*  *  *  Professor Benno Ndulu, Governor, Bank of Tanzania; Alfred Hannig, Executive Director, Alliance for Financial Inclusion; Professor Mwangi Kimenyi, Director, African Growth Initiative, Brookings Institution; Distinguished Guests and Colleagues; Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of the co-hosts, Bank of Tanzania, Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) and Central Bank of Kenya, it is my honour to extend a warm welcome to all of you to Zanzibar, Tanzania to participate in the “Inaugural Leaders Roundtable meeting to launch the Africa Mobile Phone Financial Services Policy Initiative (AMPI).” It is indeed encouraging to note that the efforts by all the pertinent players to make this launch a success are being realized today.
The fact that you have all graced this occasion demonstrates our commitment as AFI members and the passion we have to move financial inclusion to higher levels in our Continent and the entire world. I take this opportunity, therefore, to applaud you for your unending passion towards this initiative.