The Microfinance Development System
MAS International Inc.

MAS International, Inc. specializes in providing bank and business training. Training courses held worldwide (to more than 200 financial institutions in 65 countries) have addressed a broad range of topics, and are organized into five general development systems, with Microfinance being one of them (other systems are Bank Credit, Bank Management, Bank Fundamentals and Linking Businesses to Banks--courses designed to help the customers of microfinance lenders).

The Microfinance Development System helps lenders to understand the microfinance lending process, manage a microfinance lending program profitably, structure a microfinance program to meet the needs of their clients, and to analyze a microenterprise. Courses within the system are:

  • Designing the Microfinance Development Program
  • Managing for Profitability
  • Knowing Your Customer
  • The Microfinance Lender: Skills and Techniques
  • Asset/Liability Management in a Microfinance Institution
  • Developing Savings Products

MAS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI), located in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. MAS has over 17 years of experience in materials development and instructor preparation.

For further information, please contact:

Doug McLean
Managing Director
Tel: 1-301-718-9209
Fax: 1-301-718-6567
Email: Doug_McLean@dai.com


Hari Srinivas - hsrinivas@gdrc.org

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