Microfinance: Course outline
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This document outlines topics related to microfinance operations and applications, including managing risks, reaching the poorest customers, developing savings and credit procedures, documenting credit activities, and case studies of best practices from other countries. It also recommends a book titled "Microfinance Operations and Applications" published by IBP for studying microfinance operations.
Microfinance: Course outline
- 1. 8. Microfinance Operations and Applications 1. Basic principles of microfinance and community development 2. Human resource management: hiring, training and motivating for success; 3. Creating and propagating an effective institutional culture; 4. An overview of a comprehensive toolkit for an effective MFI 5. Conceptual of model of microfinance delivery process 6. Regulatory framework for Micro-Finance Institutions 7. Managing risks, including credit risk, fraud and security risk; 8. Reaching and serving the poorest; 9. Market research, product development and marketing; 10. Analysis of borrowers plans and financial records 11. Developing savings and credit procedures: savings and credit policies, planning operations 12. Documentation of microfinance credit activities 13. Features of a good credit management system 14. Delinquency management 15. Best practices in MFIs: case studies from other countries 16. The role of non-financial services. 17. Prudential Regulation for MicroFinance Recommended Books: 1. Microfinance Operations and Applications Book issued by IBP for JAIBP Exam.