A 96-hour Sinhala-medium diploma on lending to small and medium enterprises, from credit appraisal and securities to recovery.
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Institute of Bankers of Sri LankaThe Diploma in SME Finance develops knowledge and skills in the small and medium enterprise sector, including evaluating, documenting and recovering SME loans and managing the risks of financing SMEs. IBSL lists Sinhala as the language of instruction, and the programme runs for 96 hours. Eight modules begin with the importance of the SME sector in Sri Lanka's development, followed by lending basics and guidelines for good lending, financial statement analysis and credit appraisal for SMEs. A case study module sits in the middle, and the programme finishes with general risk management in SME lending, securities and documentation, and recovery and remedial management. The last published intake met on Saturday afternoons. A certificate is awarded.
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