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The Banking Payments and Settlements Division
(BPSD) consists of the Foreign Exchange, Banking, Public Debt, Treasury
Management, and Currency Sections. The Foreign Exchange and Treasury Management
Sections deal with all matters relating to foreign currency transactions
by the MMA and the management of the country’s foreign reserves.
The Banking Section, in addition to maintaining the accounts of Government
offices and commercial banks, acts as a clearinghouse for the commercial
banks operating in the Maldives. The Currency Section is responsible for
printing and minting of currency notes and coins, issuing commemorative
coins, maintaining the records of currency in circulation and in stock
and releasing new notes and coins into circulation. The Public Debt Section,
is responsible for securitising, monitoring and managing government debt.
The Financial Sector Division (FSD) consists of the
Credit and Bank Supervision, Non-Bank Financial Institution Supervision,
Credit Bureau, Financial Intelligence and Financial Education Sections.
The duties of the Credit and Bank Supervision Section include issuing
licences for commercial banks to operate in the Maldives, monitoring activities
of commercial banks to ensure their compliance to the rules and regulations
of the MMA, and assessing the financial health and performance of commercial
banks. The Non-Bank Financial Institutions Supervision Section is responsible
for licensing, regulating and supervising insurance companies, leasing
companies and other non-bank financial institutions to ensure their smooth
functioning.
The Economic Research and Statistics Division
(ERSD) is the research wing of the MMA. The ERSD has three sections: the
Monetary Section, the Balance of Payments Section and the Economic Analysis and Research
Section. The Monetary Section compiles monetary and financial
statistics according to international standards; produces weekly liquidity
forecasts and undertake analysis and research on monetary issues and monetary
policy. The Balance of Payments Section is responsible for the compilation
of the balance of payments and international investment position of the
country, according to international standards; undertake research and
analysis on balance of payments and other key issues relating to the external
sector; and provide annual balance of payments projections. The Economic
Analysis and Research Section monitors and analyses domestic and international
economic developments. In addition, this section disseminates data and
information through various publications such as the Annual Report, Quarterly
Economic Bulletin, Monthly Macroeconomic Brief and Monthly Statistics;
and also works to broaden the understanding of economic knowledge of MMA
staff and the general public, especially secondary and tertiary school
students, in the areas of money and banking, macroeconomics, and international
economics. This section also has the responsibility to liaise with the
International Monetary Fund and carry out activities related to SAARCFINANCE.
Corporate Division is mainly responsible for the general
administration of the Authority. The division provides managerial support
for the continuity of its daily operations without any disruptions. Corporate
Division compromises of six sections: Legal Section, Administrative Section,
Building and Property Management Section, Public Relations, Media Management and
Publications Section, Accounts and Finance Section and Corporate Governance
Section. Legal Section manages all legal issues arising from external
and internal matters and provides legal guidance on contracts and project
negotiations. Administrative Section provides managerial support for events
and activities, which takes place within MMA. The maintenance of MMA’s
assets and premises and provision of security services is undertaken by
the Building and Property Management Section. Accounts and Finance Section
handles accounts of payments of expenses, planning of budget and deals
with other financial matters. Apart from these, this section is responsible
for procuring of goods in close co-ordination with the relevant sections.
All media related activities, management of the publications of MMA together
with public relation activities such as providing protocol service for
visiting foreign delegation is undertaken by the Public Relations, Media Management
and Publications Section. The Corporate Governance Section deals with
setting standards of corporate governance code that are to be implemented
and to provide information, monitor and review such records as and when
required.
The Information Technology Division (ITD),
is responsible for the IT needs of the Authority. The Division consists
of the IT Development Section, which plans the direction and development
of IT applications in MMA, and the IT Services Section, which provides
IT support services and deals with the delivery of IT services in the
organization.
Human Resources Division deals with staff matters of
the organization. The Division formulates and implements human resource
management and development policies, conducts tasks related to employment,
which includes attracting talents for the organization, managing and retaining
talents through a performance appraisal system and a competitive remuneration
package as well as developing talents through need-based training and
development programmes. The work of the Division is undertaken by three
sections: Human Resource Management Section; Training and Development
Section; and Staff Welfare and Benefits Section. The Human Resource Management
Section deals with matters related to staff recruitment, selection, leave,
attendance, grievances, performance management, record keeping and other
related matters in managing staff. Training and Development Section is
responsible for training staff to update existing knowledge and skills
and gain new competencies in the required fields. For this, the Section
arranges short term and long term training, seminars, conferences and
workshops. In addition, induction training, staff in-house trainings and
section specific specialized trainings will be organized and conducted
if requested. Staff Welfare and Benefits Section deals with development
and management of staff pension scheme, health scheme welfare scheme and
staff payroll.
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