MICROFINANCE EVENT: Financial Analysis for Microfinance Institutions organized by The Microfinance Association; December 7-11, 2009 in Canary Wharf, London.
Event Name: Financial Analysis for Microfinance Institutions
Event Description: This is a one week residential training course hosted by The Microfinance Association on strategic management in microfinance.
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Cost: This event costs £2750.00 plus VAT, which covers tuition, accommodation and meals in a five star Central London hotel. This fee includes a £500.00 non-refundable deposit, and there are discounts for two or more participants from the same organization. For more information, contact info@microfinanceassociation.org.
Summary of Event: This event is being held to provide managers of microfinance institutions with tools needed to keep track of an institution’s financial performance over time. It aims to give participants a greater understanding of the principles and methods for analyzing microfinance institutions, and why this is important for sustainability.
Background on Organizer: The Microfinance Association “MA” is a non-profit professional membership organization, registered in the United Kingdom, for practitioners in the microfinance industry, and aims to develop and promote the formulation of new ideas and information. [3]
Event Themes and Discussion Topics:
- A framework for evaluating microfinance banks
- Country Risk Assessment
- Industry Risk
- Bank specific – Ownership and Support levels
- Analyzing non financial information
- Risk faced by microfinance institutions
- Non-performing loans
- Off-balance sheet items
- Review of profit and loss accounts
- Ratio analysis and the importance
- Gap analysis
- Capital Adequacy
- Risk weighting of assets
- Comparative Analysis
- Reporting on the Mix Market
- Foreign Exchange risks
- Regulatory Capital
- Microfinance Banking failures
- Warning signs
- Portfolio Quality
- Analytical Adjustments
- Asset liability
- Efficiency and Productivity
- Sustainability
- The role of the Central Bank
Who Is Invited to Attend:
- Regulatory officers
- Potential social Investors
- Senior managers in Microfinance Institutions
- Senior mangers in NGO’s
- Senior managers in Socially responsible investment firms
- Independent Practitioners
- Consulting Firms
- Central Bank officials
- Donor Agencies
- Change management consulting organisations
- Private equity firms with interest in microfinance
- Microfinance and Microcredit practitioners
Online Registration Address: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/414339300
For additional information, please contact:
The Microfinance Association
Science and Innovation Park
Brunel Way
Kent, UK DA1 5GA
Tel +44 (0) 1322 312078
Fax +44 (0) 1322 312001
Email: info@microfinanceassoication.org
Event Type: Training
Event Starts: 9:30 am, December 7, 2009
Event Ends (time and day): 5:00 pm, December 11, 2009
Location: Hilton Hotel
City/Town: Canary Wharf, London, UK
Organized By: The Microfinance Association
By Radhika Chandrasekhar, Research Assistant
Bibliography:
[1] Financial Analysis for Microfinance Institutions – Eventbrite; http://www.eventbrite.com/event/414339300
[2] Microfinance and Strategic Management. The Microfinance Association. http://www.microfinanceassociation.org/page.aspx?id=27
[3] Microfinance Association::What we do. http://www.microfinanceassociation.org/page.aspx?id=4
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