive expertise in finance management. Previously, Kruse served as a Controller at RUNGIS Express GmbH from October 2017 to February 2018, where responsibilities included analytical reporting for management and the development of controlling instruments. Prior experience at Deloitte Deutschland from October 2011 to February 2015 involved conducting system audits and project controls related to European regional development funds. Kruse holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from The Berlin School of Economics and Law (2004-2007) and a Master of Science in Economics from FernUniversität in Hagen (2019-2021), with additional education at the University of Cologne (2009-2010).
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)