UNIDO
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Module 7
COMFAR III
Training workshop:
Financial Analysis of Investment Project Scenarios
with application of COMFAR III (Beginners level)
Department of Digitalization, Technology and Innovation
Investment and Technology Promotion Division
www.unido.org/comfar
comfar@unido.org
What is COMFAR…
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COMFAR Version and circulation
Currently in its 3rd Generation 11,000+ users
COMFAR III Expert
Uses
UNIDO Project Development Cycle
Methodology
tested for over 40 years
160+ countries 19 Languages
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ENTREPRENEURS –
for startups & for
growth, enterprise
upgrading and
performance
improvement
VARIOUS UN
BANKS /
AGENCIES
FINANCIAL
INCLUDING
INSITUTIONS
UNIDO PROJECTS
Key users
VENTURE
INVESTMENT
CAPITAL/PRIVATE
PROMOTION
EQUITY/ANGEL
AGENCIES
INVESTORS
GOVERNMENT
TRANSNATIONAL
DEPARTMENTS –
COMPANIES &
finance &
CONSULTING
economic
FIRMS
planning
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PROJECT STUDY
PROMOTION
PREPARATION
IDENTIFY
OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT APPRAISAL
UNIDO’s Demolition
Reclamation
Organization,
Finance, Legal
Investment Negotiations
and contracting
project Expansion
Technology
acquisition
cycle
Innovation
Replacement Engineering design,
Rehabilitation Contracting
methodology PLANT
Construction
Operations COMMISSIONING AND Marketing,
START UP Administration
Training
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Features
• Easy to access - easy to • Graphic presentation of
operate results
• User defined flexibility • Sensitivity analysis
• Industrial and non-industrial
• Cash flow Model
projects
• Financial Analysis (Ent. level) • Multilingual software
• Economic Analysis (macro
level)
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COMFAR POSSIBILITIES
Levels of project studies
opportunity study
pre-feasibility study
feasibility study
Predefined templates for sectors
Industry
Agriculture
Infrastructure
Environment
Mining
Tourism
Templates and parameters are customizable for any
Building blocks other sector
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COMFAR POSSIBILITIES (CONT’D)
NEW PROJECTS
EXISTING ENTERPRISES
• EXPANSION
• MODERNIZATION
• REHABILITATION
• VALUATION COMFAR CAN BE USED FOR CONDUCTING FEASIBILITY
STUDIES OF ANY SIZE – MICRO ENTERPRISES TO
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TRANSNATIONAL ENTERPRISES
• VALUE ADDED
• COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
APPRAISAL OF JOINT- VENTURES
ANALYSIS OF VALUE CHAINS
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COMFAR POSSIBILITIES (CONT’D)
PRICES :
• CONSTANT PRICES,
• INFLATION, REVALUATION,
• COST ESCALATION
COST CENTRES
PLANNING HORIZON
• CONSTRUCTION PHASE: 0 TO 10 YEARS
• PRODUCTION PHASE: UP TO 50 YEARS
START UP PHASE:
• UP TO 24 MONTHS
PRODUCTS:
• UP TO 20
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COMFAR POSSIBILITIES (CONT’D)
PRODUCT PROFITABILITY
CURRENCIES:
• UP TO 20
EXPANDING DATA STRUCTURE:
• UP TO 20 SUBNODES IN 5 LEVELS
AUXILIARY MODULES
• SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
• ONLINE HELP FEATURES
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COMFAR is a powerful tool,
based on a worldwide accepted methodology
for project preparation and appraisal, but….
the analysis is as good as your data…..
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COMFAR Trainings
Training is offered at several levels accompanied by certification
Level 1 - Beginners
Level 2 - Advanced
Level 3 - Training of Trainers
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For licenses, training enquiries or to test the
demo version
Contact: comfar@unido.org
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COMFAR III
Training workshop:
Financial Analysis of Investment Project Scenarios
with application of COMFAR III (Beginners level)
Department of Digitalization, Technology and Innovation
Investment and Technology Promotion Division
www.unido.org/comfar
comfar@unido.org
