The Dhaka Times Desk Recently, a training program titled 'Sustainable Finance for Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities' was held in Khulna.
GIZ's Improved Coordination of International Climate Finance (ICICF) project and Bangladesh Bank jointly organized this training. 30 officials of commercial banks located in Khulna and Bangladesh Bank Khulna office participated in it.
The ICICF project is working closely with the Government of Bangladesh to help Bangladesh mobilize climate funds from various international and domestic sources to combat the effects of climate change. One of the objectives of this project is to assist the Sustainable Finance Department of Bangladesh Bank in implementing the Sustainable Finance Policy in the country's banking sector in accordance with the Central Bank's directives. As part of this initiative, this workshop was organized to enhance the capacity of bankers at the departmental level.
Principal advisor of GIZ. In his welcome address, Ferdous Ara Hossain emphasized the importance of capacity building of relevant stakeholders to leverage international climate finance to ensure successful implementation of the country's sustainable development initiatives.
The session on sustainable financing, refinancing scheme, monitoring and reporting methods was conducted by the Director of Sustainable Finance Department Khandkar Morshed Millat and Professor of Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM). Shah Md. Ahsan Habib
After the training, the chief guest of the event, Mr. SM Hasan Reza, executive director of Bangladesh Bank Khulna office, gave certificates to the participants. In his closing speech, he highlighted the importance of capacity building of local level bank officials on green banking and sustainable financing. He thanked the organizers of the event and requested them to organize more such events in the future.
Besides training the bankers, an awareness program on the same was organized for the local business community of Khulna. Speakers at the event highlighted the benefits of eco-friendly investments for investors and various refinancing facilities available to encourage such investments. The event participants then discussed the challenges and opportunities of sustainable investment in the local context. News bulletins.
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