Education loans for CIM students from HSBC
The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Sri Lanka signed a Memorandum
of Understanding with HSBC recently for two years where an education
loan scheme was introduced exclusively for CIM students.
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From Left: Dilshan Perera (Manager - Consumer Assets HSBC),
Tharanga, Gunasekera (Marketing Manager, Corporate Banking HSBC),
Thanuja Gunasekera (Senior Manager, Strategic Business
Development and Analysis HSBC), Ajith Mendis (Head of Education,
CIM Sri Lanka Region), Priyanthi Seneviratne (Head of
Operations, CIM Sri Lanka Region), and Ranmal Ekanayake (Manager
- Education Services, CIM Sri Lanka Region). |
The short-term loan facility is offered at a special interest rate of
18 per cent and is designed to fit each semester, so that students can
finance their studies from beginning to end. Students are also being
offered the convenience of obtaining the loan within 24 hours of
providing all documentation in hassle-free, with no guarantors and
collateral required at the point of applying.
Loans can also be obtained by parents on behalf of their children who
are looking to gain CIM qualifications.
Senior Manager - Consumer Assets, Liabilities and Strategy Thanuja
Gunasekera said, "HSBC has had a long association with CIM, and we are
delighted to strengthen our partnership by providing financial support
to marketing professionals in Sri Lanka. This tailor-made loan scheme
offered at a very low interest rate, with a choice of repayment periods.
The student loan scheme is one of the latest initiatives being
introduced by CIM Sri Lanka Region under its student development
program; catering to a critical need of its student members who count
for over three fourths of its total membership.
Chairman, CIM Sri Lanka Region Shiraz Latiff said, "In our pursuit of
creating accessibility to a quality marketing qualification for
students, we have come to an arrangement with HSBC to offer a loan
facility to complete student examinations. This will encourage school-
leavers to equip themselves with a world-class qualification before they
enter the job market." |
