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Dar es Salaam, August 2017
SWIFT announces that Dr. Bernard Yohana Kibesse, Deputy
Governor for Financial Stability and Deepening (FSD) at the Bank of Tanzania,
will deliver the keynote address at the Business Forum East Africa on 5th
September 2017.
The event, taking place in Dar es Salaam, will bring together senior
bankers, policy makers and representatives from the region’s corporate community
to discuss economic trends, financial policy and opportunities for growth.
“SWIFT plays an instrumental role
in the East African financial community and is a trusted partner in Tanzania
and across the region,” says Dr. Kibesse. “I am delighted to take part in this prestigious event that will gather
financial leaders from across East Africa to discuss the most important issues
the region is facing.”
Dr.
Kibesse will open the conference and share an update on the financial
developments taking place across the region.
The
theme for the Business Forum is ‘Securing
the Future’. Delegates will hear from industry leaders on the impact of
financial crime compliance in East Africa, the future of cross-border payments
and how to manage cyber risk in an interconnected world.
Denis Kruger, Head of
Sub-Sahara Africa, SWIFT,
says: “East Africa is home to a number of
vibrant and growing economies. Events such as the SWIFT Business Forum provide
a unique platform for important discussions on the future of the financial
services industry with key decision makers.”
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About SWIFT
SWIFT is a global member-owned cooperative and the
world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services. We provide our
community with a platform for messaging, standards for communicating and we
offer products and services to facilitate access and integration;
identification, analysis and financial crime compliance.
Our messaging
platform, products and services connect more than 11,000 banking and securities
organisations, market infrastructures and corporate customers in more than 200
countries and territories, enabling them to communicate securely and exchange
standardised financial messages in a reliable way.
As their trusted provider,
we facilitate global and local financial flows, support trade and commerce all
around the world; we relentlessly pursue operational excellence and continually
seek ways to lower costs, reduce risks and eliminate operational
inefficiencies.
Headquartered in Belgium, SWIFT’s international governance and
oversight reinforces the neutral, global character of its cooperative structure.
SWIFT’s global office network ensures an active presence in all the major
financial centres.
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