International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the World Bank Institute ran a training programme for bankers in Dhaka.

The training continued from January 25 to January 28.

Thirty-six bankers and trainers from 23 institutions and six countries in South Asia and East Asia Pacific took part in the programme, which included sessions essential to building a sustainable SME banking business, such as product design, credit risk management and support functions.

“Supporting SMEs fosters sustainable economic growth and creates jobs,” said Ian Crosby, manager of IFC Advisory Services in South Asia.

“In many countries, the majority of jobs are provided by SMEs. They are vital to national economies and need access to financial services to increase productivity of their business, develop new markets, and hire more people,” said Peer Stein, global business line leader of IFC's Advisory Services in Access to Finance.

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