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Online sessions by NIBAF-
Peshawar on important
compliance-based topics

Policy Framework &
Regulatory Instructions for
Financial Inclusion of
Persons with Disabilities which was greatly appreciated by
(PWDs) the participants.

SBP has been issuing instructions Sanctions – An Expensive
to ensure access of banking Compliance Risk NIBAF-Gilgit taps-in the
services to all without opportunity to fulfill training
discrimination. To further the cause NIBAF Peshawar conducted needs of KCBL as it expands its
of greater disability inclusion, another online training session on financial service offerings
NIBAF offered two online training Oct 15, 2021 delivered by Mr. Salim
programs titled Policy Framework Thobani on Sanctions – An Karakoram Cooperative Bank Limited is
& Regulatory Instructions for Expensive Compliance Risk. The primarily catering to the agricultural and
Financial Inclusion of Persons with program was designed specifically commercial credit needs of cooperative
Disabilities (PWDs) during the last to enable participants to enhance societies, traders, contractors and other
quarter of the calendar year 2021. compliance to various legal & businesspersons from the middle and
Both the sessions ware led by Mr. regulatory requirements and risks lower middle classes for their economic
Shahid Iqbal. The program arising from sanctions on an uplift through network of branches and
contents were designed to individual banks and national level. micro finance units spread across Gilgit-
enlighten the participants about The session also covered the latest Baltistan. NIBAF is working in
international laws and best amendments in laws and coordination with KCBL to offer training
practices for dealing with PWDs in regulatory instructions and their opportunities to its staff as the bank
general, and facilitation to be potential implications for financial continues to expand its suit of financial
provided for their financial inclusion institutions. The session was service offerings. Two iterations of Branch
in particular. The program was attended by a number of Manager Development Program were
attended by a number of participants, who benefitted from conducted for KCBL staff on Nov 22-23,
participants from HR, Operations, the vast knowledge and experience 2021 and Nov 25-26, 2021 at NIBAF smart
Engineering and other related of the trainer in the domain. campus in Gilgit. Around 35 participants
functions associated with different from KCBL participated in these sessions
financial institutions. Common Certificate Course at NIBAF conducted by Mr. Shahid Iqbal, who took
myths around particular disabilities Peshawar the participants along through the various
were also addressed during the aspects and best practices in the area
session and greatly helped those in NIBAF Peshawar campus also held relating to the functions & skills required
attendance about dealing with the 62 iteration of the 5-day for a Branch Manager.
nd
PWDs at their workplaces, be they Fundamentals of Islamic Banking
their customers or colleagues,
Operations (FIBO-62)
during Nov 15-19, which
was attended by 31
participants from different
financial institutions.