It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all at the Seminar on the Role of Islamic Finance in the Development of Africa. Some of you present today have travelled from far to attend this Seminar in this beautiful corner of the island. We hope that the arrangements put in place meet your expectations and wish you a most pleasant stay among us.
This is the second time that the Bank of Mauritius is organizing an event of this scale to promote Islamic Finance in Mauritius. The first time was in May 2009, the Bank successfully co-organised the Seminar on Islamic Capital Markets in collaboration with the Financial Services Commission and IFSB.