My speech today will focus mainly on consumer protection as the Ministry of Finance is going to present our collective strategy on financial literacy. BIS central bankers’ speeches  1  Director of Ceremonies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me inform you of the role of the Bank of Namibia on consumer protection issues arising from financial services providers falling within its purview.
There are many pieces of legislations directly administered by the Bank, which have a bearing on consumer protection. I will highlight them later in my speech when I introduce some of our initiatives and strategies aimed specifically to consumer of banking services.