The first process, directed, inter alia, to ensuring implementation of the Core Principles of Banking Supervision, has been the preparation of another code — namely, a Code of Good Practices on Transparency in Monetary and Financial Policies.
Included in the main objectives of the Community are the following economic goals: To achieve development and economic growth, alleviate poverty, enhance the standard and quality of life of the peoples of Southern Africa, and support the socially disadvantaged through regional integration; To promote and maximise productive employment and utilisation of resources of the region, and to achieve sustainable utilisation of natural resources and effective protection of the environment.