HSBC Lanka CEO meets women entrepreneurs
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Nick A. Nicolaou |
Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Nick A.
Nicolaou together with Senior Members of the Bank and Executive Director
of South Asia Partnership Sri Lanka (SAPSRI), Dr. Padma Ratnayake
recently met women entrepreneurs of the Diriya Kantha Samithiya in
Kirulapone.
During his visit, the HSBC CEO met many women entrepreneurs who
obtained financial assistance from the Bank to set up home grown
businesses to sustain their livelihoods.
Working in partnership with the South Asia Partnership Sri Lanka,
this joint initiative has helped to identify many deserving individuals
from the marginalised communities in Sri Lanka.
It has also created a social impact within the community, as it has
enabled these women to work together as one team.
The women entrepreneurs obtained loans starting from Rs. 7,500 to Rs.
100,000 to establish their own businesses, which range from beauty
salons to the sale of food products, catering equipment for outdoor
functions, grocery stores, clothes, producing handbags and selling
fruits. |
