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Proceeds           Realization     quickly  evaporate  market  liquidity   risk  profiles  of  customers  to  their
           Certificates(PRCs).  In  order  to   with   illiquidity   setting-in   for   bank’s  as  well  of  the  regulator’s
           apprise   bankers   on   key       extended  periods.  The  role  of   complete   satisfaction.   Any
           requirements    under     the      liquidity in the global financial crisis   negligence in the area may lead to
                                              further underscored the importance
                                                                                  significant  financial  losses  for  the
           instructions,  a  one-day  online   of establishing a robust liquidity risk   bank   due   to   reputational,
           session on the topic was organized   management framework in banks.    operational, and legal damages. In
           by  NIBAF-Quetta  and  conducted   NIBAF-Quetta  conducted  a  2-day   order to build necessary expertise
           by  Ms.  Saima  Hameed,  Joint     online  program  on  “Liquidity  Risk   in area and guide relevant officers
           Director,   Exchange     olicy     Management” for banks on Oct 18     to  perform  CDD  and  establish
           Department, SBP on Sept 15, 2022.   &  20,  2022.  Mr.  Muhammad       appropriate risk profiles/ratings for
           Ms. Saima briefed the participants   Hasnain  Yousaf  Joint  Director,   different categories of customers, a
                                              International  Financial  Institutions
                                                                                  two-day online session on the topic
           on  the  regulatory  instructions  on   and   Investor   Relations   Unit,   was  conducted  by  Ms.  Sumera
           inward remittances, types of inward   Governor  Office,  SBP  conducted   Baloch,  Additional  Director/  Head
           remittances under official channels,   the  session.  Mr.  Hasnain  is  an   of  Analysis  Division,  Financial
           modes   of   inward   (workers’)   expert  in  Financial  Markets  and   Monitoring  Unit  from  Oct  26-27,
           remittances, cancellation of inward   Treasury  Management  and  is    2022.  Ms.  Baloch  explained  the
           remittance,   overview   of   SBP   currently responsible for promoting   CDD   process   and   ongoing
           Initiatives   promoting   Home     visibility  of  Pakistan’s  Financial   monitoring,  AML/CFT  regulations
                                                                                  relating to  CDD, importance of an
                                              Markets  to  prospective  investors
           Remittances  including  Pakistan   and  stakeholders.  The  trainer    effective  Transaction  Monitoring
           Remittance Initiative and the Sohni   stressed  that  banks  manage  their   Systems(TMS),  components  of
           Dharti   Remittance   Program,     balance sheets under the ALM lens,   TMS, variables to monitor , banking
           standard format and procedure for   plan  for  and  maintain  sufficient   transaction  to  customers  with
           Automated    Issuance    and       liquidity  to  withstand  stressed   certain  risk  profiles  (TFS),  risk
           Verification of PRCs, How to avoid   market  conditions,  and  develop   profiling  for  private  individuals,
                                                                                             Exposed
                                                                                  Politically
                                              contingency funding plans to deal
                                                                                                       Persons,
           misuse  of  e-PRC  and  S-PRC,  key   with situations of market turmoil. He   corporate customers, partnerships
           violations  observed  in  Banking   further  discussed  the  significance   and unincorporated bodies, Public
           Industry  in  respect  of  receipt  and   of  sound  liquidity  management   sector bodies, governments, state-
           processing of inward remittances &   practices  for  financial  institutions,   owned companies , charities, trusts
           preventive measures to avoid SBP   factors effecting liquidity, assessing   and  foundations,  and  offshore
           penalties.   The   session   was   central  bank  and  banking  sector   corporations. She further explained
           attended by participants from SBP   balance   sheets   and   liquidity   Suspicious  Transaction  Reporting
                                                                                  and  Red  Flag  indicators  in  detail.
                                              matrices,  structural  liquidity  and
           and commercial banks.              impact  of  central  bank  money    During  the  session,  Ms.  Sumera
                                              market operations, global and local   shared   several   cases   and
                                              regulatory  standards on  LRM,  risk   scenarios   which   constitute
                  Liquidity Risk              governance    under    ALCO,        suspicious  transactions  and  must
                  Management                  preparing the funding strategy and   be reported to FMU. It was a highly
                                              exercises  on  behavioral  models,   interactive  session  with  many
           Effective   Liquidity    Risk      structural  liquidity  and  scenario   queries from participants including
           Management holds significance for   analysis. Participants from different   banks,   MFBs,   Exchange
           any  business  enterprise  but  more   banks, MFBs and SBP attended the   Companies   and      SBP.
           so   for   financial   institutions,   session.
           especially   the   deposit-taking
           institutions,  because  a  liquidity      Customer Due                  Duty Drawback (DLTL) &
           shortfall  at  a  single  institution  can   Diligence(CDD) and Risk        Subsidy Schemes
           trigger system-wide repercussions;     Profiling under SBP
           any  indication  of  duress  can
                                               AML/CFT Regulation and             Foreign Exchange Operation Units
                                                          Laws                    of  SBP  BSC  offices  have  been
                                                                                  processing  exporter  claims  with
                                                                                  respect  to  various  Subsidy  and
                                              Establishing   a     customer       Duty Drawback Schemes on behalf
                                              relationship  has  come  to  be  a   of   Federal   and   Provincial
                                              crucial  step  for  banks  with  the   Governments  as  per  instructions
                                              burgeoning  requirements  under     issued   by    the    relevant
                                              CDD function. Banks must assess     Ministry/Department. Since various
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