A governing committee, the National Financial Inclusion Task Force (NFIT), initially chaired by the former Governor, Mr. Sada Reddy, was formed to monitor the overall implementation and progress of financial inclusion in Fiji. Three working groups: financial literacy; statistics, and microfinance, each comprising key stakeholder representatives, were set up to implement the strategy and action plans which came out of the first workshop.
I am delighted to say, fourteen months on, that we can clearly witness the good progress in financial inclusion and microfinance efforts across Fiji. This is no doubt due to the passion and efforts of many of you here today. The clear challenge for us is not to lose that passion and to keep the momentum going.