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cycle. Ms. Lubna A. Tiwana m building activity was carried out organizations. New developments
Country Risk Manager, Standard using San Tzu’s philosophy of Art in the functioning of HR systems
Chartered banh held a daylong of War, involving target based team and processes have altered the
session on internal controls and paintball shooting activity in Nathia nature, extent and scope of people
risk management at branch and Gali, KPK. This also helped the management. Effective people
centralized levels. This first week participants apply their strategic management is considered as an
further featured sessions on hands- planning skills as part of a team. essential quality for current and
on business planning delivered by The tenth day of the program aspiring leaders who aim to
Mr. Wasimullah, SVP, NBP through featured a thought-provoking and improve workplace communication
group assignments and insightful session on “boosting and building trusting relationships
presentations in the second week your leadership skills” by renowned with the fellow colleagues. In view
to build on the knowledge acquired speaker and corporate trainer Mr. of the importance of the topic, four
from the session. A brief session Kamran Z. Rizvi. days’ program was designed in
was also conducted on the The training program further collaboration with the management
Overview of Payment Systems in included daily quizzes and of the bank and organized at
Pakistan and the latest updates in previous-day group synopsis by NIBAF-Islamabad from October 12-
the payments space in the participants and ended with a 15, 2022, in which 40 mid to senior
collaboration with Digital comprehensive one-hour exam. level executives participated. Apart
Innovations and Settlement Group presentations were also from classroom activities one of the
Department, SBP. A brief session delivered by participants on the last highlights of this program was
on “Banking on Equality” was day and adjudicated by an expert outbound activity titled “The Art of
delivered by Mr. Shahid Iqbal. The panel chaired by Mr. Saif ul Islam - War for Managers” designed on the
first week ended with a day-long Ex. MD & CEO, Bank of Khyber. A basis of famous Chinese book sun
session on International Trade vote of thanks was given to the Tzu (The Art of War).
Operations by Mr. Aamir Nadeem, participants, the training team and
Senior Manager Treasury, Gas & management of NIBAF by Mr. Foreign Trade
Oil Pakistan Limited who also has Muhammad Sohail Khan, Training Certificate Program
extensive banking experience in Manager, NIBAF. The program
branch operations and trade. ended with a closing note by Mr.
The second week featured a Sardar Shah, Additional Director, Increasing volume of international
session on conceptual foundations NIBAF who emphasized on the trade and regulatory complexities
and the advent of islamic banking, importance of such training of the global economy has made it
delivered by Mufti Muhammad Abu interventions for the improvement imperative for the banks to have
Bakar Sirajuddin, Resident Shariah of financial intermediation in the well trained staff in foreign trade
Board Member, Silkbank. This was country and wished the participants operations, documentation
followed by a day-long session by for rewarding professional careers. procedures, trade finance products
Mr. Shahid Iqbal on tools and and local/international regulatory
strategies for “Creating & Leading People Management requirements. NIBAF and Foreign
High Performing Teams” which Exchange Operations Department
touched upon internationally Program (FEOD), SBP-BSC developed a
proven models for team roles, customized certificate program on
survival team building simulations, Good implementation practices of Foreign Trade for the trade officers
and movie screenings for practical people management strategies can of Bank AL Habib which was
personality style assessments. To make all the difference between conducted at NIBAF-Karachi from
build on the acquired knowledge bad, mediocre, good and great October 17-22, 2022.
and skills, an outbound team employee experience in