The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has conducted a seminar in Thambuththegama for entrepreneurs who operate in the SME and Micro Enterprise sectors under a series of such events organised by the bank in collaboration with the Central Bank.
Officials from the Central Bank Regional Office - North Central Region, representatives from Commercial Bank and around 60 entrepreneurs were present at this event, ComBank said in a media release.
Presentations were made by representatives from the Development Credit Department of the bank and the Central Bank on aspects pertaining to banking services, savings and debt management, at this seminar.
The inaugural seminar under this programme took place at Wennappuwa. Officials from the Central Bank including M S K Dharmawardena – Additional Director – Regional Development Department and Gamini Sirinandana – Training Specialist – Poverty Alleviation Micro Finance Project (PAMP), Regional Development Department, representatives from Commercial Bank and entrepreneurs, including a number of participants from areas such as Nattandiya, Kochchikade and Dankotuwa were present at the event.
Intended to enhance financial literacy in many parts of the country, similar seminars have also been conducted in Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Vavuniya by the two organisations and have benefited more than 300 entrepreneurs to date, the bank said.
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