Himanshu Marchurchand, Author at Mauritius Bankers Association (MBA)

05 Mar 26

The Banking Imperative: press round-up

Coverage of The Banking Imperative, the MBA’s flagship conference, held on 28 January 2026, reached 20 platforms across various publications, and with a combined audience of 663,000 readers/viewers. Click here to download our pressbook

31 Jan 26

The Banking Imperative: Conférence de la MBA

Une initiative sectorielle visant à mettre en lumière les opportunités et pistes de croissance liées à l’industrie bancaire mauricienne. En tenant sa conférence phare – From Competitiveness to Sustainability: The Banking Imperative – au Caudan Arts Centre le mercredi 28 janvier 2026, la Mauritius Bankers Association (MBA) a souhaité mettre…

21 Oct 25

MBA Chairperson speaks to Investor’s Mag

The Chairperson of MBA, Mr. Abrar Anwar speaks to Investor's Mag about the competitiveness of the Mauritius IFC, digitalisation, talent, and sustainable finance.

14 Oct 25

Announcement: Head of Operations

The Mauritius Bankers Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Robin Cundasawmy, as Head of Operations.

16 Sep 25

India-Mauritius Business Meetings

On 10 September 2025, the Chairperson, and CEO of the MBA, Messrs Abrar Anwar & Daniel Essoo respectively, attended the India-Mauritius CEOs Roundtable, and the Mauritius-India Business Conclave, at the Trident Hotel in Mumbai, India; as part of business events relating to Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam's State Visit to…

08 Sep 25

International Literacy Day 2025

On 8 September 2025, the MBA released a financial awareness video, to coincide with International Literacy Day celebrations, which was themed “Promoting literacy in the digital era” this year.

31 Aug 25

MBA at 8th ESAAMLG PPSD

The Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) held its 50th Task Force of Senior Officials Meeting, 25th Council of Ministers and 8th Public Private Sector Dialogue (PPSD) Meetings in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 22-30 August 2025, regrouping 800+ delegates from 21 member countries.

27 Aug 25

Meeting with BASA & SADC BA

On Tuesday 26 August 2025, the CEO of the Mauritius Bankers Association, Mr. Daniel Essoo, had a working session with Ms. Bongi Kunene, Managing Director of The Banking Association South Africa (BASA), at the association’s headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mr. Essoo also met with Ms. Maxine Hlaba, General Manager…

25 Jul 25

Meeting with Financial Services Minister

On Wednesday 23 July 2025, the Mauritius Bankers Association (MBA) had a working session on various matters pertaining to the banking industry with the Minister for Financial Services and Economic Planning, Dr. Jyoti Jeetun, at the SICOM Tower, Ebène.

24 Jun 25

MBA Annual General Meeting: Mr. Abrar Anwar elected as Chairperson

The Mauritius Bankers Association (MBA) held its Annual General Meeting on Monday 23 June 2025. Mr Abrar Anwar, Managing Director & CEO, Standard Chartered Bank (Mauritius) Limited, was elected as Chairperson of the MBA for a one-year mandate. Also elected were the two Deputy Chairpersons, Ms. Sangeetha Ramkelawon, Chief Executive…

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