BRAC Bank organized a session for its Treasury & Corporate Banking clients titled “Economy, Markets and Derivatives.”
The event was attended by more than 200 Chief Financial Officers and relevant senior officials from the top corporate houses in the country.
The bank’s Chairperson, Meheriar M. Hasan, Managing Director & CEO, Selim R. F. Hussain, and DMD & Head of Corporate Banking, Tareq Refat Ullah Khan and DMD & Head of Treasury& FIs, Md. Shaheen Iqbal, CFA, greeted the clients at the session held at a local hotel in Dhaka recently.
Dr Ahsan H Mansur, Executive Director, Policy Research Institute (PRI), attended the program asGuest speaker. He touched upon various burning issues related to the global and local economy.
Dr Mansur stated that due to recent steps undertaken by the central bank and based on current market forces, the value of BDT has been adjusted against USD.
Md. Shaheen Iqbal, CFA, conducted a session on Economic Outlook and Derivative Solutions.
He highlighted the current challenges and opportunities in the local and global markets. Interest rate and exchange rate outlook were also discussed. The importance of hedging strategies was highlighted in light of recent volatility in the markets.
Forwards, futures, options, interest, and cross currency swaps were illustrated in his engaging presentation. The participants engaged in a lively discussion with the speakers which covered a wide array of topics.
