Global Microfinance Networks Coping with Covid-19

Global Microfinance Networks Coping with Covid-19

11/06/2020 at 14:00 CET - 15:15 CET
Location: Webinar
Organiser: SME Finance Forum
Event type: Event

Virtual Roundtable Series #12

Global Microfinance Networks Coping with Covid-19

SME Finance Forum

On Invitation

The Covid19 and economic lockdown have severely affected the livelihood of people and businesses across the world. Millions of MSMEs are closed, at least temporarily, causing job losses and income disruptions at an unprecedented scale. Among other things, the pandemic has sparked serious concerns over liquidity among financial institutions, particularly MFIs, which mostly serve micro and small businesses in the formal sectors. The crisis also highlights the need for the MFIs to revisit and reshape their strategies so to build resilience both for the survival and to better serve clients over the medium to long term.

On Thursday, June 11 2020, at 14:00 CET, senior executives from Advans Group, Access Microfinance Holding, FINCA Impact Finance, Baobab, and Accion, will explain the challenges that microfinance institutions face at country-level, the impact on their clients, and the opportunities for microfinance institutions to stay afloat amidst the pandemic.

What you will learn

• How are the institutions responding at country level?
• How do regulatory changes affect their operations?
• What are the impacts on the existing and new clients?
• The future of the microfinance model in general, and how COVID-19 affected digitization.

For more information and to participate check the website.

Source: SME Finance Forum