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Course Details

Foreign Exchange Risk Management in Banks

  • Title : Foreign Exchange Risk Management in Banks
  • Course TYPE : Training Workshop
  • Course No : TW25/2025
  • Duration : 02 Working Days
  • Frequency : 1
  • Time : Wednesday 14th of May 2025 - Thursday 15th of May 2025
  • Nature: Residential
  • Target Group : Senior Principal Officer or Equivalent Officer and above
  • Methods : Lecture, Group Discussion, Case Study, Panel Discussion and Formulation of Recommendation.
  • Resource Person: BIBM Faculty and Professionals from Financial and other Institutions.
  • Coordination Team :
    1 . Dr. Shamsun Nahar Momotaz
    2 . Mahmudul Ameen Masud
  • Objectives:

    a.   To Acquaint the Participants with the Foreign Exchange Risk Management.

    b.   To Overview the Types of Foreign Exchange Risks Faced by Banks in Bangladesh, Foreign Exchange Risk Management Policies and Regulatory Frameworks in Bangladesh.

    c.   To Enable the Participants to understand different Hedging Strategies, Monitoring and Reporting Mechanisms for Foreign Exchange Risk Management.

  • Contents:
    • Foreign exchange risk and its various forms, including transaction, translation, economic, and contingent risks.
    • The significance of managing foreign exchange risk in the context of Bangladesh's banking sector
    • A brief overview of Bangladesh's economic environment, emphasizing its reliance on international trade and banks' exposure to cross-border transactions.
    • The impact of currency fluctuations on the stability of the banking sector and the broader economy.
    • Regulatory guidelines provided by the Bangladesh Bank regarding foreign exchange risk management.
    • The importance of compliance with regulatory requirements to ensure financial stability
    • Methodologies for assessing the potential impact of currency movements on the bank's financial position.
    • The use of various hedging instruments and how banks in Bangladesh can apply these hedging strategies effectively and accurately reporting to support informed decision-making by management and regulatory authorities.

Terms

a. BIBM member banks can access the online nomination form before forty (40) days of the commencement of programs. BIBM member banks can nominate a maximum number of three (03) participants for a Training Course/Training Workshop. The maximum number of participants in each Training Course/Training Workshop is 40. However, if the number of total nominees exceeds the maximum number, a final list of 40 participants will be prepared by the BIBM authority which will be available online five (05) days prior to the commencement of the Training Workshop. Information in regard to rejection of any nomination will be communicated to the concerned bank at least three (03) days before the commencement of the Training Workshop. No participant under the target group/level is allowed to participate in any Training Course/Training Workshop.

b.  As per the decision of the BIBM Governing Board, BIBM Member Banks (except Bangladesh Bank) are required to pay BDT 1800 per day per participant including holidays (if any) as training fees which also include Accommodation, Food, and other miscellaneous expenses. 

For Non-member Banks  and Non-Bank Financial Institute (NBFIs) are required to pay BDT 7,000/- for one week program (up to 5 woking days), BDT 10,000 for two weeks program (up to 10 working days) and BDT 15,000 for Three weeks program (up to 15 working days) per participant. Besides, all non-members banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) have to pay BDT. 960 (800+20%) per day (including holidays) per participant as food and hostel charges. 

For Bangladesh Bank, the fee is BDT 500 per day per participant. All Fees are excluding VAT and Tax. 

c. The pay order/bank draft drawn in favor of ‘Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management’ has to be sent at least seven (07) days prior to the commencement of the Training Course/Training Workshop.