
Only around 17% women were able to take credit from the banking sector last year while 80% of borrowings of women were from the informal sector, World Bank Country Director for Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives Dr.
Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough said.She made the keynote speech on the theme &Challenge of disruptive change: Together Towards Tomorrow& at the 31st Anniversary Convention of Association of Professional Bankers of Sri Lanka.