{"id":14980,"date":"2025-10-21T06:31:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T06:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mba.mu\/?p=14980"},"modified":"2025-10-21T06:33:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T06:33:38","slug":"mba-chairperson-speaks-to-investors-mag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mba.mu\/fr\/mba-chairperson-speaks-to-investors-mag\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA Chairperson speaks to Investor&#8217;s Mag"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14980\" class=\"elementor elementor-14980\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t        <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18513544 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ct-header-fixed-none ct-row-max-none\" data-id=\"18513544\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62599a35\" data-id=\"62599a35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n        <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                    \n        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f62e925 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f62e925\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mba.mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/DSC01744-scaled-rdis0eqs5l6jea6ljr8hasqa993g1sw0vkniqmjtyo.jpg\" title=\"DSC01744\" alt=\"DSC01744\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1577091a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1577091a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Chairperson of the Mauritius Bankers Association, Mr. Abrar Anwar, speaks to Investor&#8217;s Mag about the competitiveness of the Mauritius IFC, digitalisation, talent, and sustainable finance.\u00a0<\/p><p>Abrar Anwar frames banking as the engine of the IFC &#8211; directly contributing roughly the same as tourism, and anchored by a mix of global, regional and domestic players. He points to high compliance standards through correspondent networks, and an investment-grade position that supports Africa-facing finance, while warning that rising operating regulatory and tax costs must be managed to stay competitive.\u00a0<\/p><p>On digital, broad mobile uptake now needs stronger rails &#8211; digital KYC\/biometrics and public education to curb phishing early on. 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