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KATHMANDU: Standard Chartered Bank Nepal (SCBN) recently conducted its Correspondent Banking (CB) Academy 2022 here. It was the third such academy held in Nepal, the last one being pre-COVID in 2018, as per a press statement.
The event had 110 participants from the banks and financial institutions.
The session was opened by the Deputy Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, Bam Bahadur Mishra. Heidi Toribio, regional co-head, Client Coverage, Asia, CCIB of Standard Chartered Bank emphasised the importance of protecting the sanctity of the financial system from AML/CFT risks.
Anirvan Ghosh Dastidar, CEO of SCBN, added that the sessions demonstrate the bank's commitment of contributing to the Nepali banking sector by sharing global best practices for combating financial crime risks. Different speakers from across the Standard Chartered global network shared their expertise on diverse topics.
A version of this article appears in the print on December 22, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
