The seminar was held jointly with Workers’ National Bank (WNB) of Sudan in Khartoum from 12-13 April 2015 at the premises of WNB.

It was held in the Arabic Language and managed by Mr. Alaa Nosseir, Chief Risk Officer and General Manager of Arab Investment Bank, Egypt.

There were four executives at the opening session. Mr. Mohammed Aly AlSheikh, Assistant Governor, Sudan Central Bank; Engineer Mr. Yosef Aly Abdel Karim, Chairman of WNB;    Mr. Musaad Mohammaed Ahmed, Chairman of Sudan Banks’ Union and Mr. Mahgoub Shabo, CEO of Sudanese French Bank and Person responsible for training at the Sudan Banks’ Union.

The first opening remarks were made by Dr. Abdel Hameed Jameel, CEO of WNB, welcomed participants and thanked ADFIMI for organising the Seminar in Khartoum.

Nuri Birtek (SG) was the second speaker who also welcomed participants and expressed his gratitude to four executives for their presence during the inauguration of the Seminar.

SG spoke in English and his speech was sequentially translated into Arabic. Since considerable number of participants were coming from non-ADFIMI member institutions he informed them about ADFIMI and about the benefits of its membership.

The executives present in the inauguration then took to the floor and made welcoming remarks in the following order:

• Mr. Mahgoup Shabo, CEO of Sudanese French Bank
• Mr. Musaad Mohammad Ahmed, Chairman of Sudan Banks’ Union
• Mr. Eng. Yousef Aly Abdel Karim, Chairman of Workers’ National Bank
• Mr. Mohammed Aly Alsheikh, Assistant Governor of Central Bank of Sudan

Mr. Mohammed Aly Alsheikh pointed out on-going good relations between Turkey and Sudan and commended ADFIMI for organizing this seminar in Khartoum. He also invited local banks to become members of ADFIMI.

The seminar aimed at explaining the modern methods of financial analysis and at illustrating its importance. The basic financial statements with financial ratios were addressed and participants were introduced to the concept of risk rating as a basic tool for assessing credit risk. Seminar also provided a general framework for making a proper credit decision and explained the basic rules. In addition, the course addressed the banks’ risks in general within the framework of Basel Committee rules as well.

There were 59 participants from 30 institutions.

The seminar manager was graded at 5,9 out of 6 (corresponding to 98%) by the participants, through the evaluation forms that were distributed in the last session.

25.05.2015

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