The Banking Executive Magazine - January 2023 Issue

Banque Misr and the Egyptian Banking Institute (EBI) SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) TO HOLD THE FIRST COURSES OF THE HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE IN THE FIELD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Mr. Mohamed El-Etreby, Chairman of Banque Misr, and Dr. Abdel Aziz Nossair, Executive Director of the EBI, signed a memorandum of understanding to launch the Initia- tive of “The Development of Human Capital in the Field of In- formation Technology”, which aims to provide the Banking Sector with qualified staff specialized in the IT field. The MoU was signed at the headquarter of Banque Misr, in the presence of the two Vice- Chairmen of Banque Misr; Mr. Akef El Maghraby, Mr. Hossam Ab- delwahab, and a distinguished group of leaders of the Bank and the EBI. This Initiative stems from the belief of Banque Misr and the EBI in the importance of the IT field and re- ducing the risks related to such field. Therefore, there is an urgent need to find ways to meet the re- quirements of the banking sector to provide cadres to work in this field. This initiative is in line with the initiative of the Federation of Egyptian Banks that aims to train- ing fresh graduates in multiple technological disciplines. The EBI provides the opportunity for the course applicants to register their data on the initiative plat- form, which will be published soon on the EBI’s website. Upon fulfilling the registration require- ments and passing the qualifying tests for the program, the best per- sonnel will be selected to join the intensive training program, which is duly designed by Banque Misr and the EBI to ensure the quality of graduates and their suitability to the requirements of the labor mar- ket. After the signing ceremony, Mr. Mohamed El-Etreby, Chairman of Banque Misr, stated that the Bank attaches great importance to the development of human resources, believing that creating favorable factors could enable and provide them with opportunities to de- velop and acquire future skills, and build the best talents that can maintain the strength of the Egypt- the BANKING EXECUTIVE 18 ISSUE 169 JANUARY 2023