Citibank holds workshop on SWIFT

Citibank NA Bangladesh organised a daylong "Users Workshop on SWIFT" for the officials of nationalised commercial banks (NCBs) in the city on Sunday, says a press release.

Minister for Science, Information and Communication Technology, Abdul Moyeen Khan, was present as the chief guest at the concluding session of the workshop.

In his speech, Abdul Moyeen Khan stressed the need for increasing use of SWIFT in banks.

A total of 52 professionals from Sonali Bank, Agrani Bank, Janata Bank, BASIC Bank and Citibank NA attended the workshop.

Senior professional from Exim Bank, Bashirul Islam with extensive training on SWIFT method, conducted the workshop focusing on issues like "Overview on SWIFT," "Customers payment & Financial Institutional Transfer" and "Documentary Credit & Guarantee and Customer Status."

Rashed Maqsood, head of Financial Institutions, Mamdudur Rashid, senior country operations officer, and other senior officials of Citibank NA were present.