Keystone Bank Limited says as part of its commitment to women economic empowerment, it has unveiled a programme called Pink Network.

The Pink Network, an initiative for women entrepreneurs and professionals to share business ideas and interact, is meant to boost women participation in the Small and Medium Enterprises.

A statement by the lender quoted the President/Chairman of Council, Chartered Institute of Bankers, CIBN, Mrs. ‘Debola Osibogun, who spoke at the programme, as saying, “Keystone Bank Limited has creatively set up this platform to cater for the dreams and aspirations of women SMEs and the professional working-class women.

“This initiative, beyond supporting the Central Bank of Nigeria’s financial inclusion policy, would also solve some of the challenges built around markets and infrastructure that the SMEs face.”

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Keystone Bank, Mr. Philip Ikeazor, told the gathering of businesswomen and women opinion leaders that the bank offered financing of ventures in “agriculture, technology, education, hospitality and tourism, media and entertainment, professional services and advisory. Once it is a small and medium-scale venture, the possibilities are endless.”

Ikeazor said, “I strongly believe that the Pink Network can offer a platform for the success story that every woman entrepreneur needs to make an impact to family, friends and the community at large. We want that when you tell your success story as a creator, a businesswoman, an entrepreneur and that it is a PINK story.”

The Keystone Bank’s Executive Director, Operations and Technology, Mrs. Yvonne Isichei, highlighted the benefits of the programme.

She said, “We were inspired to build this platform for women from our vision of creating utmost value for our stakeholders and our mission of being the preferred partner.”

Punch