LightCastle Signs an MoU with ekShop, a2i

As part of the B-SkillFUL project, LightCastle Partners has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) with ekShop, a2i to forward their shared vision of creating impact-driven growth for MSMEs in Bangladesh.

ekShop, a2i is the world’s first integrated assisted rural e-commerce platform. It aims to expand digital commerce throughout Bangladesh. It incorporates all the top e-Commerce, payments, and logistic players into one platform that acts as a national e-Commerce infrastructure backbone.

Through the partnership, LightCastle and ekShop, a2i aim to improve the competitiveness and customer base of MSMEs in Bangladesh. They will facilitate access to market opportunities and provide resources that will allow the MSMEs to adopt a decentralized supply chain. LightCastle team is excited to collaborate with ekShop, a2i to create impact-driven growth for its growing network of MSMEs and propel the MSME landscape forward.

The signing ceremony took place on September 7, 2022, at the Corporate Connect Event for MSMEs held in Emmanuelle’s Banquet Hall, Gulshan.

Md Sahariar Hasan (National Consultant, a2i), Md Monjur Hossain (Category Manager, a2i), Iffat Jahan Pithia (Program Assistant, a2i), and Rifat Islam (Young Professional, a2i) represented ekShop, while Bijon Islam (Chief Executive Officer), Ivdad Ahmed Khan Mojlish (Co-founder & Managing Director), Mrinmoy Sobhan (Business Consultant) and Ilham Hasan Chowdhury (Business Consultant) were present on behalf of LightCastle Partners.