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Analysis of FSC regulation, tax reform, treaties and investment opportunities from our licensed team. Page 13 of 21.
Highlights of the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (the Finance Act 2020) was gazetted on 07 August 2020 to implement the measures announced in the National…
The EU Council today decided to add Anguilla and Barbados to the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. Cayman Islands and Oman were removed from the list, after having passed the necessary reforms…
Mauritius has been chosen, for a period of at least four years, as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Centre of Excellence in the priority area of Cybersecurity in Africa, following a meticulous evaluation…
The twenty-eighth edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 28) was published on 25 September 2020. GFCI 28 provides evaluations of future competitiveness and rankings for 111 major financial centres around…
In this paper, Raj Makoond reviews the limited legislative changes that have occurred with respect to the funding of political parties in Mauritius. He argues that, with the recent EU blacklisting, the absence of a…
On 7 May 2020, Mauritius was informed of the European Commission (EC) decision to list all the 11 third countries listed by Financial Action Task Force (FATF) including Mauritius as High Risk Third Country. The list is…
A virtual meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary scheduled for Oct 21-23 will decide if Pakistan should be excluded from its ‘grey list’, based on a review of Islamabad’s performance to meet global…
On the 1st September 2020, by way of regulation, the Mauritian Government has decided to reduce the payable fees, from Rs 15,000 to Rs 5,000, to restore a company on the Registrar of Companies’ register.
The Financial Intelligence Unit (“FIU”) has issued a notice on 16 October 2020 on “Registration of Reporting Persons pursuant to Section 14C of the Financial Intelligence and Anti Money Laundering Act (FIAMLA)”. The FIU…
Mauritius has set in motion an action plan for it to be removed from the EU blacklist within the briefest possible delay. The regulatory framework of the jurisdiction is being reinforced to ensure that all…
The European Union’s executive said on Tuesday it was launching legal action against Cyprus and Malta over their investor citizenship programmes, also known as “golden passport” schemes. The schemes allow wealthy…
Today the Council decided to impose targeted restrictive measures on recently appointed ministers in Syria. Today’s decision brings to 280 the number of persons targeted by a travel ban and an asset freeze. 70 entities…
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