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and  foreign  institutes  shall  be
           provided as SBP expects its team
           to excel in their respective areas to
           further our strategic goals.
           Over the last two months, training
           sessions on SBP functions and its
           subsidiaries,  Pakistan  Economy,
           Monetary    Policy,   Banking
           Regulation,  Commercial  Banking,
           Islamic  Banking,  and  soft  skill
           training program on team building
           and  emotional  intelligence  have
           been conducted for the batch. Mr.
           Abid Qamar, Chief Spokesperson,
           SBP  gave  an  orientation  on
           functions of SBP while other senior
           officers   from     respective
           subsidiaries  shared  details  of  the
           role  function  of  each  subsidiary.
           Team  from  Monetary  Policy  and   exercises   to   improve   one’s   been inducted from all parts of the
           Research   group   briefed   the   Emotional Quotient. Besides these   country. This course spanning four
           participants  on  the  structure  and   training   sessions,   the   new   and  a  half  month  aims  to
           trends  of  Pakistan  economy  and   inductees  were  also  given  the   professionally   groom   the
           inter-linkages   between   Real,   opportunity to interact with the top   participants  through  a  carefully
           Financial,  External  and  Fiscal   management  of  SBP  and  other    designed  Management  Trainee
           sectors.   Broad   contours   of   intuitions.   These   interactions   Program.
           monetary  policy  framework  and   included  interactive  talks  with  Mr.   The  program  was  inaugurated  on
           institutional   set   up   for   its   Arshad Mahmood Bhatti -Executive   December  12,  2022  by  Ms.  Sima
           formulation  in  Pakistan  were  also   Director-BPRG, Mr. Qasim Nawaz-  Kamil, Deputy Governor (FI, DFS &
           discussed  in  detail.  Experiences   Executive  Director-HR,  Dr.  Ali   IT)  through  an  online  interaction
           with  monetary  management,  i.e.   Chaudhry-Research  Advisor-SBP,    with  the  participants.  Ms.  Sima
           both   monetary   easing   and     Mr. Zafar Masood- President of The   reflected on the importance of this
           tightening in recent times were also   Bank  of  Punjab  and  Assistant   induction   program   and
           deliberated  upon.    Sessions  on   Secretary General of IFSB.        encouraged  the  trainees  to  excel
           Banking  Regulations  started  with   An  exposure  visits  to  SBP  BSC   and  prosper  as  SBP  will  provide
           an  overview  of  financial  system  &   Rawalpindi   office   was   also   them with the best of opportunities
           regulatory  bodies  in  Pakistan   arranged to demonstrate functions   to  grow.  Director  AC&MFD,  Mr.
           further   covering   evolution   of   of  different  counters  and  latest   Noor  Ahmed  also  graced  the
           Prudential  Regulations  (PRs),  its   machines for banknote destruction   occasion with his presence through
           objectives   and   formulation     and  sorting.  Excursion  trip  to   zoom  appreciating  the  efforts  of
           process. An  overview  of  AML/CFT   pipeline track Nathiagali and Hiking   SBP in increasing representation of
           regime,   roles   of   different   trip  to  Pir  Sohawa  were  also   women as well as encouraging the
           stakeholders,   their   legal   and   arranged  for  the  participants  to   EWLI-1  participants.  To  conclude
           regulatory  mandates  as  well  as   provide   a   holistic   leaning   the  ceremony,  Managing  Director
           responsibilities  of  key  position   experience.                      NIBAF,  Mr.  Riaz  Nazarali  Chunara
           holders in banking institutions were                                   congratulated the trainees on their
           also   covered.   Sessions   on        Emerging Women                  appointment  and  also  elaborated
           Commercial  and  Islamic  Banking       Leaders Initiative             on  the  details  of  the  training
           included  an  overview  of  financial                                  program.  The  training  sessions
           system, comparison of Islamic and            (EWLI-1)                  formally began during  the  second
           conventional  banking  and  lending                                    half of December 12, 2022 with an
           operations.  Sessions  of  team    Increasing  the  representation  of   orientation   session   of   HRD
           building and emotional intelligence   women in the financial sector is one   conducted  by  Additional  Director,
           were  conducted  by  professional   of the key agenda items of SBP and   Mr.   Wasim-ur-Rehman.   The
           trainers  with  the  help  of  different   an exemplary step has been taken   following day was an insightful and
           activities  and  group  work  to   in  this  regard  by  initiating  the   interactive  session  on  Origin  of
           enhance    understanding   of      Emerging    Women     Leaders       Central banks delivered by Director
           individual’s  role  and  expectations   Initiative (EWLI-1). Under the EWLI-  NIBAF,  Mr.  Sajid  Ali.  During  this
           as  a  team  player  and  self-    1,  forty-eight  women  with  diverse   session,  the  trainees  were  also
           awareness   and    assessment      educational  backgrounds,  have     given an opportunity to deliver
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