Sunday, December 6, 2020

BOC conducts seminar for SME Entrepreneurs in Tea industry

Highlights of the event.

Considering the importance of encouraging SME tea factory owners and tea Plantation owners in the Ratnapura district, towards establishing economic wellbeing within the industry and the region.

Bank of Ceylon (BOC) conducted a seminar, to discuss their financial concerns and arrange tailor-made solutions for them during Covid-19 pandemic.

The seminar was conducted with the patronage of the bank’s Chairman Kanchana Ratwatte and the General Manager D.P.K Gunasekera. Deputy General Manager Sales and Channel Management Priya Silva, Deputy General Manager Retail Banking Range 2, Bandara Gurusinghe, Assistant General Manager Sabaragamuwa Province, Duminda Dayawansa also participated in the discussion.

It was noted that this customer awareness programme was fruitful in many aspects where customers were given a direct forum to table their concerns that BOC insights enabling it to guide entrepreneurs through to fulfil their true requirements during these times of Covid-19. The Bank considered it as a national responsibility to encourage SME sector through financial assistance and enhancing financial management skills through programmes such as these to boost the financial efficacy of organizations to better contribute towards the country’s economic development.

Understanding the importance of SME entrepreneurs whose economic contribution is imperative towards the country’s GDP the Bank has been engaged in a series of seminar and discussions at ground level with these entrepreneurs to co-create and bundle up tailor-made loan packages that are specifically directed to improve such industries.

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