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French envoy

visits Nibaf

ISLAMABAD: The French Ambassador, His Excellency Lafrance visited the National Institute of Banking and Finance, Islamabad on Monday along with other senior diplomats. Mrs. Ishrat Abid, Advisor Foreign Trade, Societe Generale, the French and International Bank and Zakir Mahmood, General Manager, Indosuez Bank also accompanied him.

Mohammad Ahsan, Chairman, Pakistan Banking Council and Chief Executive of the NIBAF welcomed the ambassador and other guests. The matters relating to international financial crimes and technical cooperation for human resource development of the financial sector industry in Pakistan were discussed.

The ambassador asked about the educational and training programmes being organised by the NIBAF. He appreciated the role of Pakistan Banking Council in establishing such a prestigious institute and was impressed by the training activities being undertaken by the NIBAF.

Earlier, Mohammad Riaz Khokhar, Secretary, NIBAF, highlighted the salient features of the activities and aims and objectives of the institute.