On Friday November 04, Bank of Baroda celebrated their 60-year anniversary in Mauritius, at Le Meridien Hotel in Pointe Aux Piments.
Hosted by Neelam Sharma, the event was attended by the Prime Minister, Mr. Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, the Finance Minister, Mr. Renganaden Padayachy, bank managers, staffs, and stakeholders including the most loyal and important clients of the bank. The event started with a cocktail at 18h15 but was then proceeded with the cake-cutting ceremony plus fireworks, in the presence of the Prime Minister.
The presence of the Bank of Baroda in Mauritius reflects the extraordinary bonds between India and Mauritius and is testimony of the vibrancy of our financial sector. This statement was made, last evening, by the Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, at Le Méridien Hotel in Pointe-aux-Piments, where he was attending a ceremony marking the Bank of Baroda’s 60 years of presence in Mauritius.
The Prime Minister congratulated the Bank of Baroda, its shareholders, Directors, management, and staff for its 60 years of successful operations in Mauritius. He likewise expressed confidence that the Bank will continue to support Mauritius on its path to economic and social development and will remain committed to further deepen the historical ties between India and Mauritius.
Moreover, Mr Jugnauth rejoiced that the Bank of Baroda has pioneered mobile banking in Mauritius and gave access to banking services in rural and unbanked segments of the population as from 1965 and later offered new services and brought in innovations to pave new pathways to financial inclusion.
Later in the evening, the celebrations continued inside the conference hall of the hotel. It all started with the Ganesh Vandana and followed came the welcome speech of the Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Baroda, Mr. Singh. Then, there was the presentation of audiovisual, which was followed by a speech from the Executive Director of Bank of Baroda, Mr. Ajay Kumar Khurana. After the speech from the Director, the Prime Minister delivered a speech where he spoke about how the presence of the Bank of Baroda in Mauritius reflects the extraordinary bonds between India and Mauritius and is testimony of the vibrancy of the financial sector of the country. He then congratulated the Bank of Baroda, its shareholders, Directors, management, and staff for its 60 years of successful operations in Mauritius and also added that he is confident that the Bank will continue to support Mauritius on its path to economic and social development and will also remain committed to further deepen the historical ties between India and Mauritius.
After the honourable Prime Minister’s speech, Mr. Khurana gifted the latter with a shawl, which was then followed by a group photo which comprised of the Prime Minister, the Finance Minister, the Executive Director of the bank and the chief executive officer of the bank. The celebrations then continued with a dinner, which was then concluded with a dance performance and cultural programme.
