IFC helps banks increase small business access to finance in Caribbean

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is helping bankers develop their operations and provide financial services to improve access to finance for small and medium enterprises in the Caribbean.

IFC, in collaboration with the government of Japan, the Commonwealth Secretariat, and the Canadian International Development Agency, is training bankers on building sustainable small and medium banking operations in Port of Spain from June 8 to June 11.

The training program covers strategy and market segmentation, product design, credit risk management, and information management systems.

It also includes a training-of-trainers component that will ensure sustainability of the training offering in local markets beyond IFC's workshop.