I am pleased to welcome you at the Bank of Mauritius. At the outset, I wish to put on record the proactiveness we witnessed from the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Bank for International Settlements and other Central Banks with respect to this event.
The mere presence of international institutions and Central Banks representatives from across the world testifies both the willingness and interest in the future of money and the role of Central Banks I wish to convey my gratitude to the IMF/World Bank Group Community of Technologists for allowing the Bank of Mauritius the opportunity to host this meeting, the more so that I understand that it is for the very first time that this meeting is being held outside Washington D.C. Ladies and Gentlemen, It is very fitting that the theme for this landmark meeting is "The Future of Central Bank Money in a Digital World".