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E-Newsletter Issue 15 – February 2019

by sadcadmin on 05/09/201905/09/2019 Newsletters

Introducing The SADC TCIB Payment Scheme The SADC Treaty aims to promote regional integration; sustainable economic growth and social development; and the eradication of poverty and improvements in the quality of life of the people of the region. The treaty sets out several areas of [...] View more

SADC: LEGAL FRAMEWORKS NEED TO WORK IN HARMONY

by sadcadmin on 04/03/201904/03/2019 News

A recent report: “In Pursuit of Efficient Financial Markets for the SADC Region”, highlights the need for the harmonisation of legal frameworks to support global best practices in banking contracts, in the SADC region. The report was published by the South African based Centre of [...] View more

SADC BA Newsletter – Issue 14 English version

by patadams on 04/03/2019 Newsletters

SADC BA Newsletter Issue 13 – May 2018

by sadcadmin on 18/05/201804/03/2019 Newsletters

THE SADC BA UPDATE The SADC BA is pursing mobile payments, ahead of the other mechanisms, as part of its cross-border payment initiative. This strategy has the support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This year the SADC BA has worked with banks and [...] View more

PUBLIC-PRIVATE – PARTNERSHIPS IN AFRICA

by sadcadmin on 25/04/201825/04/2018 Newsletters

Government and business leaders across Africa have come to accept Public-Private-Partnerships (PPPs) as a means of procuring and financing infrastructure projects. The SADC BA acknowledges the contribution of this article by André Kruger, Head Trainer, NBF. An increasing number of countries are developing PPP policies [...] View more

SADC BA TRAINING IN THE REGION

by sadcadmin on 25/04/201825/04/2018 Newsletters

INCREASING THE SKILLS AND CAPACITY OF BANKERS IN THE REGION IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE WORK OF THE SADC BANKING ASSOCIATION. It is within this context that the SADC BA are expanding its training offering further to include the following training programmes for the [...] View more

The SADC BA Update Issue 13 – APRIL 2018

by sadcadmin on 25/04/201825/04/2018 Newsletters

The SADC BA is pursing mobile payments, ahead of the other mechanisms, as part of its cross-border payment initiative. This strategy has the support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This year the SADC BA has worked with banks and mobile money service providers [...] View more

Multi-Currency Project

by sadcadmin on 25/04/201825/04/2018 News , SIRESS

The introduction of the United States dollar (USD) as a settlement currency on the SIRESS cross-border payment system is on track to go live in October 2018.SADC HIGH VALUE USD CREDIT TRANSFER WILL WORK THE SAME AS ZAR TRANSFERS WORK TODAY The Committee of Central [...] View more

E-Newsletter Issue 12 – October 2017

by sadcadmin on 01/10/201704/12/2017 Newsletters

Comoros BECOMES A MEMBER OF SADC At the 37th SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government meeting in Pretoria, Republic of South Africa has admitted the Union of Comoros as a new member of SADC. The admission of the Union of Comoros will bring [...] View more

SADC Low Value Credit Transfer Payments

by sadcadmin on 29/09/201704/12/2017 News

Work groups comprised volunteers from the interested banks and MPSPs and met several times in person and via eMeetings through 2016 and early 2017.

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