Banking · Retail & SME Credit FinanceIntermediate

Retail & SME Lending in Nepal

Appraise, structure and document sound loans for individuals and small businesses.

Taught by My Skill Lab Banking Faculty · Credit & Relationship Banking Practitioners

What you'll learn

  • Apply the 5 Cs of credit to retail and SME borrowers using Nepali documents such as tax returns, VAT records and bank statements.
  • Calculate repayment capacity using EMI, debt-service and working capital assessment methods.
  • Structure term loans, overdrafts and working capital facilities to match the borrower's real cash cycle.
  • Take, value and perfect collateral, including land mortgage, vehicle hypothecation and personal guarantees.
  • Prepare a clear credit proposal and post-disbursement monitoring plan aligned to NRB directives.

About this course

A hands-on course for relationship managers and credit officers who originate home, auto, personal and SME loans in Nepali BFIs. You will learn to read a borrower's cash flow, size a loan sensibly, take and value collateral, and document the facility so it stays compliant with NRB credit directives.

Course content

5 lessons
  1. 1The Credit Mindset and the 5 CsHow lenders think about risk and how to assess a Nepali borrower.Preview
  2. 2Measuring Repayment CapacityEMI, debt burden, working capital gaps and simple ratios.
  3. 3Structuring the FacilityMatching loan type, tenure and repayment to the borrower's cash cycle.
  4. 4Collateral, Valuation and DocumentationTaking, valuing and perfecting security under Nepali practice.
  5. 5Proposal Writing and Post-Disbursement MonitoringPresenting the case to approvers and keeping good loans good.