Risk management in decentralized financial systems

This work deals with the conceptual framework of financial risk management in MFIs. A review of the writings on the practice of financial risk management allowed us to mobilize the theories and define the concepts. Risk management is a process by which risks are assessed using a systematic approach that identifies them, organizes them by priority and then enables strategies to be put in place to mitigate them. Risk is characterized by the volatility of the expected results of the implemented asset, and refers to a situation where their consequences in the future are foreseeable and probable. The risk management approach is analyzed in the context of information asymmetry and agency costs. Such management involves the anticipation and prevention of potential problems and the early detection of real problems. The work on risk management in the literature indicates that this management is a lever for the financial performance of MFIs and an element that ensures their sustainability.