DEUTSCHE Bank, a leading global investment bank with a strong private client’s franchise, is set to host over 300 financial analysts, bankers and investors at its annual banking workshop in Lagos.
According to a statement by Charles W J Weller, Deutsche Bank AG, Regional Head West Africa, the one week long workshop which will start on February 7 “is the second in the series of annual banking”, Vapor shops the investment bank has packaged to add value to investment banking operations in the West African sub region. It would be attended by financial experts from Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon, Ghana and Senegal among others.”
Weller said, “Various financial and banking topics will be presented and discussed, including ‘Islamic Banking & Finance’, ‘International Trade Finance’ Asset Management’, ‘Structured Trade and Export Finance’ and ‘Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering’ all important topics for West African bankers “West Africa, and Nigeria in particular; are important geographies for Deutsche Bank and we are looking at significantly growing our business activities in the region. The workshop is well on its way to becoming an annual event in the Deutsche Bank West African calendar.”
He said guest speakers from Deutsche Bank in Dubai, Frankfurt and London would facilitate the workshop. The maiden edition of the workshop was held in February 2010 and was attended by over 250 bankers from Nigeria and Ghana. 
“It was the first of its kind. It was interactive and educative. It was an outright success and we are delighted to be repeating it this year”, Weller added.
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