CRIB holds key symposium for lenders
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From left - Dun and Bradstreet India, Risk Consulting
Practice Head, Dr. Subramanian Venkataraman, Dun and
Bradstreet Dubai, Chief Operating Officer, V. Narasimhan,
CRIB Chairman and Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Deputy
Governor, Priyantha Fernando, World Bank, IFC, Financial
Infrastructure and Global Credit Bureaus Head, Tony Lythgoe
and CRIB, General Manager, Gamini Karunaratne |
The Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka (CRIB) recently held a
symposium on "Credit Reports and Beyond" for its stakeholders at the
Hotel Ramada in Colombo, recently. The event was attended by CEOs,
compliance officers and credit officers from every authorised lending
institution including commercial banks and specialized banks as well as
leasing and finance companies, and was a success.
"Credit Reports and Beyond" featured three industry-reputed speakers
from overseas who addressed the gathering on the ways in which credit
bureaus can help to develop lending operations and analytical models for
risk management practices.
The international speakers included Dun and Bradstreet India, Risk
Consulting Practices Head, Dr. Subramaniam Venkataraman, Dun and
Bradstreet Dubai, Chief Operating Officer, V. Narasimhan and World Bank,
IFC, Financial Infrastructure and Global Credit Bureau Head, Tony
Lythgoe. The symposium also featured CRIB Chairman and Central Bank of
Sri Lanka, Deputy Governor, Priyantha Fernando.
"CRIB plays a vital role in the realm of credit risk management and
the promotion of a healthy credit culture in the country," said
Karunaratne.
"Our aim of holding this event was to promote further understanding
of credit risk management and the role of CRIB in facilitating
responsible lending decisions," he said. |
