Bangladesh, July 9 -- The Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) on Wednesday stressed the need to modernize trade finance operations, strengthen asset quality and improve risk management to ensure sustainable growth in the country's banking sector.Maps

The observations came at a review workshop titled "Trade Services Operations of Banks" held at the BIBM campus in the city, bringing together senior bankers, policymakers, regulators, academics and researchers to discuss emerging challenges and the future of trade finance in Bangladesh, said a press release.

Presenting the keynote paper on behalf of the research team, Dr. Shah Md. Ahsan Habib, Professor (Selection Grade) of BIBM, said the institute's study found growing asset qu...