Programme Content
1. Macroeconomic Foundations for Banking Leadership Why macroeconomic history matters for banking decisions; financial and business cycles; risk versus uncertainty in strategic banking management.
2. Lessons from Global Crises: A Century of Macroeconomic Shocks The Great Depression; war finance, oil shocks, and stagflation; asset bubbles, credit booms, and systemic breakdowns.
3. Exchange Rates, Global Imbalances, and Banking Vulnerability Dollar devaluation and international policy coordination; exchange-rate realignments; cross-border spillovers and banking stress.
4. Financial Euphoria, Market Corrections, and Systemic Risk Dot-com bubble; the Global Financial Crisis (2008); COVID-19 (2020); financial contagion; macroprudential regulation; and stress testing
5. Monetary Policy, Capital Flows, and Banking Stability Monetary transmission channels; interest-rate volatility and yield curves; global liquidity cycles and capital flow reversals.
6. Global Uncertainty and Banking Behaviour Economic policy uncertainty, financial market volatility, regulatory uncertainty, and their impact on bank risk-taking and strategy.
7. Geopolitics, Sustainability, and the Future of Banking Geopolitical shocks, sanctions, and geo-economic fragmentation; climate transition risk and financial stability; sustainability reporting, ESG disclosures, and emerging regulatory expectations for banks.
8. Interpreting Macroeconomic Signals for Strategic Banking Decisions Managerial-level interpretation of macro signals; India-specific macro-financial transmission; case studies from Indian and global banks. The programme combines conceptual discussions, historical and contemporary case studies, policy analysis, and groupbased exercises, enabling participants to link macroeconomic developments, geopolitical shifts, and sustainability imperatives with banking strategy, risk management, and leadership decision-making. Emphasis is placed on peer learning and practical relevance.
