29 May 2013, Budva, Montenegro Workshop: SME finance as an alternative strategy for MFIs 16th MFC Annual Conference: Microfinance 2.0: Charting new waters One of the sessions within 16th MFC Annual Conference: Microfinance 2.0: Charting new waters held on 28-30 May 2013 in Budva, was facilitated by TA Consult. The session was titled SME finance as an alternative strategy for MFIs and was designed to discuss the ways SME finance differs from the “traditional” MFIs products and how SME finance provides a unique opportunity for MFIs to grow their portfolio and expand their client base. The session tackled a number of important aspects including: environmental changes and market trends, leveraging opportunities in the SME market, costs and benefits of developing institutional capacity for SME finance, and the strategic value of this capability to the MFI’s core business. The session was attended by 50 participants. The session was very interactive and provoked a series of interesting discussions, brainstorms and group presentations. 

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