GBRW is a consulting company based in the City of London. It was founded in 1995, and in 2000 opened a subsidiary in Washington DC. In 2011 an office has been opened in Singapore.
GBRW provides advice on banking, financial sector and enterprise development issues. We advise clients worldwide drawing on international best practice, including the World Bank Group, most multilateral organizations and a number of bilateral organizations such as DFID. We work across a wide spectrum, including: in the financial sector: financial sector strategy; bank and enterprise restructuring; bank insolvency and loan workouts; venture capital; corporate Finance and Project Finance; credit risk management, from new lending to non-performing loans; insurance and micro-insurance; human resources management. In the enterprise sector: Private sector and SME development; business and corporate strategy; value chain analysis; business development services. We have considerable experience in impact evaluation in both the financial and the enterprise sectors. We also have a significant and growing practice in expert witness and forensic work related particularly to the banking sector.
WHERE WE WORK
We have worked on over 100 projects in more than 50 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East/ North Africa, South and East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Caribbean. Our clients include banks and other financial institutions, governments, and economic development agencies and institutions.
What do we do?
As former bankers and economic development professionals, we focus on financial services and enterprise development consulting, financial analysis, and project monitoring and evaluation. In financial services, we have a long track record in working with banks on topics which include:
Our enterprise development consulting focuses on:
