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  "title": "Banking Supervision - Corporate Governance and Board Effectiveness (BSO)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/sa/2026/bsosa26-26",
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  "summary": "Banking Supervision - Corporate Governance and Board Effectiveness Training Program Qualifications Participants are expected to possess a fundamental understanding of financial theory and have experience working with or for financial supervision for at least one year.",
  "publishDate": "2026-04-29",
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    {
      "heading": "Target audience",
      "content": "- The program is primarily designed for officers within the Supervisory and Regulatory departments of central banks from SARTTAC member countries.\n- Officers from related units are also eligible and encouraged to participate, including:\n  - Financial Stability units\n  - Macroprudential Supervision units\n  - AML/CFT divisions"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Course focus and core areas",
      "content": "- The seminar is designed for bank supervisors and policymakers to deepen understanding of how corporate governance affects banks' risk profiles.\n- Core thematic areas covered:\n  - Risk governance\n  - Remuneration practices\n  - Related party transactions\n- Emphasis on the board’s cross-cutting role as the principal authority for:\n  - Setting the bank's risk appetite\n  - Fostering a robust risk management culture\n  - Supporting effective risk control policies"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Practical skills and supervisory tools imparted",
      "content": "- Actionable insights into:\n  - Board-level management of risk appetite\n  - Risk governance frameworks\n  - Oversight of remuneration policies\n  - Detection of related party exposure risks\n- Equips supervisors with knowledge and practical tools to:\n  - Strengthen existing supervisory frameworks\n  - Promote sound corporate governance as a driver of banking system resilience"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Learning methods and participant engagement",
      "content": "- Interactive sessions\n- Practical exercises\n- Detailed case studies\n- Expert-led discussions\n- Encourages exchange of supervisory practice through participant presentations on current corporate governance issues\n- Case studies and exercises designed to evoke interaction and reinforce theoretical learning"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Course objectives",
      "content": "- Provide a comprehensive view of conceptual and operational issues related to Corporate Governance to the participants.\n- Provide conceptual clarity on:\n  - Effectiveness of Board\n  - Fit and Proper criteria\n  - Ethics and integrity of Board members\n  - Compensation policies\n  - Related Party Transactions\n- Enhance on-the-job performance in assessment of governance practices during on-site inspections and off-site supervision."
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    "Core thematic areas covered:",
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    "Actionable insights into:",
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