*  *  *  Rationale I am using this medium to report to you on the performance of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank because as the sole issuer of the EC currency, the Central Bank's work touches the lives of all citizens in the eight member countries.
In September 2019, that is exactly one year after the publication of the Mutual Evaluation Report and after two successful applications for technical compliance rerating, Mauritius has been rated compliant on 26 Recommendations, largely compliant on 9 Recommendations, partially compliant on 4 Recommendations. The figures and the remarkable improvements in compliance speak for themselves.