basle ii and we hope to catch up with those already on basle iii. ladies and gentlemen, i have looked at the programme planned for these five days and i note that it covers intricate and crucial issues in the art of bank supervision. i also note that you will also have an opportunity to hear a banker ’ s perspective of corporate governance and risk management among others. clearly, the topic selection and coverage should keep all participants excited not just to learn from the resource persons but also to share experiences across the region. i am convinced, therefore, that you do not need any urging from me to remain focused. bis central bankers ’ speeches ladies and gentlemen, one of our mandates as central banks is to ensure soundness and smooth functioning of financial institutions. we do this by contributing to the development of a system that effectively intermediates funds between savers and investors, and thereby supporting investment, trade, employment and economic development. we also have a responsibility to create effective supervisory frameworks and regulations with clear mandates, operational independence, defined accountabilities, appropriate tools and adequate resources. to ably do so, calls for insight into the operational environment, regional and international trends, as well as technical capacity which is central to this intermediate banking supervision workshop. the task ahead of you, therefore, is to learn and absorb as much as possible. thereafter, use the knowledge and make a difference. i am confident that you will leave this forum with a new mind set, that is, a pragmatic paradigm shift to put into practice what you will have learnt and, a renewed commitment to improve supervisory frameworks in your respective countries. once again, may i take this opportunity to weicome you all to this workshop and in particular to malawi. i also wish to welcome and thank our distinguished resource persons, for accepting invitations to come for this workshop. finally, ladies and gentlemen allow me to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the reserve bank of zimbabwe, bank of tanzania, and standard bank malawi limited for releasing officials from their institutions to facilitate in this workshop. i wish you all the best during the workshop and your stay in blantyre. with these remarks, i declare this workshop officially opened. thank you. bis central bankers ’ speeches

speech by the governor of the reserve bank of malawi mr dalitso kabambe, phd on the official launch of tip - offs anonymous programme 11 july 2017 statement by the reserve bank of malawi governor, dalitso kabambe, phd on the official launch of the rbm tip - offs anonymous scheme - the director, of the anti - corruption bureau, mr lucas kondowe ; - the director, financial intelligence authority, mrs atuweni juwayeyi - agbermodji ; - the representative from deloitte tip - offs anonymous, mrs vanda phekani ; - the deputy governor, corporate services, ms meg kajiyanike ; - the deputy governor, economics and regulation, dr grant p. kabango ; - members of staff in the reserve bank ; - members of the press here present ; - distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen. cashgate is the worst tragedy this nation has witnessed in modern times. our nation has been taken backwards many years while our sister countries from within the region and beyond have progressed. we have learnt bitter lessons and bounce back as an economy, we need to move with renewed commitment and zeal to fight corruption in all its forms in all our places. this is the reason why, among the core principles, his excellency prof arthur peter mutharika, the president of the republic of malawi, is advocating that we must be a nation not only of hard working and patriotism but also of high integrity. when i got appointed on 21st april, this year, when i was asked about priorities, i included one where the reserve bank of malawi plays a central role in ensuring that no public money under any circumstances to be pilfered through theft. i am delighted therefore today that i am joined by the director of the anti - corruption bureau, mr lucas kondowe, the director of the financial intelligence authority, mrs atuweni juwayeyi - agbermodji and the deloitte ’ s representative mrs vanda phekani, as we launch the first scheme towards the fight against corruption in the rbm and on public resources. in a few days ’ time from today, the rbm will also be launching another scheme, whereby for any payment above a particular threshold, say k5 million, from government resources, an alert in form of a text message will be sent to the minister of finance, the secretary to the treasury, the accountant general and the budget director and the respective minister