Jitendra N. Bissessur
Jitendra Bissessur is the Chief Executive Officer of the Mauritius Investment Company Ltd (MIC) since March 2021. He was the Officer-in-Charge of the MIC since its inception in June 2020.
He was previously the Director of the Economic Research and Analysis and Statistics Department of the Bank of Mauritius (2018-2020). Mr. Bissessur worked as an Economist in the African Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) (2013-14). He was a Member of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (2012-13), Statistics Board, and the IMF’s Task Force on Special Purpose Entities. He has been the Secretary of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (2014-2021).
Mr. Bissessur joined the Research Department of the Bank of Mauritius in January 1991 and has over 30 years of experience in the central banking field. He is skilled in macroeconomic policy analysis and forecasting and statistical analysis. He has specific experience in assessing macroeconomic conditions and the stance of monetary, exchange rate and financial policies. He has also gathered experience in corporate finance valuation. A scholar, Mr. Bissessur holds a BA(Hons) in Mathematical Statistics from the University of Delhi, India and a MSc in Applied Economics with specialization in banking and finance from the University of Mauritius.
