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Renganaden Padayachy
Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development
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Dr. the Honourable RENGANADEN PADAYACHY
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Republic of Mauritius
Dr. the Honourable Renganaden Padayachy assumed office as Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development of the Republic of Mauritius on the 12th of November 2019.
Prior to his appointment, Dr. Padayachy also acted as First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Mauritius, Chairman of the Financial Services Commission and Chief Economist of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Dr the. Hon. Padayachy holds a Ph.D in Economics from the University of Paris I Panthéon- Sorbonne, France and two Masters. His thesis, entitled « Mesures de la Pauvreté à l’île Maurice » is a comprehensive study, on poverty in Mauritius.
In July 2022, Dr. Padayachy has been presented at the House of Lords the African Leadership Award of the Finance Minister of the Year. In August 2022, he was also appointed Chairman of the TDB Group, the trade and development bank of the COMESA. In October 2022, the Hon. Dr. co-chaired the 8Th High-Level Meeting of the Governing Board of the OECD Development Centre.
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