Open Joint Stock Company Microfinance Company "Salym Finance" (further Company) is a financial organization that provides affordable lending and attracting time deposits, operating on the securities market and cooperating with international financial institutions. The company is one of the actively developing microfinance organizations in Kyrgyzstan and shows a stable annual growth of financial indicators.
Main stages of development:
- Establishment and development: on November 05, 2007, under the name of LLC MCC “Credit Systems”, the License of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 006 of November 08, 2007 was obtained;
- Renaming: January 24, 2011 in LLC Salym Finance MCC;
- Transformation: on September 28, 2012 into Open Joint Stock Company Microfinance Company "Salym Finance" with the authorized capital of 100,000,000 (One hundred million) soms;
- Obtaining the right to credit and operations in foreign currency under License No. 006/1 for the right to conduct banking operations in foreign currency dated September 24, 2014;
- Obtaining the right for attracting time deposits in connection with the removal of restrictions and renewal of the License dated May 28, 2019.
JSC Salym Finance MFC is positioned as a financial organization that actively provides loans throughout the Kyrgyz Republic, also having a socially-oriented function and pursuing a policy of responsible financing and protecting the rights of customers.
According to the Association of Microfinance Organizations of the Kyrgyz Republic, by the size of the loan portfolio, Salym Finance MFC is the largest microfinance organization with local capital.
Providing loans to JSC Salym Finance MFC both in rural areas and in cities represents it as a universal financial organization that works with both microfinance clients and clients of the banking sector.
The company is not limited to activities in the field of lending and attracting deposits, actively working in the stock market of securities. Salym Finance MFC was the first in Kyrgyzstan that carried out an IPO-public offering of the company's shares on the stock exchange, having previously proved to be a successful issuer by placing several issues of corporate bonds.
Board of Directors
Chairman of the Board of Directors - Kydyrmaev Bakytbek.
A businessman, one of the initiators of the transit international wholesale trade through the Dordoi market, a member of the trade union committee of workers at the Dordoi market. Since 1995 to the present day, he has been working at the Dordoi market, engaged in wholesale trade of optics.
Member of the Board of Directors - Sydykov Aizhigit.
Independent expert. He has experience in the microfinance sector since 1995. He held the position of deputy of chief operating officer at CJSC "MCC FINCA" in Kyrgyzstan, chief operating officer at LLC MDO "FINCA" in Tajikistan, CJSC "First microcredit company" - the Aga Khan development network in Kyrgyzstan, CJSC "Micro credit company OXUS".
Member of the Board of Directors - Konushbaev Tynchtykbek.
Founder and head of the "Baytur" corporation. President of the Kozhomkul Public Foundation. Domestic entrepreneur who implemented many significant projects in the sphere of tourism and health services, construction of apartment buildings, production of building materials and furniture.
Member of the Board of Directors - Dzhamankulov Bolot.
Independent expert. Doctor of Economic Sciences. From 1997 to 1998 he worked as the first deputy of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic.
He has ample extensive experience in the banking and financial system, including as a member of the management of OJSC "Rosinbank", ATF-Bank Kyrgyzstan, JSCB "Kyrgyzstan", the National Bank. From 2013 to the present, he has been working at the Institute of Economics of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic as the head of the department.
Member of the Board of Directors - Konokbaev Samat.
Independent Expert. He has ample experience in the banking and finance system since 1999 including management positions as a member of the management board of the Central Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic, member of executive committee of the Kumtor Gold Company, head of the crediting and investment service of the Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund. He has Master degree in development economics obtained in Japan (Tokyo), diploma in banking management and diploma in computer science of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University. He has extensive additional education from top central bank study centers and specializations from the Wharton Business School in business analytics and University of Geneva in investment management.
Governance
Rebranding
Since its inception, the Company has had the name "Credit Systems", since March 2011, the Company has changed its name to "Salym Finance", the word "salym" means contribution to a good cause. The national symbol is given, which means the Company's desire to invest its resources in the well-being of society.