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Posted on August 27, 2008 - by James

Online Risk Management courses being provided in India…

Online Course on Risk Management for Rural Poor

Centre for Insurance and Risk Management 

Centre for Insurance and Risk Management at IFMR in India to Conduct Course October 6 – November 10, 2008

Source: Centre for Insurance and Risk Management

The Centre for Insurance and Risk Management at IFMR is conducting an introductory course for the Market-based Risk Management for Development Distance Learning Program (MRMD) of the World Bank. The course will introduce the participants to a market-based risk management framework for correlated risks affecting the agricultural sector such as weather risk and commodity price risk. It outlines an effective role for national governments, the World Bank, and other donors in the domain of risk management. The framework is also suitable for applications within the broader development agenda.

The course consists of three self-paced modules, discussion forums, readings, case studies, and knowledge check… [click here to read the full announcement...]


Posted on August 20, 2008 - by James

Paper: The Risks of the Present, Future…

MICROFINANCE PAPER WRAP-UP: “The Microfinance Sector: Its Success Could be its Biggest Risk”, Fitch Ratings

Published; Aug. 19th, 2008

This paper presents what Fitch Ratings believes to be the key risk factors of commercial microfinance. While the title of the report suggests that the paper presents risk factors directly associated with the sector’s rapid growth, the report actually includes a wide array of perceived risks that may not necessarily be a result from the sector’s success. Below are summaries of the risk factors that Fitch… 

 

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