MFI Crises Risk
Management
Gaza
April 13-15, 2009
Objectives
1. to enhance participants' knowledge to identify, measure, manage, and monitor risks caused by external events which have internal implications on portfolio quality and in turn liquidity and sustainability of an institution.
2. understanding these potential risks allows MFIs to be able to make more informed decisions for continued sustainability and profitability.
Contents
risks faced by MFIs.
- to understand internal risks faced by MFIs.
- to understand external risks faced by MFIs.
risk management techniques
- the qualifying risk and its impact on the balance sheet and income statement.
- the scenario planning to help identify risk limits.
risk mitigation strategies
- risk mitigation strategies available to the MFI.
- Crises Response & Delinquency management.
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the impact of crises
- the impact of crises on poor households.
- the economic impact of external shocks on poor households.
The economic coping strategies
- the economic coping strategies used by poor household.
- financial products that can help poor households reduce vulnerability to crises.
- product development for client preparedness and crisis response.
End