Business Desk :
To support the mobilization of climate and environment-friendly investment from the private sector, GIZ Bangladesh organised a sustainable finance training programme for 30 bankers of Sylhet.
The training titled “Sustainable Finance for Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities” was jointly arranged by Sustainable Finance Department (SFD), Bangladesh Bank and GIZ BD at Rose View Hotel in Sylhet recently.
The Improved Coordination of International Climate Finance (ICICF) project, implemented by GIZ Bangladesh, on behalf of the German Federal Government, is partnering with SFD to organise a series of training on sustainable finance in five out of eight divisions of Bangladesh.
An awareness-raising event was also held for more than 50 business leaders and entrepreneurs of Sylhet, who are interested in sustainable financing and investments. The bankers and private sector participants engaged in in-depth discussions with Bangladesh Bank officials on how to easily access the low-cost funding options for sustainable businesses and initiatives, said a press release.
Khondkar Morshed Millat, Director, Sustainable Finance Department, Bangladesh Bank inaugurated the training programme while Dr Firdaus Ara Hussain, Principal Advisor, ICICF Project, welcomed the participants at the event.
Technical sessions of the training were conducted by Amitabh Chakraborty- Additional Director, Delwar Hossain- Joint Director, Md Arifiul Kabir- Deputy Director from the SFD of Bangladesh Bank. The speakers covered different important areas such as sustainable finance reporting, screening of sustainable financing proposals, green refinance schemes, utilisation of refinancing products, sustainable financing options offered by Bangladesh Bank and low-cost funding alternatives for green investments. The programme was moderated by Prof. Dr S M Ahsan Habib, Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM).
