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Jul 2024
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Ep 6. Banking in transition : A conversa...

Suvo Sarkar
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In Episode 6 of Money Majlis, Suvo Sarkar is in intimate conversation with Surya Subramanian, the past Group CFO of Emirates NBD, Dubai’s biggest and Middle East’s most profitable bank, discussing the past and future of banking.


Have the fundamentals of banking changed over the past few decades? What performance indicators are important for today’s banks? Will digital banks upend the industry? What is the ideal role of a bank CFO? What are the skills required for a career in banking?


Surya and Suvo discuss these and other interesting topics like football and toy trains over a cup of Darjeeling tea.

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