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Central Bank of Eswatini economic and regulatory activities

Overview

The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) has been active in both promoting technological advancement and managing domestic financial stability.

Governor Phil Mnisi has advocated for increased female participation in STEM and urged stakeholders to utilize machine learning and data to build a technology-driven economy. As part of these efforts, the CBE announced the reintroduction of the FinTech Forum Eswatini.

Concurrently, the CBE is providing technical assistance to EswatiniBank to support its turnaround plan. Following an initial nine-month intervention, the CBE has extended its support for an additional 12 months. To manage costs associated with external consultants, CBE Chief Operations Officer Mfanufikile Dlamini will be seconded to EswatiniBank starting October 1 to assist the board and management.

Entities

Central Bank of Eswatini · Phil Mnisi · Mfanufikile Dlamini · EswatiniBank · FinTech Forum Eswatini

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Central Bank of Eswatini extends support for EswatiniBank

    The Central Bank of Eswatini has extended technical support for EswatiniBank by 12 months and will second its COO to help implement a new turnaround plan.

  2. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Central Bank of Eswatini Governor promotes STEM and technology

    Central Bank of Eswatini Governor Phil Mnisi urged women to enter STEM fields and encouraged the use of machine learning and data to drive the country’s technological economy during the Indaba X forum.

Sources

eswatiniobserver.com · eswatinipositivenews.online · independentnews.co.sz · swazi24.com · times.co.sz