OREANDA-NEWS. On March 12, 2009, the IBC member, Kompanion Financial Group presented the Club of Kompanion’s Clients and rewarding its loyal customers. Kompanion is a leading financial institution developing communities in Kyrgyzstan. Given that the bulk of its borrowers are women, awarding with Club Cards was timed to mark International Women's Day, March 8, reported the press-centre of IBC.

Similar events were held also at the ten Kompanion’s branches throughout Kyrgyzstan. Kompanion and Sky Mobile cellular operator pooled their opportunities by providing affordable financial services and high quality mobile communications for businesses in remote areas.

”Our customers represent more than 72 thousands of borrowers across the country, of whom over 98 percent are businesswomen working for the benefit of their families,” said Kubanych Abdraimov, Kompanion’s Chief Executive Officer.

Abdraimov offered the customers additional quality services for future business development. Entrepreneurs who have worked with the company more than two years and have no delays in payments of loans, have shown excellent results of their business development and became “silver”, “gold’ or “platinum” customers. More than three thousand of Kompanion’s customers have been awarded with Club Cards.
 
Sky Mobile Company has responded to the partnership initiative and developed an exclusive charge rate for Kompanion’s customers.

”High-quality communications is a very important factor of successful business development, - said Kubanych Abdraimov. - Provision of telecommunication through a specially designed rates is a good support for businesses.”

”The Sky Mobile Special Rates is the first step of our strategic partnership,” said  Aibek Dzhangaziev, Sky Mobile Marketing Director. The company plans to maintain a comprehensive financial management solutions based on its technology.

Exclusive new tariff for the members of the Club of Kompanion’s Clients, "Kompanion-Belek", will help business people better communicate. Among the advantages of BITEL services Dzhangaziev named quality communications, broad coverage, and accessible roaming in 182 countries.

In the future, within the exclusive charge rates for Kompanion’s clients Sky Mobile plans to provide entrepreneurs with a new service, mobile banking.

IBC info
Kompanion Financial Group  is a microfinance organization created by Mercy Corps Kyrgyzstan in 2004, with an extensive network of offices covering the entire country.

Kompanion is a financial institution for the development of local communities. Kompanion is presented in all areas and regions of Kyrgyzstan and provides financial products and services more than 72 000 clients. Mercy Corps is a leading international non-governmental organization on economic development and assistance.

Sky Mobile (trademarks BITEL and Mobi) is one of the leading cellular companies in Kyrgyzstan. Sky Mobile covers the territory where 90 percent of the Kyrgyzstan’s population settle. The company’s coverage area includes all seven Oblasts of the country including inaccessible mountainous regions.