COMBANK conducts Financial Literacy Programme for farmers inTissamaharama

A Financial Literacy Programmefor paddy farmers in the Tissamaharama area wasconducted recentlyby the Commercial Bank of Ceylon in collaboration with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

A group of 120 Paddy Farmers in and around Tissamaharamaparticipated in this programme, the seventh such financial literacy programme conducted by the bank for micro and agriculture related entrepreneurs this year. The bank’s objective in conducting these programmes is tohelp these entrepreneurs develop their businesses through enhanced levels of financial literacy.

The resource person for the programme was the Senior Assistant Director of the Central Bank of Sri LankaMrSarathEkanayaka,an experienced speaker on financial literacy and business development.

The programmewas held at the Divisional Secretariat Office,Tissamaharama, andwas attended by theAssistant Divisional SecretaryTissamaharamaMrSamanPremalal,the Senior Manager of Commercial Bank’sDevelopment Credit DepartmentMr Mohan Fernando,the Bank’s Tissamaharama Branch Manager MrJanukaGunawardana, and other officials ofthe Bank.

Commercial Bank has been conducting awarenessprogrammes for microentrepreneurs in different sectors of business in many areas of the country.

These programmes are supported by the bank’s 16 Agriculture & Micro Finance Units which play a key role in helping the Bank to identify specific needs of entrepreneurs, who require assistance to develop either their agriculture activities or micro businesses. The units are dedicated to promote agriculture lending and micro finance.

Commercial Bank’s agriculture &micro Finance Units are located in Ratnapura, Narammala, Kandy, Anuradhapura, Kilinochchi, Bandarawela, Wellawaya, Hingurakgoda, Galewela, Achchuveli, Vavuniya, Kattankudy, Tissamaharama, Neluwa, Pottuvil and Akkaraipattu.