Allied Irish Banks (AIB) has established 15 new business centres across the Ireland to actively engage in assisting customers through the current trading conditions. The bank has said that this is a part of its current change programme, which is centred on bringing expertise, timely support and decision making closer to its SME customers.
Reportedly, these business centres are staffed by over 250 relationship managers which are complemented by the bank’s 700 relationship managers and 200 dedicated SME specialists already in place across its branch outlets.
Denis O’Callaghan, general manager, retail & SME business, AIB, said: “We are committed to a strong and sustainable SME sector, which we believe is key to the recovery of the Irish economy. We will continue to work with all our SME customers to ensure they have all the information, advice and support they need, through these dedicated business centres and our nationwide branch network.”
