Standard Chartered Bank Conducts Trade Training for Y.K. Almoayyed Group Executives
10 November 2009, Bahrain
Standard Chartered Bank Bahrain conducted its fourth trade training program for over 20 executives of Y.K. Almoayyed Group. This is an ongoing initiative rolled out in stages to all our corporate clients since June 2009. The workshop covers the application of international trade finance, in particular Letters of Credit and a better understanding of UCP 600 towards day-to-day trade transactions. The Y.K. Almoayyed Group executives benefited from the training as it would further assist in their daily business decisions.
During the training, Hussain Shirazie, Director and Head of Transaction Banking, Bahrain, Northern Gulf and Levant opened the session by sharing the Bank's local and global service and product capabilities which was then followed by a presentation from Aravind Kumar, Manager Trade Operations.
Standard Chartered Bank believes in being the 'Right Partner' to our clients by continuously improving the way we work and sharing value added information on updated trade related information. As partners, we will take every opportunity to ensure that our customers are provided not only with the right products and services but also through the sharing of knowledge and business practice. As a leading international bank, we offer extensive range of business solutions to cater to the banking needs of small to multinational companies across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
For further information, please contact:
Nimmi Kamal
Head Corporate Affairs Bahrain, Standard Chartered Bank
Tel: +973 3977 076
E-mail: Nimmi.Kamal@sc.com
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