Besides being a settlement bank, we also host the platform for the Regional Payment and Settlement System (REPSS) which is a cross-border payment system for COMESA. The Bank is also an active member of the SADC Payment Systems initiative. During the course of 2013, we have worked towards enhancing the REPSS by providing training and technical support to member-states.
•  Emerging global challenges require that the Bank recognize and clarify its role as a major actor in the protection of global public goods. This calls for a clearly framed and articulated operational strategy that includes detailed assessments of the budget and of the implications for the Bank’s balance sheet of entering these new areas of business.