Background:

The global banking landscape is being reshaped by an increasingly complex geopolitical environment characterized by geopolitical tensions, economic fragmentation, trade disputes, sanctions, regional conflicts, cyber threats, supply chain disruptions, and the accelerating pace of technological and policy change. These developments have transformed geopolitical risk from a strategic concern into a core financial risk that can materially affect banks› capital adequacy, liquidity, operational resilience, profitability, and overall financial stability.

International standard setters and supervisory authorities increasingly expect banks to identify, assess, monitor, and manage geopolitical risks within their enterprise risk management, governance, stress testing, and capital planning frameworks. At the same time, banking supervisors are enhancing their supervisory methodologies to evaluate institutions› preparedness for geopolitical shocks and their potential systemic implications.

This intensive three-day workshop provides participants with a comprehensive framework for understanding how geopolitical developments translate into banking and prudential risks. It equips both banks and supervisory authorities with practical tools to identify emerging vulnerabilities, integrate geopolitical risk into governance and ICAAP processes, develop robust stress testing and scenario analysis frameworks, strengthen operational resilience, and enhance supervisory review and crisis preparedness.

By combining international good practices, supervisory perspectives, practical case studies, and simulation exercises, the workshop enables participants to build institutional resilience and strengthen their organizations› ability to navigate an increasingly uncertain global environment while safeguarding financial stability.