Latifa Khanam

Latifa Khanam

Additional Director, Banking Regulation and Policy Department, Bangladesh Bank

Latifa Khanam is now working as an Additional Director in Bangladesh Bank, the Central Bank of Bangladesh. I started my career in Bangladesh Bank as an Assistant Director in 2006 after passing graduation and post-graduation in Economics from the University of Dhaka. Henceforth, Joint Japan World Bank Scholarship provided me the scope for obtaining MA in Policy Economics from Williams College, USA. She also had the experience in teaching at the Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka.

She served the AFI as a primary member of SME Financing Working Group more than 5 years. She also achieved the Governor’s Recognition Award 2018 playing a key role in policy formulation for SME sector of Bangladesh. Ms. Latifa is a Certified Digital Finance Practitioner.