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the banks is now in the position to modify or upgrade their programs with success that was badly needed to those
traditional human resources practice in to innovative human employees they are continuously performing even in the
resources practices in order to meet the challenges from pandemic and critical situation, it shows the importance of
other competitive banks. Thorough need based training training system amongst the developing organization.
analysis and its implementation is a crucial part of ensuring
employee performance and satisfaction level. It benefits Ultimately with the support of strong training system, every
both the employees as well as employers. developing organization can compete with their peer
competitors by enhancing the productivity of their
Most of the organizations in the region specifically focus on employees. It also ensures its growth and sustainance for
the skill development and training of their workforce and the longer and longer period. Training and development is
enjoy their profit. Training system is also playing very crucial a continuous process in which the employees of an
role during the pandemic of Covid-19, when the physical organization are motivated to acquire and develop
training of employees was quite impossible many of the technical, managerial and behavioral knowledge skills and
banking organizations have initiated virtual training various abilities as per organizational need.

Our new Editorial Advisory Board Member

We are pleased to inform you that Dr. Binod Atreya has been appointed as Editorial Advisory
Board Member of our Journal Banking Finance.
Dr. Atreya serves as a Managing Director at Banking Finance and Insurance Institute of
Nepal (BFIN), a capacity development institution promoted by seven commercial banks,
two development banks, two finance companies, two microcredit institutions, two capital
market institutions, and the Emerging Nepal Limited - a PPP model investment company
with shareholding from the Government of Nepal. Before joining this institution, Dr. Atreya
served as the CEO of Emerging Nepal Limited. He is representing as a Board Member in
Prudential Insurance Company, CARE Ratings Nepal Limited and also the Member in the
Infrastructure, Banking and Finance Sub-Committee of CNI in Nepal. Dr. Atreya was also a
Member of the Executive Committee of the Management Association of Nepal (MAN) and
Dr. Binod Atreya
led the International Relations Sub Committee of MAN. He has been instrumental in the
early period of the establishment of the Nepal Infrastructure Bank Limited (NIFRA).
Prior to joining BFIN, Dr. Atreya holds over 30 years of professional experience in various capacities in Nepal Rastra Bank, the
central bank of Nepal. He served as Executive Director at Micro Credit Promotion and Supervision Department, Office of the
Governor, Corporate Planning Department, Bank Regulation Department, General Services Department, Bankers Training
Centre, among others. Dr. Atreya was instrumental in drafting policies for strengthening the microfinance institutions, and
the cooperative sector. He also served as National Project Director for implementing UNNATI - Access to Finance Project
(A2F) in collaboration with UNCDF and the Government of Denmark and conducted demand and supply-side study of financial
inclusion roadmap for Nepal. Dr. Atreya contributed to developing a five-year strategic plan for Nepal Rastra Bank, and also
in preparing the Financial Sector Development Strategy approved by the Government of Nepal.
He also served as Chief Executive Officer of Nepal Bank Limited, a commercial bank, for a period of over three years. He
did serve with UNDP projects in the Republic of the Maldives, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. His expertise
includes in the areas of public-private partnership, entrepreneurship development, microfinance and developing the
strategic plan, financial literacy policy, financial sector reform, management and administration, research, and training.
He has presented a number of papers in international conferences and seminars and is regarded as a Strategist, Motivator,
Management, and Banking Expert, and a practical Resource Person. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Public Management
Reform from Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, and an MBA (India) and an MPA master's degree
from Nepal. Dr. Atreya has over four dozen publications, both in national and international journals and in daily Newspapers,
to his credit. He is also on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Banking Finance and Insurance.

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