DFCC Bank hosts Power Breakfast with Global ICC Chair in bid to empower trade customers

DFCC Bank, a leading force in facilitating trade services and trade finance in Sri Lanka, recently hosted a Power Breakfast exclusively for their trade customers. This event, conducted in collaboration with the International Chamber of Commerce, Sri Lanka, featured a notable speaker, Ms. Maria Fernanda Garza, who serves as the Global Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Ms Garza is the first female Global Chair of the ICC, and is also presently the CEO of Orestia, a home improvement solutions company based in Mexico, with exports to the USMCA region, Latin-America and Asia. A lifelong advocate for small and medium businesses in her home country and around the world, she has also served for 19 years in the Mexican Employers’ Association (COPARMEX) and as Vice-President for four years. Her keynote address at DFCC Bank’s Power Breakfast, entitled ‘Global Trends in International Trade Facilitation,’ presented a comprehensive and macro perspective of the recent advances in technology and developments in global trade.

Thimal Perera, the CEO of DFCC Bank PLC, was appreciative of this event and stated “We are deeply honoured to have hosted Ms Garza, along with other distinguished representatives from the ICC, Sri Lanka and globally. Above all, it was a privilege to welcome our esteemed trade customers. As Sri Lanka embarks on its journey of economic recovery, our primary focus has been to provide unwavering support to our trade customers.