New Delhi, May 11: Punjab National Bank today obtained permission to start its operations in Afghanistan and plans to open offices in Dubai and Shanghai as well. The Afghanistan government has authorised PNB to start banking operations through a representative office at Kabul.
"It is expected that PNB would start its work in a month or so," ministry of external affairs said in a release here.
When contacted, a PNB spokesman told the bank's chief manager S K Mohanty will head the Kabul operations.
Mohanty along with other officials was in Kabul to complete the formalities, he said, adding the bank's operations would start in June.
PNB recently opened a rep office in London, he said. The bank has plans to open offices in Shanghai (China) and Dubai (UAE) also.
Bureau Report