Strengthening Banking Stability & Resilience During Crisis Masterclass
Geopolitical shock management for banks — liquidity preparedness, Basel III capital, sanctions compliance and operational continuity when global markets turn hostile.
Format
Classroom · Live Virtual
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Geopolitical conflict, sanctions, energy market volatility and cyber threats are reshaping the financial system — and African banks feel the shocks through energy prices, currency volatility, cross-border payment disruption and rising cyber risk. Regulators and central banks are explicit: resilience frameworks must hold during global uncertainty, not just in calm markets. This masterclass equips banking professionals to manage geopolitical risk within the enterprise risk framework, meet Basel III expectations on capital, liquidity and stress testing, tighten sanctions and AML compliance, and keep operations running through crisis. The cohort works through scenario design, contingency funding and the governance that protects institutional stability when markets do not.
What you will do
Who attends
- Heads of risk, treasury and ALM
- Credit risk, cash management and finance professionals
- Compliance officers and regulatory reporting teams
- Financial controllers, ALCO professionals and corporate treasurers
- Internal auditors, actuaries, supervisors and business heads
Programme agenda
Built for the decisions no textbook prepares you for
I.Geopolitical shock and the banking system
- How geopolitical conflicts move global banking and financial markets
- Emerging risks for banks during global crises
- African exposure channels: energy, currency, payments, cyber
II.Liquidity and capital under stress
- Liquidity and funding risk strategies in financial stress
- Contingency funding and liquidity preparedness
- Capital planning against Basel III expectations
III.Stress testing for crisis
- Scenario design from geopolitical shocks
- Macroeconomic disruption in the test suite
- Regulatory expectations for stress frameworks
IV.Compliance and operational resilience
- Sanctions, AML and cross-border payment monitoring
- Cyber resilience for critical infrastructure
- Crisis management, continuity and risk governance
Frequently asked
Do these programmes cover the Basel III final reforms and the ICAAP/ILAAP cycle?
Yes. The BIZENIUS banking curriculum is built around the Basel III endgame, ICAAP, ILAAP, IRRBB, IFRS 9 provisioning, stress testing and BCBS 239. Participants leave able to quantify the output floor on their own portfolios, write capital and liquidity documents that withstand supervisory review, and defend the numbers to their board.
Are the programmes adapted to regional supervisors such as SAMA, CBUAE or BCEAO?
Casework is built around supervisory documents rather than textbook theory, and faculty include former practitioners who have sat on both sides of an examination. Programmes address the questions SAMA, CBUAE, BCEAO and other home regulators actually put to the desk, and an in-house edition can be tailored to a single jurisdiction.
How do I secure a seat on a banking programme?
Apply for a seat or request the brochure from the programme page. A senior practitioner — not a sales team — responds within one business day, and the brochure arrives with that reply. BIZENIUS runs on enquiry: there is no online checkout.
Can a programme run in-house for our bank?
Every BIZENIUS programme can be delivered in-house, tailored to your balance sheet, your regulator and your data, in English or French. Many institutions start with an open cohort, then commission a private edition for the wider team.
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