Eden Dema

Eden Dema
Deputy Governor 
Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan

Ms. Eden Dema is the Deputy Governor of the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan(RMA), responsible mainly for Financial Regulation and Supervision, Currency Management, Payments Systems, Financial Intelligence Unit(FIU), Central Registry and Administration and Finance Departments of RMA. She is also the Member Secretary and the Board of Director on the RMA Board. She has over 21 years of work experience in the central bank and has played a major role in developing the regulatory and supervisory framework for the Bhutanese financial sector. Her major achievements include the establishment of the Credit Information Bureau, Financial Intelligence Unit and the Central Registry of Bhutan. She has also actively participated in the drafting of the “Financial Inclusion Policy” for Bhutan and has spearheaded various types of financial literacy programs in facilitating financial inclusion. She is also one of the Co-Chairs of the Financial Inclusion Strategy Working group for financial inclusion, given her wide experience in the area of financial inclusion. She is a well known speaker in financial sector subjects in various national, regional and global events. She holds a certificate in Economics from the IIAP(L’ENA) in Paris, France(1999) and BA Economics from the University of New Delhi, India(1992).