Voices from the field
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May182012
DEMO GARDEN IN BALYKCHY
19th of April Balykchy branch moved to a new office building. Together with a new building Balykchy staff got a large piece of land piled with garbage and stones. It was decided to turn this abandoned land into a garden! But it will be not an ordinary garden. It is planned to make a demonstration garden, where Kompanion’s clients can get practical skills on gardening. -
Apr162012
KOCHKOR - OUR FINAL DAY
April 13 - Day 16.We finished our fair in Kochkor village - number sixteen, week three. The fair was held on a local stadium with a magnificent view of white tops of the mountains. On one side of the stadium the Kochkor staff created a huge Kompanion logo laid with white stones. The stadium administration allowed us to leave after the fair as a gesture of thanks for the rebuilt toilet we donated. -
Apr162012
WE MET YAKS IN NARYN
April 12 - Day 15.Naryn is a remote town with an elevation of 2000 meters. The spring is rainy here and this morning was no exception: grey and gloomy. By the time people started to arrive at the fair the sun came out through the clouds. But the weather saved its most unexpected surprise only for the end of the concert.
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Apr112012
GOLDEN EAGLES, TAYGANS, AND DANDELION JAM IN KARAKOL
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April 10 - Day 13.Karakol is a charming town on the East of the Issyk-Kul Lake built in the traditions of Russian architecture. Before the Soviet times it was a military outpost on the way from Chui valley to Kashgar. Up to the demise of Soviet Union it has a name Przhevalsk, renamed in 1939 in honor to the known Russian explorer Nikolay Przhevalsky who died in Karakol and wished to be buried on the shore of the lake.
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Apr102012
UNEXPECTED ART IN BALYKCHI
April 9 - Day 13.Balykchi is the first town in Issyk-Kul region as you leave Bishkek. The name means Fisherman in the Kyrgyz language. In the mid-1880s, a retired Russian soldier organized a fishing farm in this area. Soon it grew up into the settlement and was named Rybachie, a Russian variant for Balykchi. The town was renamed after the demise of Soviet Union.
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Current portfolio
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as of April 31, 2012
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Group Loans
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SME Loans
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Total
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Loans outstanding,mln:
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$62,5 mln.
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$0.3 mln.
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$62,8 mln
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Number of active clients:
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135 046
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195
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135 241
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Average loan size:
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$462
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1,755
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$464
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Portfolio at risk (>30 days):
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0.3%
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0.0%
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0.3%
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Number of staff:
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1094
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Number of offices and mini offices:
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160
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Currency rates
| 21.05.2012 | Rates | |
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| USD | 47.17 | |
| EUR | 60.07 | |
| RUB | 1.44 | |
| KZT | 0.31 |
MISSION
Kompanion's mission is to be the leading community development financial institution in Central Asia.
Kompanion supports the strengthening and growth of communities by offering development products and services to entrepreneurs and individuals.
News
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May162012
NEW OFFICE FOR CLIENTS IN BALYKCHY
15th of May, Kompanion Financial Group opened its new office building in Balykchy. This event became an important step in the development process of the whole region and was attended by managment of Kompanion with a presentation by the Chief Executive Officer Ulanbek Termechikov, the Chief Liaison Officer Erkinbek Jumabaev and the Chairperson of the Board Catherine Brown.
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May102012
“KOMPANION” AWARDED THE BEST EMPLOYEES OF 2011
27 of April was the ceremonial day for awarding the best 2011 Kompanion’s employees. 13 branches and 17 departments of the Head Office competed for the right to get the first prize. -
May22012
COMPUTER CLASSROOM FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, May 2, 2012For more than than 35 years special school 34 has worked with handicapped children for their social adaptation and integration. Today, more than 140 children study at the school. Like many others School 34 struggles to provide its pupils with essential equipment. -
Apr172012
OUR DEVELOPMENT FAIR CARAVAN COMES TO AN END
Our ‘Development Fairs’ in support of Kyrgyzstan's agricultural sector are successfully completed. Our journey lasted for almost a month and involved about 60,000 guests from 16 regions of Kyrgyzstan. To support the campaign the brightest music stars of Kyrgyzstan joined us on our nation wide tour.
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Mar302012
KOMPANION'S DEVELOPMENT FAIR: AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITIONS IN SIXTEEN REGIONS OF KYRGYZSTAN
In an initiative spanning the country, Kompanion Financial Group is hosting Development Fairs throughout Kyrgyzstan these days. Residents of the country’s sixteen regions are taking part in the agricultural fairs, which aim to develop regional knowledge by demonstrating seedlings of the best species of fruit trees, as well as the best pedigree livestock from each region. In support of the campaign, Kyrgyz music stars are accompanying the fair, putting on a concert at each fair. -
Mar302012
PRESS CONFERENCE ON KOMPANION’S DEVELOPMENT FAIR
A press conference on Kompanion’s Development Fair was held on March 22nd at “24.kg” Information Agency. -
Feb202012
HELP THE HOMELESS
Everyone in trouble needs a helping hand. For homeless people life has particular challenges: survival through poor weather, difficulty in communicating, and society’s intolerance or blindness. It is not easy to find someone whom you can ask for help or who can simply listen.
