More work goes into them than might be evident: developing new security features, combating counterfeiting and researching new trends in electronic payments and digital currencies. Those responsibilities, combined with a balance sheet of nearly $ billion, put the Bank at the heart of the Canadian financial system.
First, banking and financial market development Bank-of-Mauritius-watchers – at least those who go beyond the widespread fixation with our monetary policy – know that financial market deepening has been a major focus of central bank action in recent years.