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about necessary assessment

           skills of small as well as
           medium enterprises.  Other

           important aspect of the
           training includes
           understanding Potential
           clients and their financing

           needs, evaluation of SME
           Customers (PARTS/5Cs), cash

           flow analysis, key
           Considerations in approving
                                              approval process. Customer        to create awareness among
           SME loans/Credit Lines,
                                              cash flow & inventory             university students regarding
           provision of NFAS etc.
                                              duration analysis and Early       financial services (banking
            Another important aspect of       warning signals were              products and SBP schemes) to
           SME banking is understanding       discussed with case studies       hone their entrepreneurship

           of various type of risks and its   and exercises.                    potential. Students actively
           assessment pertaining to SME                                         participated in the program
                                              NIBAF planned a series of
           financing.  NIBAF also                                               and asked questions
                                              Awareness programs on
           organized one on-line training                                       pertaining to
                                              entrepreneurship skills
           programs on Risk                                                     entrepreneurship and ways of
                                              developments for university
           Management during this                                               financing. They were keen to
                                              students. During this quarter,
           quarter. These programs                                              know main features of
                                              NIBIF organized two such
           impart knowledge on risk                                             Government schemes
                                              program for students of
           assessment of small to                                               particularly Prime Minister
                                              University of Punjab and
           medium borrowers with                                                Youth Program i.e. Kamyab
                                              Islamia University of
           particular focus on credit risk                                      Jawan program, where SBP
                                              Bahawalpur that were
           and its management. The                                              experts explain the scheme in
                                              attended by 303 and 435
           trainers also discussed                                              detail and responded to the
                                              students/faculty respectively.
           different ways/techniques to                                         questions.
                                              The aim of these sessions is
           assess risk during pre- & post


           Micro-finance Programs


           Micro-financing is an              alleviating poverty through       micro-finance banks, wherein
           important aspect of the            need-based financing and          six programs were held
           economy and contribute             induces small businesses.         during Apr-Jun 2021.

           significant in inclusive           Keeping in view importance
                                                                                Risk assessment and
           economic growth &                  of the sector, NIBAF has
                                                                                mitigation are important
           development. It helps in           rolled out training plan for
                                                                                feature of any lending





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