Ladies and gentlemen, I am particularly pleased to see that in Mauritius, conscious of the climate change impacts, we have integrated climate change into policy actions at various levels in fact, emphasis is being placed on sustainable development along four pillars namely (i) investing in clean energy, (ii) shifting to a cleaner and greener Mauritius, (iii) mitigating risks from climate change and (iv) protecting our marine resources.
To this effect, Fitch Rating Agency was engaged by Millennium Challenge Corporation to conduct the rating between 4th and 8th December 2006. Reserve Bank of Malawi as an implementing agency for Credit Rating for the country, successfully coordinated this exercise.