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".
No new decision has been taken since the Governing Council meeting on 7 September. We had concluded that a very accommodative monetary policy stance would remain essential to our mission and that we would decide in the autumn on the calibration of our purchase programme for the period beyond the end of the year. 2/2  BIS central bankers' speeches