Bank’s Initiatives Towards Commercial Clients Facing Covid-19
April 26, 2021 @ 10:00 am - April 27, 2021 @ 12:00 pm
Overview:
Coronavirus (COVID-19) is already having a profound effect on people’s lives and the economy. Corporateand commercial banks have a central role to play in supporting the global economy during the crisis, and infacilitating a rapid and sustained recovery afterwards. On top of normal commercial lending, banks will play akey role in implementing many of the government’s policies to support SMEs and corporates.
A “business as usual” approach based on largely manual processes, expert judgement and existingunderwriting criteria will not work. It cannot cope operationally and it cannot be relied on to consistently deliverthe best decisions.
The webinar will tackle the overall effect of COVID-19 on the Arab economies in general and the Arab BankingSector in specific. An overview of the international initiatives of the IMF & World Bank towards the ArabCountries in addition to the initiatives of the Central Banks in the Arab Countries in facing the pandemic.
Topics to be discuss:
DAY 1 – OVERALL EFFECT OF COVID ON ARAB WORLD & INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES
OVERALL EFFECT OF COVID-19 ON MENA REGION
Oil Prices
GDP
Trade
INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES
IMF FINANCING
Lending Facilities
DEBT SERVICE RELIEF (Catastrophe Containment & Relief Trust CCRT)
World Bank
Fast Track Covid-19 Facility
WB Projects
DAY 2 – Initiatives of Central Banks in the Arab World to face COVID-19
KSA
Qatar
UAE
Egypt
Lebanon
Jordan
Speaker: Mr. CHARLES GEORGES A. HADDAD, Assistant CEO at BLOM BANK S.A.L
Overview:
Coronavirus (COVID-19) is already having a profound effect on people’s lives and the economy. Corporateand commercial banks have a central role to play in supporting the global economy during the crisis, and infacilitating a rapid and sustained recovery afterwards. On top of normal commercial lending, banks will play akey role in implementing many of the government’s policies to support SMEs and corporates.
A “business as usual” approach based on largely manual processes, expert judgement and existingunderwriting criteria will not work. It cannot cope operationally and it cannot be relied on to consistently deliverthe best decisions.
The webinar will tackle the overall effect of COVID-19 on the Arab economies in general and the Arab BankingSector in specific. An overview of the international initiatives of the IMF & World Bank towards the ArabCountries in addition to the initiatives of the Central Banks in the Arab Countries in facing the pandemic.
Topics to be discuss:
DAY 1 – OVERALL EFFECT OF COVID ON ARAB WORLD & INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES
DAY 2 – Initiatives of Central Banks in the Arab World to face COVID-19
Speaker: Mr. CHARLES GEORGES A. HADDAD, Assistant CEO at BLOM BANK S.A.L
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