MICROFINANCE EVENT: Third Annual Seminar on Risks in Indian Microfinance, February 18, 2013, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Event Name: Third Annual Seminar on Risks in Indian Microfinance

Event Date: February 18, 2013

Event Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India

Cost: There is no cost to attend the event.

Event Summary: The Seminar on Risks in Indian Microfinance is intended for policy makers, regulators, bankers, auditors, investors and microfinance industry managers interested in achieving sustainable growth in India’s microfinance industry. The event will focus on current challenges facing the industry, particularly in the aftermath of the 2010 downturn in the industry in the state of Andhra Pradesh as well as mitigation strategies, risk management techniques, institutional rating systems, code of conduct assessments and the current investment environment. Additionally, the seminar will cover Micro Credit Ratings International Limited’s (M-CRIL’s) “Microfinance Review 2012” and the “Risk Management Toolkit” of the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation. M-CRIL, which was established in India in 1998 by nonprofit development consulting organization EDA Rural Systems Private Limited (EDA), offers assessments of microfinance institutions’ (MFIs’) financial performance while aiming to highlight the importance of governance and management in running sustainable MFIs.  The inaugural session will be led by Dr. Prakash Bakshi, chairman of the Indian government’s National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

Background on Organizers: The event is being organized by M-CRIL and the College of Agricultural Banking (CAB). CAB is a training centre for development, rural and cooperative banking, set up by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Event Website: None

For more information, you may contact the organizers by email at contact[at]m-cril.com or by phone at +91 124 405 0739.

By Lena Phillips, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Resources:

Information provided to MicroCapital by M-CRIL.

M-CRIL Microfinance Review 2012, http://www.m-cril.com/BackEnd/ModulesFiles/Publication/M-CRIL-Microfinance-Review-2012-MFIs-in-a-Regulated-Environment.pdf

MicroCapital.org Article, 22 December 2012: “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) Among Banks Requiring Third Party Assessment of Codes of Conduct from Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) Seeking Wholesale Loans,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-small-industries-development-bank-of-india-sidbi-among-banks-requiring-third-party-assessment-of-codes-of-conduct-from-microfinance-institutions-mfis-seeking-wholesale-loans/#more-21795

MicroCapital.org Article, 15 November 2012: “SPECIAL REPORT: Sanjay Sinha of M-CRIL Calls Overexuberant Growth ‘Recipe for Disaster’ at European Microfinance Week Opening,” https://www.microcapital.org/special-report-sanjay-sinha-of-m-cril-calls-overexuberant-growth-recipe-for-disaster-at-european-microfinance-week-opening/#more-21062

MicroCapital.org Article, 15 November 2010: “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: India’s Microfinance Industry on Brink of ‘Collapse’ Due to Credit Freeze in State of Andhra Pradesh,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-indias-microfinance-industry-on-brink-of-collapse-due-to-credit-freeze-in-state-of-andhra-pradesh/

College of Agricultural Banking (CAB), http://www.cab.org.in/default.aspx

MicroCapital Universe Profile: Micro Credit Ratings International Limited (M-CRIL), https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Micro-Credit+Ratings+International

MicroCapital Universe Profile: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD),  https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=National+Bank+for+Agriculture+and+Rural+Development+%28NABARD%29

MicroCapital Universe Profile: Reserve Bank of India (RBI), https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Reserve+Bank+of+India+%28RBI%29

MicroCapital Universe Profile: International Finance Corporation (IFC), http://microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=International+Finance+Corporation

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