{"id":1322,"date":"2013-03-05T18:00:10","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T17:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/amfi\/merging-of-lok-and-zene-za-zene-international\/"},"modified":"2018-11-18T19:11:47","modified_gmt":"2018-11-18T18:11:47","slug":"merging-of-lok-and-zene-za-zene-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/en\/merging-of-lok-and-zene-za-zene-international\/","title":{"rendered":"MERGING OF LOK AND \u017dENE ZA \u017dENE INTERNATIONAL"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1322\" class=\"elementor elementor-1322 elementor-465 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07aa651 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07aa651\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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elementor-element-b30cceb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b30cceb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b7ab62\" data-id=\"9b7ab62\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff3dfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bff3dfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sarajevo, 05.03.2013. \u2013 As a response to challenges and need for consolidation of microfinance sector,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lok.ba\/\">Microcredit foundation LOK<\/a>\u00a0(MCF LOK) from Sarajevo and Microcredit foundation\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/zenezazene.ba\/\">\u017dene za \u017eene International\u00a0<\/a>(Women to Women)\u00a0 Sarajevo (MCF \u017d\u017dI) have merged. MCF LOK is among the leading microcredit organisations in BiH for five years and it builds its image at the market with continuous satisfaction of clients, improving quality and wider access to its offer to a highest possible number of residents, while MCF \u017d\u017dI is desiccated to and supports women entrepreneurs. These two microcredit foundations are among the first ones to recognize significance of the sector stabilisation and their own interest in merging of microcredit organisations, members of the Association of Microfinance Institutions in BiH (AMFI).MCF merged with MCF LOK based on their own skills and strengths, which represents a significant step forward with regard to stereotypes in understanding the merging process.<\/p><p>\u201cSituation at the market is very turbulent and full of challenges. Managers are requested to constantly monitor and analyse the market, bring the right decisions and undertake risks. Business policies needs to be continuously adjusted to demanding and difficult economic situation in the region,\u201d stated Nusret \u010cau\u0161evi\u0107, LOK MCF Director. He further adds that \u201cfor these reasons, MCF LOK management reached strategic decision on merging, with primary goal of strengthening the basic capital, stability and portfolio quality, in order to offer more favourable and better quality services to our clients and to the whole community\u201d.<\/p><p>\u201cConsolidation of microcredit sector in BiH is necessary, but also inevitable, primarily in order to improve efficiency in foundations\u2019 work. In choosing MCF LOK, MCF \u017d\u017dI got a reliable partner that took over responsibility for continuation of financing women entrepreneurs with more possibilities and with significant improvement in set of credit products and services comparing to the earlier offer of the MCF \u017d\u017dI,\u201d stated Seida Sari\u0107, MCF \u017d\u017dI Director.<\/p><p>MCF LOK, strengthened with association of the colleagues from MCF \u017d\u017dI, will work with even more dedication and professionalism in the coming period and be of service to more than 25,000 clients throughout BiH. This way represents a direct contribution to creation of better life conditions for economically and socially endangered categories of population, in rural and urban areas.<\/p><p>Detailed analyses made by the experts from these two microcredit foundations, as well as efficient and successfully completed merging process clearly indicate long-term positive effects. Strengthened MCF LOK can now expect with confidence better access to financing sources that it use to have.<\/p><p>\u201cMerging of these two foundations can serve as example of progressive step forward in concentration of microfinance sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina\u201d, emphasized Dragana Mehmedovi\u0107, AMFI Secretary General.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e12a47b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e12a47b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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