Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) on Tuesday organised an online seminar on SME financing.
Ahmed Jamal, Chairman of BIBM Executive Committee and Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank was present in the seminar as the chief guest.
Dr. Ashraf Al Mamun, Associate Professor & Director (Research Development & Consultancy) of BIBM delivered welcome address. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman, Director General of BIBM Chaired the Program.
A paper “SME Financing in Bangladesh: Do Local Banking Market Structures Matter?” was presented in the seminar by Dr. Md. Mosharref Hossain, Associate Professor of BIBM.
Other members of the research team are Dr. Ashraf Al Mamun, Associate Professor & Director (Research Development & Consultancy) of BIBM; Dr. Md. Mahabbat Hossain, CIPA, CSAA; Assistant Professor of BIBM; Suman Chandra Saha, Assistant General Manager of SME Foundation; Ishtiaque Ahmed Rahat, First Assistant Vice President, & Head of Markets and Business, CMSE Department of Bank Asia Limited.
Dr. Barkat-e-Khuda, Dr. Muzaffer Ahmad Chair Professor of BIBM & Former Professor of Dhaka University; Mohammad Shams-Ul Islam, Managing Director & CEO of Agrani Bank Limited; Md. Arfan Ali, President & Managing Director of Bank Asia Limited; Dr. Md. Mafizur Rahman, Managing Director of SME Foundation; Md. Jaker Hossain, General Manager of Bangladesh
Bank made comments as designated discussants.
