IBS

INSTITUTE OF BANKING STUDIES (I)

 LETTERS OF CREDIT (LC), UCP 600, ICC Rules,
International and Commercial Banking

Through seminars, workshops, training, publications,
faculty support and advisory services

 


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ABOUT IBS

 

Institute of Banking Studies (India), an initiative by Rupnarayan Bose, was set up in October 2006.

IBS(I) offers advisory services, faculty support, and conducts

  • seminars,

  • workshops, and

  • training programmes

primarily for institutions and corporate bodies, at convenient locations (off-site or at the institution's venue of choice) in India and overseas.

If so desired, a programme can be customised according to the specific requirement of the organisation.

 

Faculty support is available for

  • a complete programme (say, covering a 36-hour full-fledged course), or

  • for selected subjects, or

  • for sessions within specific programmes.

For an indicative list of programmes immediately on offer and their course contents, visit "Programmes and courses offered".

 

IBS also offers advisory services  to commercial banks and NBFIs. Please contact us with your requirements.

 


 

Who can benefit?

  • Commercial banks (including their international divisions, foreign exchange departments, trade finance, retail and corporate divisions, operations)

  • Training colleges of commercial banks

  • Business schools, management institutes, colleges and institutions offering commercial or international banking, international trade, import-export management etc. as part of their curriculum

  • Importers and exporters

  • Various Chambers of Commerce

  • Trade Associations

  • Members of the legal profession handling matters related to international trade & commerce, ICC Rules, letters of credit.

 


 

Our clients and programmes

Clients of IBS include commercial banks, chambers of commerce, trade associations, reputed management institutes and universities.

Since February 2007, seminars and workshops have been held (and continue to be held) at various locations in India and overseas on a wide range of subjects. (See illustrative list of programmes held.)

 


 

RUPNARAYAN BOSE

Career highlights: 

  • Managing Director, TransAfrica Bank Ltd., Kampala, Uganda

  • Managing Director, Fina Bank Ltd., Nairobi, Kenya

  • General Manager (Treasury, Intl. Bkg, Trade Finance, Operations), Diamond Trust Bank Ltd., Nairobi,

  • President, Mukand Global Finance Ltd. (a NBFI), Mumbai (Bombay), India

  • Vice President (Operations, Accounts, Lease & HP, IT), 20th. Century Finance Corp. Ltd., Mumbai

  • Director, Centurion Bank Ltd, Mumbai, India

  • Head: International Banking Div. of State Bank of Hyderabad & State Bank of Mysore, Mumbai

  • Head: Several large and medium branches

  • Held positions of chief forex dealer, head-settlements, head-correspondent banking and trade finance departments at banks' apex offices

  • Set up Centurion Bank from the ground up as sole in-charge for the entire project.
    Created 'Anywhere Banking' (core banking) for the first time in India

  • Lectured extensively in India and East Africa on international and commercial banking

  • Author of large number of articles appearing in leading publications.

  • Books authored:

  1. Introduction to Documentary Credits' (Macmillan) details,

  2. ‘Fundamentals of International Banking’ (Macmillan) details..

  3. All About UCP 600 (Macmillan) details and

  4. Mastering Letters of Credit and the UCP (in print)

 


 

Current affiliations:

  • Member, Economic Affairs, Finance and Taxation Subcommittee 2010-2011 of the Confederation of Indian Industry (Eastern Region)

  • India Representative, Trade Services Update, (L C Monitor) Denmark.

  • Seminar Leader, ICC India (International Chamber of Commerce, New Delhi, India)

  • Member, Indian Chamber of Commerce (Calcutta) Expert Committee on World Trade & WTO

  • Member, Governing Body, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, Calcutta 700029, India

Visiting faculty:

  • Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Calcutta Campus

  • Praxis Business School, Calcutta (Commercial Bank Management)

  • Enterprise Development Institute (EDI) of Bengal National Chamber, Calcutta

  • Training colleges of several commercial banks, management institutes, trade associations (viz. FIEO) and Chambers of Commerce. (See list of lectures)


 

ASSOCIATE:

Atul Gupta, www.greglobalsystems.com

  • Engineering Graduate from IIT, Bombay (Mumbai), India

  • Over 25 years in IT industry.

  • Experience in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, financial services, health-care industries, requirement study, systems analysis & design, team building, software development, testing, implementation and project management, projects involving UML design.

  • Developed real-time applications like vehicle tracking using embedded devices.

  • Handled strategic accounts and projects in the USA, Singapore, Switzerland and Mauritius. Responsibilities included project delivery, relationship management, HRM, facilities management, technical reviews, quality management and profit optimization in relation to strategic accounts.

  • Handled projects as an independent consultant for about 5 years using both client-server and internet technologies.


 

ADVISOR

Dr. A. C. Shah (brief career profile):

  • Chairman, Bank of Baroda

  • Chairman, Committee on Non-Banking Financial Services

  • Project advisor for setting up UTI Bank

  • Chairman, Gujarat Lease & Financing Co.

  • Director: Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam, Jet Airways, NOCIL, Norben Tea, Standard Chartered MF, Aptech

  • Board position with a large number of companies and institutions.


Contact information

Telephone: (+91 33) 23582976 / (+91) 9830402343

Mail to: BE-337, Sector 1, Salt Lake City, Calcutta 700064, India.

E-mail: rnbose@vsnl.net, rnbose@gmail.com.


 

 

 

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Books by
Rupnarayan Bose

 

Published: Dec.'08

 


 

 

"Fundamentals of International Banking"

(Nov. '07)

 


 

"An Introduction to Documentary Credits"

(October '06)

 


 

All books published by Macmillan India Ltd.