Geopolitical risk
20 April 2026, 00:00 AM
In February 2022, I was working as a regional business head for a global bank based in Singapore. I was on a call with a senior manager in Russia to discuss winding down our credit exposures there as Russian troops gathered near the border with Ukraine.
20 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Job interviews work both ways
26 March 2026, 00:09 AM
“Tell me about yourself” is the most common opening question in a job interview. By asking this, an interviewer may inadvertently signal they have not fully gone through the candidate’s CV.
26 March 2026, 00:09 AM
Working through Ramadan
11 March 2026, 00:00 AM
When I left Bangladesh to start a regional role at a global bank based in Singapore, one of the biggest cultural differences at work became clear during the month of Ramadan.
11 March 2026, 00:00 AM
The Singapore story
21 January 2026, 00:00 AM
During the Brexit campaign of 2016, pro-Brexit politicians in the United Kingdom promoted the vision of a “Singapore on the Thames” by freeing the UK from the European Union.
21 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Exporting Bangladeshi talent
15 January 2026, 00:00 AM
I have worked for over a decade as a regional business head of a global bank based in Singapore. From my experience, if you walk the floors of any global bank’s regional offices in Hong Kong or Singapore, you will find many staff from India, a few from Australia, but hardly any from Bangladesh.
15 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Banking in the 2030s
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Banking is going through a rapid global transformation unlike anything seen before. Large international banks are shifting from retail banking to wealth management.
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Corporate retrenchment
25 November 2025, 19:34 PM
Recent news of corporate giants like Amazon and Nestle cutting thousands of jobs is part of a global trend where organisations are restructuring due to a challenging external environment. Each retrenchment directly affects the employee, their immediate family members and the people they support.
25 November 2025, 19:34 PM
The automation paradox
5 November 2025, 18:00 PM
If you walk into a McDonald’s in Singapore or Hong Kong, you can place your order through digital touchscreens and make payments through the POS machines attached to them.
5 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Future of banking
The global banking industry is undergoing transformative change. This shift, driven by technology and artificial intelligence (AI), is reshaping many long-established banking practices. Here are some of the key trends shaping the sector worldwide.
27 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Wealth management in Bangladesh
When Citibank Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jane Fraser decided to wind down the bank’s retail operations around the world, her main focus was to pivot towards wealth management. HSBC has taken a similar approach, and its recent closure of retail banking in Bangladesh and markets such as Indonesia reflects this shift.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM