Tuesday Nov 03, 2026
Tuesday Nov 03, 2026
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From left: NDB Associate Manager - Company Secretarial Tiffahny Hoole, NDB Deputy Chief Executive Officer K.V.Vinoj, IFC South Asia Regional Manager - Financial Institutions Group Upstream and Advisory Services Mehdi Cherkaoui, NDB Director/Chief Executive Officer Kelum Edirisinghe, IFC Senior Operations Officer Meetu Singh, World Bank Senior Social Development Specialist Verena Phipps-Ebeler, IFC Operations Officer Golam Rabbi, NDB Vice President-Retail Banking Zeyan Hameed, and NDB Product Manager, Product Development and Management Unit Taniya Ekanayake
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NDB Director/CEO Kelum Edirisinghe (left) and IFC South Asia Regional Manager - Financial Institutions Group Upstream and Advisory Services Mehdi Cherkaoui
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NDB Bank is building on its longstanding partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, through two new initiatives focused on institutional capacity building and women’s economic empowerment.
As part of the collaboration, IFC will provide advisory support to strengthen NDB’s institutional practices and operational resilience, drawing on IFC’s global expertise.
The partnership also includes the launch of the IFC-NDB Women-Led SME (WSME) Skills Development Program. Enhancing NDB’s Banking on Women proposition, the program will equip women entrepreneurs across Sri Lanka with training, mentorship and investment-readiness support to strengthen their businesses, access finance and unlock new growth opportunities.
