Prime Bank signs agreement with Bangladesh Bank
Prime Bank PLC will provide training to marginal, cottage, micro, small, and medium (CMSME) entrepreneurs across the country to help them acquire modern business knowledge and skills.
Prime Bank recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) with Bangladesh Bank in this regard.
The training initiative is part of the `Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Program (SICIP)', which is funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Under this programme, Prime Bank will offer training to CMSME entrepreneurs.
The training will cover a wide range of essential topics, including financial literacy, bookkeeping, document management and product marketing and promotion. Experienced professionals will conduct the sessions to enable the entrepreneurs to access formal banking services.
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As a Participating Financial Institution (PFI), Prime Bank PLC will collaborate with other participating financial institutions to build a pool of trained and finance-ready entrepreneurs by 2027.
The Mou signing ceremony was held at the Bangladesh Bank headquarters, where Ms. Nurun Nahar, Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank, was present as the chief guest. Senior officials from Bangladesh Bank and Prime Bank were also present in this ceremony.
