Business & Economy
0 1 min read

NCC Bank holds training on CMSME, sustainable finance, DFS

block

Business Report :

NCC Bank organized a daylong training on “CMSME, Sustainable Finance & Digital Financial Services (DFS)” recently at Chattogram for the CMSME Relationship Managers of that region.

M Shamsul Arefin, managing director & CEO of the bank, inaugurated the training program as chief guest.
Md Mahbub Alam, deputy managing director, Mohammad Ridwanul Hoque, EVP & head of strategy & emerging business, Ali Tarek Parvez, EVP & regional head of Chattogram, Sharif Mohammad Mahsin, SVP & head of SME, Nighat Mumtaz, head of women banking & sustainable finance, Md. Solaiman-Al-Raji, head of CRM-CMSME and Zobair Mahmood Fahim, head of cards & digital payments division were also present on the occasion.

block

A total of 63 CMSME Relationship Managers of Chattogram region were participated in this training program.
M Shamsul Arefin, managing director & CEO of the bank, highlighted the importance of CMSME financing as well as sustainable financing in the banking business and mentioned the contribution of the CMSME sector to the economic development of the country.

He hoped that NCC Bank would play a leading role in the CMSME & Sustainable financing for developing this sector in line with the guidelines of Bangladesh Bank.

NCC Bank has already launched mobile app-based digital banking services to build a cashless society, he added.

block
Related

Indian potato import through Hili resumes after a break of 77 days

Dinajpur Correspondent : Import of Indian potatoes through Dinajpur’s Hili land port resumed on September 25 after remaining halted since July 8.Businesses stopped bringing in Indian potatoes for 77 days due to price parity between domestic and imported varieties in the local markets.Import of the vegetable began after the government reduced duties on Indian potatoes from 15 percent to 3 percent, according to the importers of Hili land port.At around 2pm on Wednesday, 47 tonnes of potatoes loaded in two...

UK consumer sentiment sinks on fiscal worries, trade body says

Reuters, London : British consumers have grown more gloomy over the past month following the new Labour government’s removal of a welfare benefit for pensioners and warning of tax rises at next month’s budget, a new survey from a trade body showed on Thursday.The British Retail Consortium said households’ assessment of the general economic situation over the next three months sank to -21 in September from -8 in August.This reading – which represents the difference between the percentage of respondents...

DHL hikes rates by 4.9pc for Bangladesh

Business Report : German logistics company DHL Express has increased its rates by 4.9 percent for the Bangladesh market. The annual adjustment, effective from January 1 of 2025, aims to offset rising operational costs driven by inflation, currency fluctuations and regulatory requirements, the company said in a statement.The price hike will allow continued investment in the company’s logistics network, enhancing its resilience amid ongoing geopolitical and supply chain disruptions, said Md Miarul Haque, country manager of DHL Express Bangladesh.“Despite external...