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Issue 0030
August 2024

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During the Covid pandemic, one of the key areas of the MBA’s work has been to ensure the orderly access to vaccination for bank employees. Through our membership of Business Mauritius, the MBA was instrumental in obtaining the reinstatement of the EDB’s booking facility. As of 24 November 2021, bank employees can book their vaccination slot via the Economic Development Board. This new mechanism will allow banks, and all private sector operators, to plan for an orderly 3rd dose vaccination. The MBA supports the national vaccination programme, and encourages employees across the banking sector to get vaccinated.

Quarterly board meeting

On Friday 26 November 2021, the MBA Board held its last meeting of the year. This event is usually followed by a get together, but was held virtually this year, owing to the prevailing sanitary condition. We are delighted to welcome Silver Bank Limited on board, in continuation of Banyan Tree Bank Limited’s membership.

Guideline on Private Banking Business

The MBA and member banks participated in a constructive working session with the Bank of Mauritius on the revised Guideline of Private Banking, on 22 November 2021. The Bank of Mauritius provided responses and clarifications to comments submitted by the MBA and member banks on the draft guideline, which is currently in the final stage of the consultation process.

Quarterly board meeting

On Friday 26 November 2021, the MBA Board held its last meeting of the year. This event is usually followed by a get together, but was held virtually this year, owing to the prevailing sanitary condition. We are delighted to welcome Silver Bank Limited on board, in continuation of Banyan Tree Bank Limited’s membership.

Legal Reforms

Advocacy

Working Session with VISA Capacity Building Following requests from the industry, the MBA’s Card Fraud Prevention Forum, in collaboration with Visa, conducted a free virtual session on Cards Risk Strategic for member banks on 23 November 2021. The event covered topics such as best practice for account enumeration & bin attack risk management, emerging risk/threats in the payment space and acquiring risk management. Legal Reforms Advocacy Two areas of law which are of key importance for banks – the Insolvency regime, and Secured Transactions – are currently under review, with the technical assistance of consultants from the World Bank. In relation to Insolvency Act Reform, two working sessions led by the Registrar of Companies and including insolvency practitioners, Government, Mauritius Revenue Authority officials, banks, and World Bank consultants, were held in November. A key area of the work of MBA regards greater fairness in the order of preferential claims, and the MBA’s representations are aligned with international best practice.

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