BiD Network - Country Research Coordinator
Since mid-2007, I have been working for BiD Network on various research projects aimed at increasing equity finance for SMEs in developing countries. My colleague Maria Pontes and I are currently working together with local partners to produce country-specific investment guides. These guides are aimed at investors who want to invest between USD 50,000 and USD 2 million in developing country SMEs. The first three guides in the series, on Uganda, Colombia and Mexico, are already available via: www.bidnetwork.org/countryguides
Before BiD, I worked as a Country Risk Analyst at ING Bank in the Netherlands, where I specialized in Latin American and Eastern European markets. In most of these markets, formal banking services do not reach small and medium sized enterprises, with the result that many good business opportunities are not able to materialise. I firmly believe that organisations like BiD Network have the ability to address part of the problem, by attracting financing to the strongest investment opportunities present in the SME sector.
Areas of interest: Banking, Agriculture, Fair Trade and Corporate Responsibility. I speak English, Spanish and Dutch.
I'm very excited to be part of BiD Network!
