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Mindset of lenders is the biggest challenge for green banking: Atiur

Star Business Report
LENDERS have to change their mindset for the sake of the country's 'green growth', Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman said yesterday.
"Mindset and attitude is the biggest challenge for structured green banking practices,” Rahman told a conference on the International Sustainable Banking Forum 2013 at Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in the city.
The central bank and the International Finance Corporation co-organised the programme.
The governor said the bankers should not have a mindset that the environmental guidelines could damage and hinder the growth of business. "It's for your own interest and for long-run growth of your profits."
Serge Devieux, director for South Asia of IFC; Kyle Kelhofer, country manager of IFC's office for Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal; chief executives of different commercial banks and financial institutions and officials of central banks and regulatory commission of different countries attended the programme.
Green banking has been identified as one of the major drivers of sustainable economic growth in developing countries.
The forum has discussed how governments can improve their investment policy framework to reduce the risk and attract longterm private finance in support of green growth.
Multi-country experience on this issue has also been discussed at the forum.
The BB also issued guidelines in 2011 on green banking practices.
"We are committed to pursuing digital, nearly paperless, sustain-
able, green banking operations by making best use of the information technology and related professional skills," Rahman said.
The governor said banks in Bangladesh have been advised to finance solar energy, bio-gas plants, effluent treatment plants (ETP) and Hybrid Hoffman Kiln in brickfields under refinance programmes.
"We have introduced Tk 200 crore refinance scheme at 5 per-
cent interest rate in 2009-10 against bank loans for investments in solar energy, ETPs and biogas plants," he said.
Serge Devieux said this is a key conference for sustainable banking, which will generate valuable insights and ideas for the policymakers to pursue green financing in a more effective manner.
BB Deputy Governor SK Sur Chowdhury also spoke on the occasion.