‘BOC Divi Udana’ to Anuradhapura

• Awareness program on loan facilities available for Micro and SME entrepreneurs

In its series of CSR initiatives on Micro and SME entrepreneur development to revive from COVID-19 pandemic adversities, the Bank of Ceylon North Central Province organised an awareness program to educate Micro/SME entrepreneurs in the area. Customers were able to discuss their concerns with regard to loan facilities directly with the bank officials at this program. 

The program was held at the Provincial Council Auditorium Anuradhapura recently, with the patronage of the bank’s Chairman Kanchana Ratwatte. Senior Deputy General Manager Human Resource K.E.D. Sumanasiri, Deputy General Manager Sales and Channel Management Priyal Silva, Deputy General Manager Retail Banking Range I E.M. Jayarathne, Chief Marketing Officer Sameera Liyanage and Assistant General Manager North Central Province Ranjith Welikannage also participated in this event.

Micro and SME entrepreneurs engaged in the agriculture sector businesses and small scale self-employed customers also participated in the program. Apart from the awareness program, participants were guided to build a relationship with the respective area manager for longer term assistance.   

With regard to reviving the economy after the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bank of Ceylon has extended a gamut of benefits for the development of micro and SME sector in the country to rebuild their businesses and sustain the functioning. 

The bank has so far been able to disburse loan facilities to entrepreneurs with special attention to agriculture, tourism, exports, tea, apparel, IT, logistics and spices cultivation. In order to encourage more entrepreneurs to come forth and make a significant impact on the economic development of the country, the bank provides these facilities at what are probably the lowest interest rates in the market. 

The bank wishes to extend these facilities to many customers as possible to ensure that there will be a significant impact on the economic and social wellbeing by building as many successful entrepreneurs as possible.