NIBAF Pakistan Announces Training on SBP Commercial Remittances Regulations and Risk Management

NIBAF Pakistan is set to conduct an executive training programme focused on the updated regulations issued by the State Bank of Pakistan concerning commercial remittances and risk mitigation techniques. The one-day training, titled “SBP Updated Regulations on Commercial Remittances & Risk Mitigation Techniques,” will take place on October 13, 2026, at NIBAF Pakistan’s Karachi Campus. The programme is designed specifically for banking professionals who deal with remittance operations, trade, compliance, risk management, foreign exchange and related control functions.

The training will run from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and has been structured as an executive-level learning programme covering regulatory requirements and techniques for managing risks associated with commercial remittance activities. NIBAF Pakistan is offering the training at an investment of PKR 18,000 plus applicable tax per participant. Banking institutions interested in nominating employees for the programme are required to submit nominations by October 12, 2026.

The programme is intended for a wide range of banking professionals whose responsibilities involve commercial remittances and associated financial operations. The target audience includes remittance officers, branch operations and trade officers, compliance and risk management teams, treasury and foreign exchange operations staff, corporate and commercial relationship managers, as well as professionals working in internal audit and control functions. The broad target audience reflects the operational and regulatory areas that can be affected by requirements governing commercial remittances.

The training will be facilitated by Ejaz Ahmed Qadri, who brings nearly three decades of experience in Pakistan’s banking and training sectors. Qadri has spent a significant part of his professional career with the State Bank of Pakistan and its subsidiary, SBP Banking Services Corporation, where he served in a number of roles across departments including the Foreign Exchange Operations Department, Exchange Policy Department, Statistics and Data Warehouse, Development Finance Support and Training and Development. His experience covers several areas connected with foreign exchange operations, banking regulation and professional training.

Since 2015, Qadri has been associated with Habib Metropolitan Bank as a Chief Facilitator and Trade Consultant. His responsibilities include content development and conducting training programmes across Pakistan covering foreign exchange operations, international trade, compliance, Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism, proliferation financing, Trade-Based Money Laundering and supply chain matters. His professional background is expected to provide participants with practical exposure to regulatory and operational issues relevant to the training.

Qadri holds a Master of Business Administration in Banking and Finance from the Institute of Business Management in Karachi. His academic qualifications also include a Master of Arts, Diploma of Associate Engineering and Bachelor of Laws. His combination of banking experience, regulatory exposure, training responsibilities and academic qualifications forms the basis of his role as facilitator for the NIBAF Pakistan programme.

The executive training is intended to help banking professionals strengthen their understanding of updated commercial remittance regulations while improving their approach to identifying and mitigating operational and compliance risks. Participants from relevant banking functions will have an opportunity to engage with regulatory and risk-related issues that arise in foreign exchange, trade and remittance operations.

For nominations and registration, NIBAF Pakistan has provided registration@nibaf.gov.pk and marketing@nibaf.org.pk as contact email addresses. Participants and institutions can also contact NIBAF Pakistan through 021-35277511 and 051-9269850, while WhatsApp registration support is available at 0303-0652963. The programme will be held at the NIBAF Pakistan Karachi Campus on October 13, with nominations closing on October 12, 2026.

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