Financial literacy project in Bangladesh
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MasterCard has launched the third phase of its financial literacy programme in collaboration with BURO (Basic Unit for Resources and Opportunities) Bangladesh and Bangladesh Bank, to train an additional 25,000 women this year, taking the total to 135,000
The project offers training to ensure an efficient use of microfinance loans for women entrepreneurs nationwide, the company said in a statement.
The project was first launched in 2013 to mark the opening of MasterCard’s office in Bangladesh.
The programme has so far provided more than 100,000 entrepreneurs and 10-taka (Bt4.50) account-holders with financial literacy training and business skills, according to the statement. In the Asia-Pacific region, MasterCard aims to provide entrepreneurial opportunities to more than 400,000 women and girls by 2020, said Porush Singh, division president for South Asia and country corporate officer of MasterCard.
