Strategic Credit and Risk Management

A microfinance institution (MFI) faces several types of risks. The strategic credit and risk management course aims to help MFIs identify the different risks they are facing in the organization. This course helps microfinance institutions develop and improve the quality of their risk management processes. It focuses on problem prevention, early problem identification and control. Particularly, this course will focus on credit risk management. This course provides an understanding on how to detect and minimize credit risks of MFIs. The course includes a discussion on delinquency and client selection. Included in the discussion of the course is how to craft a flow chart to be able assess the risks in each processes. Finally, a session on action planning will be conducted to be able to ensure that learning will be implemented in the participants’ organizations.