BRAC EPL Investments Ltd plans to introduce social and sustainable investment banking solution in Bangladesh, the company said in a statement recently.

The company's chief executive officer, Khaled Y Farazi, has recently visited the head office of Triodos Bank at Zeist in Netherlands to learn more about sustainable social investment banking practices pioneered by Triodos Bank and to explore foreign funding for Bangladeshi enterprises, the statement added.

The Dutch bank and the sister concern of BRAC -- a development organisation -- exchanged ideas, shared knowledge and vowed to work together in these regards.

BRAC EPL plans to lead the way in Bangladesh market in terms of promoting and establishing the concept of sustainable social investment banking. The company also looks forward to roll-out new business lines which will propagate sustainable social investment banking locally.

News: Daily Sun / Bangladesh/ July-13-2011