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FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2025
City Bank wins ‘Best Issuing Bank in South Asia’ from IFC

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TBS Report
23 March, 2022, 11:05 am
Last modified: 23 March, 2022, 07:24 pm

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City Bank wins ‘Best Issuing Bank in South Asia’ from IFC

TBS Report
23 March, 2022, 11:05 am
Last modified: 23 March, 2022, 07:24 pm

City Bank has recently been honoured with the "Best Issuing Bank in South Asia" accolade by International Finance Corporation (IFC). 

Allen Forlemu, regional industry director, Financial Institutions Group, recently handed over the award to Aziz Al Kaiser, chairman of City Bank. 

Among others Martin Holtmann, country manager, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal of IFC;    Farooq Sobhan, Independent Director of City Bank; Mashrur Arefin, managing director & CEO of City Bank; Sheikh Mohammad Maroof, AMD & chief business officer of City Bank and other senior officials from both organisations attended the programme.

Through the award City Bank has been recognised as the most successful partner bank in South Asia for the utilisation of IFC's Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) fund and good performance under this programme. 

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From a total network of over 500 partner banks of IFC, 46 Banks have won these awards in 48 categories, based on a competitive process.

Since 2012, City Bank has been participating with IFC under their GTFP programme as an issuing bank. 

In 2021, City Bank became the first Bangladeshi Bank to enroll in GTFP as a confirming bank. 

The award is a testament to City Bank's endeavors to provide the best trade solutions to its clients by increasing financing capacity and improving operational efficiency, financial health and risk management. 

Such initiatives also led to City Bank winning the 'Leading Partner Bank in Bangladesh' award under Asian Development Bank's trade facilitation programme in 2020 and 2021. 

City Bank is also availing Islamic Trade Finance Facility of International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC, a member of Islamic Development Bank Group) with their highest limit for FI purposes in the world. 

City Bank has also partnered with other DFIs like OeEB (The Development Bank of Austria), CDC (UK), Norfund (Norway), FMO (Netherlands), etc. Through this extensive network, the bank arranges guarantees against its trade deals and direct funding to support the transactions, extending its reach and capabilities.

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