People’s Bank in collaboration with International Finance Corporation (IFC) is working towards strengthening the financial awareness and financial literacy of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) by coordinating a series of special customer awareness programs. The second program of this series was held on t March 31, 2023 at the People’s Bank Staff Training College, Colombo 5.
A selected team of Small and Medium-sized entrepreneurs in Colombo District were invited for the programe and the session was conducted under the topic of “Adjusting the Business Plan during the Crisis”.
The session was facilitated by Master of Training for IFC, Lalinda Wickramarathne with the participation of DGM, Enterprise Banking of People’s Bank, Wickrama Narayana, AGM, SME, Development and Microfinance, Chaminda Ihalakorala, Regional Manager, Colombo Outer, Buddika Ranathungage, Assistant Regional Manager Harindrani Abayawickrama and Senior Manager, SME Development Chamari Perera and officials of the Bank.
International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank group, is working closely with the People’s Bank to develop entrepreneurship among MSME”s especially via training and capacity building.
People’s Bank is the country’s Premiere Licensed Commercial Bank with Sri Lanka’s largest banking footprint with 743 branches and service centres. With a history spanning over 61 years, the Bank benefits from a staff strength of over 7,300 who tirelessly and diligently serve over 14.7 million customers and over 19.0 million account relationships, which is by far the largest for any financial services provider in the country.