Aurora de Gloria Vaz Bila

Aurora de Gloria Vaz Bila
Director 
Bank of Mozambique

Aurora da Gloria Vaz Bila is an Economist, born in Manjacaze in April 1974. She holds an MSc Degree in Banking and International Finance from Cass Business School – City University (London) and a Degree in Economics from Universidade Eduardo Mondlane in Maputo. She joined the Central Bank in 1999 at the Money Market Department, as a principal technician. In 2003, she was moved to the Currency and Payment System Department and 3 years later, she was appointed Deputy Director of the Currency and Payment Department. In June 2014, with the creation of a fully fledged payment system department, she was appointed Director of the Department. She is responsible for Oversight, Payment System Development and Operations. She is also coordinating a team that is currently drafting the National Financial Inclusion Strategy for Mozambique. In her free time, Aurora loves swimming with her kids, cooking and watching TV.