NBI elected as Chairman of APABI

National Banking Institute Ltd. (NBI), the apex Nepalese banking academy, has been elected as Chairman of Asian Pacific Association of Banking Institutes (APABI) at its annual conference held in Delhi, India recently for two years (2016-2017). NBI was inducted as a member of Asian Pacific Association of Banking Institutes (APABI) in 2012 at its annual conference held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. APABI, established in 1986, is the association of apex banking institutes of over 30 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

NBI has been elected as a Chairman of APABI within short period of becoming member only in 2012.

With this ownership, NBI will host APABI Conference 2016 in Kathmandu with high level delegates of member institutions from over 30 countries. The conference aims to share experience from international experts to participating high level officers of Nepalese banking industry. NBI believes that Nepalese financial sector will receive tools from international perspective in formulating new strategy to mitigate risk.     

APABI has established a “Global Banking Education Standards Board” (GBEst), which was endorsed by the WORLD CONFERENCE ON BANKING INSTITUTES held in Kenya in 2013. With the establishment of the Board, all members, including NBI, has been benefited immensely as banking qualifications and certifications issued by members meeting GBEst benchmarks that has been accepting in the banking industry worldwide which has helped in facilitating skill transfers globally.