"capital market" means a market where capital funds, debt or equities and any other financial instrument are traded "CCBG" means the Committee of Central Bank Governors in SADC; "Central Bank" means, in relation to a State Party, the central bank of that State Party; "Committee of Ministers responsible for Finance and Investment" means the Committee of Ministers for policy development and policy making for finance and investment matters, or such similar body as the Council may establish; "Committee of Senior Treasury means the technical advisory body to the Committee of Ministers for Finance and Investment consisting of Heads of Treasuries; Officials" "DFis" means, in relation to a State Party, those financial institutions which are designated, or classified, as "Development Finance Institutions" by that State Party; "financial markets" means markets for the exchange of capital and credit in the economy; "Protocol" means this SADC Protocol on Finance and Investment including its annexes; "State Party" means a Member State that has ratified or acceded to this Protocol; and "RISDP" means the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan. ARTICLE 2 OBJECTIVES 1. This Protocol seeks to foster harmonisation of the financial and investment policies of the State Parties in order to make them consistent with objectives of SADC and ensure that any changes to financial and investment policies in one State Party do not necessitate undesirable adjustments in other State Parties. 2. The objective referred to in paragraph 1 shall be achieved through facilitation of regional integration, co-operation and co-ordination within finance and investment sectors with the aim of diversifying and expanding the productive sectors of the economy, and enhancing trade 15