{"id":12698,"date":"2023-04-25T14:48:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T10:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/?post_type=newsroom&#038;p=12698"},"modified":"2023-04-26T13:52:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T09:52:13","slug":"edb-ceo-attended-waifc","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/fr\/newsroom\/edb-ceo-attended-waifc","title":{"rendered":"Ken Poonoosamy, CEO of EDB attends World Alliance of International Financial Centers Board Meeting in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12698\" class=\"elementor elementor-12698\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7d355a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7d355a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-294c318\" data-id=\"294c318\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-833d001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"833d001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>CEO of the Economic Development Board (EDB), Mr. Ken Poonoosamy<\/strong>, who is also a Board Director of the <strong>WAIFC<\/strong> recently participated in the World Alliance of International Financial Centers (WAIFC) Board of Directors and Extraordinary General Meeting which took place in London. The conference, themed &#8216;Collaborating globally for sustainable growth&#8217;, was organized by TheCityUK and took place from 18 to 21 April.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b827260 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b827260\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f91be2\" data-id=\"6f91be2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c843943 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c843943\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/waifc.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"waifc\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI3MDAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9lZGJtYXVyaXRpdXMub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNFwvd2FpZmMuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/waifc.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12700\" alt=\"waifc\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/waifc.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/waifc-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/waifc-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/waifc-18x9.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7d49e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7d49e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87bccb0\" data-id=\"87bccb0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f74f41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f74f41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Around 15 member countries of the WAIFC attended the meetings, which included discussions on promoting London as an International Financial Center (IFC) and the challenges and opportunities that IFCs worldwide must confront. Notable attendees included Sir Peter Estlin, an Alderman of the City of London, and Chris Hayward, Chairman of the Policy Committee, City of London Corporation.\u00a0<\/p><p>Commenting on the Board Meeting,<strong> Keiichi Aritomo, Chair of the WAIFC Board<\/strong> stated:\u00a0\u201cThis board meeting will provide our growing member network unique insight into one of the oldest financial centers and how they have developed the sector over a few hundred years. Our collaborative model helps members benefit and exchange ideas across borders and help develop the sector across regions. With a great agenda planned for this trip to London, the focus has been on Fintech and innovation, Inclusion, and COP28. We look forward to finalizing our plans in these spaces and bringing our perspectives to market throughout the rest of the year.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79f2543 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79f2543\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c76da7\" data-id=\"2c76da7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41f056 elementor-widget 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