Experts at a workshop on Saturday urged the financial service providers to design products in a more gender-sensitive manner for reducing gender gap and deepening financial inclusion to ensure sustainable development of the country.
They said that it would help ensure attaining goals of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy-Bangladesh (NFISB) and vision 2041, said a statement.
Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) and Centre for Research and Development (CRD) jointly organised the workshop titled "Gender Responsive Financial Services' at the BIBM auditorium to identify the challenges of gender gap in financial inclusion.
The participants identified lack of financial literacy and awareness among the service recipients as major challenges.
The workshop was organised as part of a project which is aligned with the national goal of attaining financial inclusion of 100 per cent adult population by 2026.
Senior executives of MFIs, MFS academics and faculty members of BIBM took part in the event.
Chief executive officer (CEO) of CRD Dr. Md. Mokhlesur Rahman made a presentation, with BIBM Professor (selection grade) Dr. Shah Md. Ahsan Habib in the chair.
Member of BIBM-CRD Study Team Professor Md. Nehal Ahmed and BIBM Director General Md. Akhtaruzzaman, among others, also spoke at the event.
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