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Training Matters!

International Courses

NIBAF concludes two International

Training program

NIBAF, Islamabad campus successfully conducted two interna-
tional training courses, the 50th International Central Banking
Course, and 47th International Commercial Banking Course for
developing countries, under the Pakistan Technical Assistance Pro-
gram (PTAP) which were jointly facilitated by the State Bank of
Pakistan and Ministry of Economic Affairs Division (EAD. Over-
all, (51) mid to senior level officials from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan,
Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Lao PDR, Somalia, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Tanzania, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia,
Malawi, Mauritius, Nepal, Nigeria, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania,
Zambia participated in these programs. The training programs
were aimed to develop working knowledge and insight in key ar-
eas of Central Banking operations wherein the training sessions
were facilitated through lectures by renowned academicians/prac-
titioners/Central bankers and sharing of country-specific experi-
ences by participants in their presentations. The topics covered in
the program were Monetary Policy Formulation and Management,
Reserve Management, Forex and Exchange Management, balance
of payments and capital flows, new capital accord and the role of
central banks in managing financial stability, etc. NIBAF also host-
ed SAARC Finance seminar on “Emerging Trends in Good Gov-
ernance of Banking Sector in SAARC Region”. The seminar was
attended by more than 40 senior level officials/delegates from the
central banks of SAARC member countries including Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. Specifically, the par-
ticipants highlighted the importance of efficient and robust gover-
nance structure in the banking industry for sustainable economic
growth of a country. They also emphasized that expanding business

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