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“Do you have any foreign currency risks in your business? If you do, how can we help you minimise the risks? Do you need to hedge your interest rates?” These, says Parik Tulsidas, head of MCB’s Financial Markets, are just a few of the questions his team asks clients. It’s crucial to ask the right questions, he says, so that the right solutions can be crafted.

Find out more about MCB Financial Markets and what makes them tick in our podcast MCB Talk.

Gender equality has made important strides in the workplace these past years. At MCB, for instance, an array of progressive measures meant to support employees in their role as parents has been introduced over the years. But women are struggling to balance motherhood and work, frequently having to choose one over the other.

In the latest episode of MCB Talk, three women, Hema Cederhague, Head of Securities at MCB, Anne Claire Antoinette, Sustainability Lead at the bank and Shakila Badouraly, MCB’s Diversity and Inclusion Lead, open up about what it takes to climb the career ladder and parent simultaneously. As the world marks International Women’s Day 2025, they discuss the progress made in Mauritius and the new challenges arising from the notion of “equality.”

And conclude that instead of seeing parenthood as a constraint for employees, employers and policymakers should reflect on their role in fostering a healthy society made up of functioning families, both as a demographic and economic imperative.

We all know plastic is a problem. We all know we should reduce, refuse, recycle etc but there’s a disconnect between what we know and what we do. That’s why plastic pollution is so complex: it’s down not just to the amount of plastic we consume but also the type of plastic and what it’s used for. But above all, it’s how we anticipate its end of life and how we dispose of it.

Learn more about the plastic conundrum in the latest episode of MCB Talk featuring Plastic Odyssey, Simon Bernard, Gregory Martin, Mickael Apaya, Vanessa de Speville, ENL/Rogers

While de-risking is causing banks around the world to turn away potential clients from Africa because their home countries are deemed high risk, MCB has no such concerns, say Guy Ah Hang, MCB Private Banking International manager and Vanessa Lai Min, Investment Product and Services manager.

In this latest episode of MCB Talk, they argue that the bank’s unparalleled understanding of the African continent, its expertise and solid foundations, together with the strengths of the MIFC, make MCB a no-brainer for High-Net-Worth Individuals in Africa and beyond.

Learn more about why MCB Private Banking International is the right choice for you.

Global trade would not exist without a reliable and efficient way to make payments. As technology advances relentlessly, banks like MCB must continue investing in their payment solutions to provide a seamless experience to their clients.

In this latest episode of MCB Talk, Sanjeev Hazareesing, MCB’s Head of Global Transaction Banking, lifts a veil on the mysterious world of money movement.