Official handover of financial literacy training modules to CBSL

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From left: CBSL Regional Development Department Senior Assistant Director D.M.K.B. Dunuthilaka, Deputy Director N.M.M. Damayanthi, Additional Director D.L. Nihal, CBSL Assistant Governor – Regional Development Department C.N. Wijayasekera, Director B.L.J.S. Balasooriya, IFC Sri Lanka and Maldives Acting Country Manager Victor Antonypillai, CBSL Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Australian High Commission Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Second Secretary – Development Danielle Cashen, IFC Senior Financial Sector Specialist Rathnija Arandara, Financial Sector Specialist Shanuki Gunasekera, and Australian High Commission Department of Foreign Affairs Trade Senior Program Officer Pubudu Gnanissara

Under the ‘IFC-DFAT Women in Work’ program, IFC officially presented the financial and digital financial literacy training modules to Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal. The program facilitated innovative delivery of financial awareness during the COVID-19 pandemic and introduced digital delivery for adult audiences.

Developed as part of the broader initiatives under the National Financial Inclusion Strategy for Sri Lanka, the program includes a gender-sensitive approach and innovative tools/techniques for classroom and online delivery by CBSL.