Colombo, December. To assist local SMEs to access international markets The Bank of Ceylon- Banker's to the Nation has formulated the following series of seminars in partnership together with the Industrial Development Board (IDB) recently. The event was launched under the blessing of the chairman of the Bank the Hon. Ronald C. Perera and the General Manager Mr. Russel Fonseka The project was spearheaded jointly by DGM Corporate and Offshore Division Mr. G.A. Jayashantha and DGM Development Banking and Branch Credit Operations Range 2 Mrs.Rochell Fernando. The IDB's Corporate and Executive Management and employees of IDB also took part in the event.

The first event of the series was completed at the head Office Auditorium, organized by the BOC Metropolitan branch. The session covered the issues related to branding, marketing strategies for gaining access to international markets, and the potential dangers for MSMEs. Experts of BOC and IDB gave their advice to the entrepreneurs and helped them resolve certain issues operating.

As part of its responsibilities being a responsible corporate citizen, it is also a responsible corporate citizen. Bank of Ceylon takes charge of empowering the country's economy by building the entrepreneurial spirit of the local community by establishing a solid framework to enhance financial capability and increase financial awareness within SMEs. BOC has already created an Entrepreneur Development Hub by establishing SME-Circle and Export-Circle during this initiative. The goal is to spread the benefits to numerous entrepreneurs shortly.

For over 80 years, the Bank of Ceylon has connected to the world and empowered Sri Lankan Customers and businesses to reach their potential, leveraging emerging and new technologies to help them grow.

the Bank of Ceylon’s story begins with Sir Andrew Caldecott, the then British Governor of Ceylon, who declared open the doors of the first state-owned commercial bank on August 1, 1939, in Fort, Colombo. Since their inception, they have consistently engaged with Sri Lankans from all walks of life in a committed effort to create value for all stakeholders, and to be the “preferred financial partner” for their customers. With the largest network of touchpoints across the island, leveraged on a backbone of future-ready technologies, they strive to provide maximum convenience in access to financial services to our customers.