Consultation responses

SME development

The MBA Sub-committee on SME Development met twice to discuss measures to further support SMEs. A number of proposals were made, which the MBA will be submitting to the Ministry of Finance as part of budget consultations. Some key elements include: additional capital of SME Equity Fund; SME Guarantee fund, Angel investor scheme, and Venture […]
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Representations to BoM Fintech Committee

The MBA has actively participated in the deliberations of the BoM Fintech Committee and its four working groups (on Regulation, Innovation, Talent, and Capital), which have met on a weekly basis in February. Some of the key proposals supported by the MBA include setting up coding bootcamps to rapidly build cohorts of programmers, enabling digital […]
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Business Mauritius sub-committee on Africa strategy

The month of February saw two meetings of the Business Mauritius sub-committee on Africa Strategy, whose mission is to define private-sector priorities in relation to developing trade and investment between the country and the rest of the African continent. Chaired by Mr. Amédée Darga, it includes the MBA, Standard Chartered Bank Mauritius and ABC Banking, […]
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BOM Fintech committee

Further to the publication, in 2018, of the Blueprint for Financial Services, the MBA is participating in several initiatives which are under way across the Financial Services sector to review, update and implement the recommendations of the Blueprint. The Bank of Mauritius is currently holding a consultation exercise on this matter in relation to the […]
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