Ramesh Arunachalam

Ramesh S Arunachalam is currently working as a Research Specialist at International Development Consultant, Worldwide. He has 30 years of work experience at senior positions in diverse (but cross-linked) areas across multi-dimensional and multi-cultural environments the world over.

Ramesh S. Arunachalam is currently working as a Research Specialist and International Development Consultant. He has completed over 308 professional assignments and travelled and worked extensively in over 26 countries in North America, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Caribbean across diverse (inter-linked) projects in senior positions. His areas of expertise include Financial Sector Development, FINTECH, REGTECH, DLT/BLOCKCHAINS, Financial Inclusion including its regulation and supervision, MSMEs, their financing and enabling policy development, Risk Management, Internal Audit and Technology & Core Banking/ERP.

Posts by Ramesh Arunachalam

Catalysing Capacity Development: Assessing the Need for Training 

This note summarises the key findings and recommendations of a study conducted by MicroSave to understand and analyse the need for training in different regions of the country.

Catalysing Capacity Development: Micro-Finance in India – Training Needs Assessment

This study focuses on the training and capacity building requirements among low income financial services providers in India.

Catalysing capacity development: Microfinance in India – Training needs assessment

With the exponential growth of the microfinance sector in India, there is increasing realisation of the need to address the aspect of (lack of) sufficient capacity building and assistance in order to manage this growth.This study focuses on the training and capacity building requirements among low income financial services providers in India. It also examines and assesses the potential capacity development institutions, training courses/toolkits and other resources available in India.The study categorises MFIs on the basis of their age and institution type and prioritises the training focus areas accordingly. It recommends the users in careful selection of priority training areas; selecting synergetic training courses; adopting adult learning best practices; developing comprehensive and easy to use training packages; and working with stakeholders to develop a national curriculum for microfinance in India besides regional centres of training.