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Vol. 5 Num 600 Sat. February 04, 2006  
   
Business


SME banking road show in Ctg


In a bid to help the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) grow further, a three-day 'SME Banking Road Show' began in the port city on Thursday.

SouthAsia Enterprise Development Facility (SEDF) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) jointly organised the show at Hotel Agrabad.

Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB) Mohammed A (Rumee) Ali formally inaugurated the exposition.

Nine organisations -- Arab Bangladesh Bank Ltd, Eastern Bank Ltd, Prime Bank Ltd, Bank of Asia Ltd, BRAC Bank Ltd, City Bank Ltd, Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd, IDLC and United Leasing Company Ltd -- are participating in the show.

On the sidelines of the show, the organisers also arranged training programme for women entrepreneurs focusing mainly on how the SMEs can get loan.

President of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, President of Chittagong Women Entrepreneurs Association Monwara Hakim Ali and senior officials of the banks and the financial institutions were present at the inauguration.

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Visitors make enquiries at a stall at the three-day 'SME Banking Road Show' at Hotel Agrabad in Chittagong yesterday. The show comes to a close today. PHOTO: STAR