People’s Bank and IFC 3rd customer awareness program in Kandy

People’s Bank in collaboration with International Finance Corporation (IFC) is working towards strengthening the financial awareness and financial literacy of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) by coordinating a series of special customer awareness programs. The third program of this series was held on 12 May at the auditorium of People’s Bank Regional Head Office, Kandy. 

A selected team of Small and Medium-sized entrepreneurs in Kandy District were invited for the program and the session was conducted under the topic of ‘Adjusting the Business Plan during the Crisis’.

The session was facilitated by IFC Master of Training Lalinda Wickramarathne, with the participation of Regional Manager Kandy D.M. Kapila Dissanayake, and Regional Credit Unit (RCU) Kandy Senior Manager Janaka Jayasinghe, and with other officials of the RCU Kandy. 

International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank group, is working closely with the People’s Bank to develop entrepreneurship among MSMEs especially via training and capacity building. 

People’s Bank is the premier financial services provider in the country with an island-wide network of 743 branches and service centres with over 14.5 million customers and Rs. 3 trillion in assets.