South Africa co-chairs the first sub-group and will be hosting a Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) forum and the first plenary meeting in Cape Town at the end of this month.
I would therefore like to take this opportunity to express in the name of the ECB my deep gratitude for the work he has undertaken as a founding member of the Executive Board and of the Governing Council, as well as for the inspiration he has provided for the work of many of the committees and working groups that together form the flesh and blood of the Eurosystem.