Common Fund for Commodities
Andrey Kuleshov has extensive experience in the field of economics and project management, currently serving as a Strategy and Development Advisor and Senior Project Manager at the Common Fund for Commodities since June 1996. Prior to this role, Andrey Kuleshov worked as an Economist at Oxford Economics from October 1994 to May 1996. Educationally, Andrey Kuleshov holds a Master of Science in Economics from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), completed between 1992 and 1994, and a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), obtained from 1983 to 1989.
Common Fund for Commodities
The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) is an autonomous intergovernmental financial institution, established in 1989 within the framework of the United Nations. The CFC provides support to projects investing in commodity value chains to deliver sustainable development impact from “field to the fork”. The support is offered mainly through loans to finance equipment, working capital or trade finance needs. The CFC seeks applications of projects that have reached a state of economic, social and environmental sustainability. These applications should clearly show operational and financial viability, with a proven track record. CFC solicits proposals through the Open Call which is made public every 6 months with deadlines in April and October each year.