1. In the 2020/2021 Budget, the Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development announced that the Bank of Mauritius (Bank) would come up with a framework for Blue and Green bonds. 

2. A technical committee was set up, comprising representatives of the Bank, the Stock Exchange of Mauritius, the Ministry of Financial Services and Good Governance, the Financial Services Commission and the Standard Chartered Bank (Mauritius) Limited, to work on the development of a domestic sustainable bonds market in Mauritius. The United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office also acted as a consultant to the technical committee. 

3. The Bank has today published a draft “Guide for the issue of sustainable bonds in Mauritius” (Guide), for public consultation. The Guide constitutes the first step towards the establishment of a framework for Sustainable Bonds in Mauritius. 

4. The Bank hereby invites views and comments of all stakeholders on the draft Guide, by Wednesday 17 February 2021. All submissions will be treated as public documents unless it is specifically requested to treat the whole or part of the submission as confidential. Representations should be made in writing, either by letter or email, to: 

The Acting Assistant Director - Financial Markets Operations Division

Bank of Mauritius

Sir William Newton Street 

Port Louis

Email: Sanjay.Ramnarainsing@bom.mu