Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with women entrepreneurs and Bankers of Barishal Division

BWCCI is executing a project entitled “Promoting Democratic Participation of women in access to credit (PDPAC)” in cooperation with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)-USA. The main objective of the project is to sensitize bank officials and increase the capacity of women entrepreneurs for easy access to bank loans for inclusive and sustainable economic growth of the country. To know the factual information and accumulate specific recommendations on easy access to finance, BWCCI organized a virtual Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on 11 November 2020 with 08 women entrepreneurs from Barishal division and 02 Bank Officials from Basic Bank Limited and AB Bank Limited, Barishal. Ms. Selima Ahmad,MP, President of BWCCI and Ms. Ridma Khan, Director, BWCCI moderated the FGD. Ms. Sangita Ahmed, Senior Vice President, BWCCI and Ms. Nusrat Mirza, Director, BWCCI were also present and shared their valuable insights with women entrepreneurs and Bankers. The entire project team was present.”